Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
By: Matthew Pinsker
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
After the heartbreaking death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his family fled the gloom that…
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1. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
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- adult
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"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
2. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
By: Judy Melinek , T.J. Mitchell
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's rookie season as a NYC medical examiner, and … read more
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- nonfiction
3. The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
By: Denise Kiernan
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
New York TimesBestseller "A soaring and gorgeous American story" (Karen Abbott) from the author of … read more
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- biography
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- historical
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- adult
4. Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
By: Matthew Pinsker
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
After the heartbreaking death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his family fled the gloom that… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
5. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin , Suzanne Toren
4.28
Format: 916 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeAcclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political… read more
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"An adult friend of Lincoln's: "Life was to him a school."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"(from John Hay's diary) “The President never appeared to better advantage in the world,"-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
"I hope to stand firm enough not to go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
6. I Never Had It Made
By: Jackie Robinson , Alfred Duckett
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
The autobiography of a boy of summer who became a man for all seasons Before Barry Bonds, before Re… read more
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7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By: Washington Irving
3.44
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Headless horsemen were staples of Northern European storytelling, featuring in German, Irish (e.g. … read more
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8. Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865
By: James B. Conroy
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Our One Common Countryexplores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or ov… read more
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9. Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.19
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
As the day for Lincoln's second inauguration drew near, Americans wondered what their sixteenth pre… read more
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10. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
By: Daniel James Brown
3.59
Format: 464 pages,
In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Il… read more
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11. Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
By: James M. McPherson
4.34
Format: 640 pages,
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12. At Home: A Short History of Private Life
By: Bill Bryson
3.99
Format: 497 pages, Hardcover
“Houses aren’t refuges from history. They are where history ends up.” Bill Bryson and his family… read more
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"That's really what history mostly is, masses of people doing ordinary things."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"It is perhaps little wonder that the end of Victorianism almost exactly coincided with the invention of psychoanalysis."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
"At one time he [Cornelius Vanderbilt] personally controlled some 10 percent of all the money in circulation in the United States."-Bill Bryson, At Home: A Short History of Private Life
13. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- history
- historical
- civil war
- nonfiction
- adult
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
14. Alone
By: Megan E. Freeman
4.14
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more
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15. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
By: Alex Trebek
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo… read more
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"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the fauce…"-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
16. The Jane Austen Society
By: Natalie Jenner
3.74
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
2020 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel! Just after the S… read more
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"Saved by Jane Austen"-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"But one can always read Austen."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"You read too much. You read her to much."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
"Reading, she now understood, had been her own choice of rebellion."-Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society
17. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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18. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
By: Allen C. Guelzo
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the C… read more
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19. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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20. Ghost Squad
By: Claribel A. Ortega
3.81
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy.F… read more
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21. The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges
By: David Alan Johnson
4.24
Format: 400 pages, ebook
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinar… read more
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22. An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd
By: Michael Burlingame
3.29
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening narrative revealing aspects of the former president's life that are often overlooke… read more
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23. Lincoln's White House: The People's House in Wartime
By: James B. Conroy
4.03
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Lincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the execu… read more
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