Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
By: Greg Mortenson , David Oliver Relin
3.67
Format: None pages,
The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and ant…
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1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
By: Laura Hillenbrand
4.38
Format: 475 pages, Hardcover
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeare… read more
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"Without dignity, identity is erased."-Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
"A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain."-Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
"Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen."-Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
"I just thought I was empty and now I'm being filled...and I just wanted to keep being filled."-Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
2. The Kite Runner
By: Khaled Hosseini
4.35
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more
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"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
"It hurts to say that,"-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
"Sad stories make good books"-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
"For you, a thousand times over"-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
3. Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way
By: Jon Krakauer
3.72
Format: 77 pages, ebook
Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children’s crusader, an… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
4. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
By: Laura Hillenbrand
4.22
Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback
There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more
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- biography
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"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
5. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
By: Erik Larson
4.00
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such… read more
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- book club
- nonfiction
- biography
"I must confess a shameful secret: I love Chicago best in the cold."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"How easy it was to disappear: A thousand trains a day entered or left Chicago."-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood. Daniel H. Burnham"-Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
6. Three Cups of Tea
By: Sarah L. Thomson , Greg Mortenson , David Oliver Relin
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- book club
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- education
"The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow."-Sarah L. Thomson, Three Cups of Tea
"Haji Ali taught me to...slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects."-Sarah L. Thomson, Three Cups of Tea
"Isn't it better to live in ignorance of everything--asphalt and macadam, vehicles, telephones, televisions--to live in bliss without knowing it?"-Sarah L. Thomson, Three Cups of Tea
"Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern for those in distress, the Koran instructs all Muslims to make caring for widows, orphans, and refugees a priority."-Sarah L. Thomson, Three Cups of Tea
7. In His Image
By: Philip Yancey , None
3.87
Format: 411 pages, Paperback
THE VOICE OF GOD IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY In Fearfully & Wonderfully Made, Philip Yancey and Dr. Paul Br… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
By: Christopher McDougall
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of al… read more
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- nonfiction
9. Infidel
By: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into interna… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
10. Tuesdays with Morrie
By: Mitch Albom , None
4.00
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who under… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
11. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
By: Greg Mortenson , David Oliver Relin
3.67
Format: None pages,
The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and ant… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- book club
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- education
12. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
By: Ishmael Beah
4.19
Format: 416 pages,
The devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier. Beah tells how, at the age of twe… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
13. Cutting for Stone
By: Abraham Verghese
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable journey into one man's remarkable life, and an epic story about the power, intimac… read more
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- book club
14. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
By: Tracy Kidder
4.19
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Doctors are notorious for taking peculiar views of their own bodies. They tend to develop hypochondria in medical school and, once they get over it, if they do, tend to think they're invulnerable."-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
"WL’s [White Liberals] think all the world’s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves. We don’t believe that. There’s a lot to be said for sacrifice, remorse, even pity. It’s what separate…"-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
"Paul is the model of what should be done. He's not a model for how it has to be done. Let's celebrate him. Let's make sure people are inspired by him. But we can't say anybody should or could be just…"-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
"The parents of some fellow students in the gifted and talented class owned a bookstore, and when he was about eleven they gave him a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. He read i…"-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
15. A Million Little Pieces
By: James Frey
3.72
Format: 134 pages,
Intense, unpredictable, and instantly engaging, this is a story of drug and alcohol abuse and rehab… read more
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16. Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
By: Frank McCourt
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion. This is a glorious book … read more
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17. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
By: Jon Krakauer
4.38
Format: 234 pages,
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more
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18. Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
By: John Grogan
3.37
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect… read more
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19. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By: Michael Pollan
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described… read more
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20. The Glass Castle
By: Jeannette Walls
3.57
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave the … read more
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21. Eat, Pray, Love
By: Elizabeth Gilbert
4.14
Format: None pages,
A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure… read more
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22. Water for Elephants
By: Sara Gruen
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa … read more
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23. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Cheryl Strayed
3.84
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, h… read more
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24. Reading Lolita in Tehran
By: Azar Nafisi
4.20
Format: 172 pages,
Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher n… read more
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25. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
By: Malala Yousafzai , Christina Lamb
3.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday. Wh… read more
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26. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
By: J.D. Vance
3.32
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From a former Marine and Yale Law School Graduate, a poignant account of growing up in a poor Appal… read more
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27. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By: Daniel James Brown
4.34
Format: 413 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowi… read more
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28. A Walk in the Woods
By: Bill Bryson
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more
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29. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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- book club
- nonfiction
- biography
- education
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
30. Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
By: Kenneth Schmitt
4.39
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
Quantum physics has shown us the way to mastery of life in our recognition of universal consciousne… read more
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"What is real for us is what we observe and recognize. We create our own experiences by our recognition and imagination, and we modulate the energies with our emotions."-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"The birth of quantum physics brought science and spirituality into alignment. It was the realization by physicists that photons have consciousness, and not just limited consciousness, but awareness o…"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"This is a quantum universe. Everything in it is part of quantum theory, and universal consciousness is the first cause of it all. Everything is electromagnetic energy, and all of the energy patterns …"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"When we hold health and abundance in our self-identity, we create experiences of that quality. If we choose to be attuned to the energy of our heart and feel love and compassion, we create experience…"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
31. Into the Wild
By: Jon Krakauer
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
Krakauer’s page-turning bestseller explores a famed missing person mystery while unraveling the lar… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Happiness [is] only real when shared"-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
