Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition
By: John J. Binder
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history o…
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1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By: Bill Bryson
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, a… read more
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"It’s a bit burned,"-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
2. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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- american history
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
3. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
4. The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
By: Robert B. Parker
3.92
Format: 204 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hir… read more
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- crime
"A cold McDonald's hamburger is halfway between a jelly doughnut and a hockey puck, but the nine-dollar bourbon helped."-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
"It was a bright day, but cold, and the whores had emerged, working the Combat Zone, looking cold and bizarre in their miniskirts, boots, and blond wigs. Being seductive at twenty degrees was heavy go…"-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)
5. The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East
By: Alistair Urquhart
3.80
Format: 245 pages,
Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America
By: Donald L. Miller
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
7. Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson
By: Jeff Guinn
4.07
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
Based on new interviews with previously undiscovered relatives and filled with revelations and unpu… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
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- true crime
8. Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition
By: John J. Binder
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history o… read more
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- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- reference
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9. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more
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10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
By: Washington Irving , Geoffrey Crayon , William L. Hedges
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Originally entitled, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, this collection of essays, sketches,… read more
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11. We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance
By: David Howarth , Stephen E. Ambrose
5.00
Format: None pages,
If this story of espionage & survival were a novel, readers might dismiss the Shackleton-like explo… read more
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12. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
By: Dan Jones
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more
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13. The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII
By: Jack El-Hai
3.99
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Goring arrived at an America… read more
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14. 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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15. The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
By: James Ellroy
4.10
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Holl… read more
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16. Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
By: David King
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
Death in the City of Lightis the gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his o… read more
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17. The General's Niece: The Little-Known de Gaulle Who Fought to Free Occupied France
By: Paige Bowers
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"My dear Uncle Charles," twenty-two-year-old Genevieve de Gaulle wrote on May 6, 1943. "Maybe you h… read more
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18. Mob Cop: My Life of Crime in the Chicago Police Department
By: Sam Reaves , Fred Pascente
3.92
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro… read more
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19. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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- american history
- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
20. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
By: Timothy Egan
4.05
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like no… read more
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- historical
- american history
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- nonfiction
"It still scares people driving cars named Expedition and Outlander... Throughout the Great Plains, a visitor passes more nothing than something. Or so it seems."-Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
"Of all the countries in the world, we Americans have been the greatest destroyers of land of any race of people barbaric or civilized," Bennett said in a speech at the start of the dust storms. What …"-Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
21. Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America
By: Michael Benson
3.97
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022 The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the… read more
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- history
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- crime
22. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
By: Abigail Shrier
4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more
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- nonfiction
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
23. 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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- history
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24. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
25. The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
By: Jeff Guinn
4.16
Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition
By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic st… read more
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- history
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- crime
"No one listening [to Jones' sermons], even those who were the most devoted to him, could take it all in. But at some point each follower heard something that reaffirmed his or her personal reason for…"-Jeff Guinn, The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
26. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
By: Shawn Levy
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more
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- history
- true crime
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- nonfiction
27. Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
By: Gary Weiss
3.92
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose h… read more
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28. Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir
By: Tammy Duckworth
4.56
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this New York Times bestselling book, learn the incredible story of Illinois senator and Iraq … read more
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29. Deeper Than the Dead (Vera Boyett, #1)
By: Debra Webb
4.07
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
Someone’s found the skeleton in the closet, and it’s not the only one. Wall Street Journal bestsell… read more
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30. Don Rickles: Merchant of Venom
By: Michael Seth Starr
3.60
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Considered the world's greatest insult comic, Don Rickles was a legendary comedy giant, honorary Ra… read more
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31. Chicago's Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City
By: Carl Smith
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters i… read more
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