8 must-read american history books like Hollywood's Spies: The Undercover Surveillance of Nazis in Los Angeles by Laura B. Rosenzweig

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Hollywood's Spies: The Undercover Surveillance of Nazis in Los Angeles

By: Laura B. Rosenzweig

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

Tells the remarkable story of the Jewish moguls in Hollywood who established the first anti-Nazi Je…

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Cover of Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America by Steven J. Ross

1. Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America

By: Steven J. Ross

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

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  • american history
  • history
  • jewish
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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2. Hollywood's Spies: The Undercover Surveillance of Nazis in Los Angeles

By: Laura B. Rosenzweig

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

Tells the remarkable story of the Jewish moguls in Hollywood who established the first anti-Nazi Je… read more

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  • espionage
  • american history
  • history
  • film
  • jewish
  • politics
  • nonfiction

3. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

By: Matthew J. Sullivan

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a bookshop patron commits suicide, it's his favorite store clerk who must unravel the puzzle h… read more

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4. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

By: John J. Ratey , Eric Hagerman

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the b… read more

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5. Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)

By: Hugh Howey

4.22

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for those who arrived… read more

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6. The Trinity Six

By: Charles Cumming

3.37

Format: 204 pages,

The most closely-guarded secret of the Cold War is about to be exposed - the identity of a SIXTH me… read more

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7. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Cover of Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Naomi Alderman

8. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

By: Naomi Alderman

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane M… read more

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9. Silverview

By: John Le Carré

3.66

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Silverview, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past s… read more

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"Sometimes the whole of marriage was a cover story."

-John Le Carré, Silverview

"Een radicaal is een radicaal. Het maakt niet uit of het een ex-communist is of een ex-wat dan ook. Het is en blijft dezelfde man. Je manier van denken verandert niet omdat die tot een andere conclusi…"

-John Le Carré, Silverview

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10. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17) by Jacqueline Winspear

11. A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.27

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on… read more

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"Yet the alternative he had suggested smacked of privilege, and wasn't privilege always bolstered by a discrimination of sorts?"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

"...places leave their mark in the same way that a human being can touch us. We have to make our peace with place, with the locations where we have spent time. We consider how we've been affected by b…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, A Sunlit Weapon (Maisie Dobbs, #17)

Cover of The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) by Elly Griffiths

12. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

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"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

Cover of Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath by Bill Browder

13. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

By: Bill Browder

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browd… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

By: Anthony Bourdain

3.64

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, televisi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"You know, I'll tell you honestly: if you like food and you haven't come here to eat, you're really missing the fucking boat. This is world-class food; this is world-class wine; this is world-class ch…"

-Anthony Bourdain, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

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15. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

By: Susan Magsamen

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brai… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15) by Louise Penny

16. A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

By: Louise Penny

4.30

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet… read more

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"Consequences,"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Civility. How can we expect it if we don't give it?"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"It was, he knew, a sign of End of Days. Ruth refusing booze."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Chief Inspector Gamache’s says there are ‘four sentences that lead to wisdom: I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

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17. Enough

By: Cassidy Hutchinson

4.31

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lightning Strike (Cork O’Connor, #0) by William Kent Krueger

18. Lightning Strike (Cork O’Connor, #0)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.27

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The author of the instant New York Times best seller This Tender Land returns with a powerful preq… read more

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19. Churchill's Secret Messenger

By: Alan Hlad

4.38

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchil… read more

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  • espionage
Cover of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

20. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

By: Ruth Ben-Ghiat

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountabi… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Designed for instant impact and encouraging feelings of omnipotence, Twitter is the perfect tool for an impulsive, attention-addicted strongman."

-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

"Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "…"

-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present

Cover of Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) by Colleen Cambridge

21. Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

By: Colleen Cambridge

3.64

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore thi… read more

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"If I could fix an airplane engine, I could roast a chicken. It couldn't be that difficult, could it? Yes. Yes, it could."

-Colleen Cambridge, Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

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22. Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

By: Mehdi Hasan

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, r… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Hitler's American Friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States by Bradley W. Hart

23. Hitler's American Friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States

By: Bradley W. Hart

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Winner - German Studies Association Sybil Halpern Milton Book Prize, 2019 A book examining the str… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Blowback A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump by Miles Taylor

24. Blowback A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump

By: Miles Taylor

4.44

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism … read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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25. A Good Marriage

By: Kimberly McCreight

3.91

Format: 410 pages, Hardcover

Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call. Grueling hours are standard at elite law fi… read more

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"Pretty bows on a pile of sh$t only make it harder to flush."

-Kimberly McCreight, A Good Marriage

Cover of The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope, #10) by Susan Elia MacNeal

26. The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope, #10)

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Los Angeles, 1943. As the Allies beat back the Nazis in the Mediterranean and the United States mil… read more

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  • espionage
Cover of Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow

27. Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

By: Rachel Maddow

4.35

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2010, the words “earthquake swarm” entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. That same year, a trove of M… read more

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  • nonfiction
"A trained Soviet KGB operative then heading its successor outfit, the FSB, Putin had done the sitting Russian president the memorable favor of successfully derailing the criminal investigation into t…"

-Rachel Maddow, Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

"It's easy to look back on those strange days at the end of September 2003 and identify the warnings signs about Putin and Russia that American policy makers missed. But it would be unfair to them, an…"

-Rachel Maddow, Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

Cover of Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch

28. Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

By: Marie Yovanovitch

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Just as in the Trump-Giuliani Ukraine conspiracy, we saw a ruthless, single-minded obsession with staying in power; a manifest lack of moral values, shame, and civility; and a stunning disregard of a…"

-Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

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29. Strange and Obscure Stories of World War II: Little-Known Tales about the Second World War

By: Don Aines

3.82

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

Here are overlooked or forgotten tales from the world's greatest conflict. These are stories of cou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front by Charles R. Gallagher

30. Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front

By: Charles R. Gallagher

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The forgotten history of American terrorists who, in the name of God, conspired to overthrow the go… read more

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  • american history
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