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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North KoreaBarbara Demick★★★★★4.6(10.4K)“Provocative . . . offers extensive evidence of the author’s deep knowledge of this country while keeping its...
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White MotherAndre Braugher★★★★★4.6(8.7K)From Library Journal Like Gregory Williams's Life on the Color Line (LJ 2/1/95), these two memoirs describe growing up...
How To Be Right: . . . In a World Gone WrongJames O'Brien★★★★★4.6(5.9K)Almost indecently enjoyable . A must-read for anyone about to spend Christmas listening to their parents/grandparents...
The Mammoth Hunters (with Bonus Content): Earth's Children, Book ThreeJean M. Auel★★★★★4.6(5.9K)“Lively and interesting.” -- The Washington Post Book World “Genuinely exciting.”-- The Detroit News From the...
How Democracies DieSteven Levitsky★★★★★4.6(5.6K)“Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies have collapsed elsewhere—not just through violent coups, but more...
Song of Solomon (Everyman's Library)Toni Morrison★★★★★4.6(4.9K)The third novel from one America's most powerful writers turns 20 years old in 1997, but Song of Solomon long ago...
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial AfricaAdam Hochschild★★★★★4.6(4.8K)“An enthralling story, full of fascinating characters, intense drama, high adventure, deceitful manipulations,...
Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and FriendsPeter Schweizer★★★★★4.6(4.2K)Review “Fascinating.” — Wall Street Journal About the Author Peter Schweizer is the president of the Government...
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Why We're PolarizedEzra Klein★★★★★4.6(2.7K)“Polarization is the story of American politics today. It affects almost every aspect of American political life and...
Inside Delta ForceEric L. Haney★★★★★4.6(2.4K)From School Library Journal Grade 8 Up–An adaptation of the authors adult book with the same title (Dell, 2002). The...
Fences (August Wilson Century Cycle)Samuel G. Freedman★★★★★4.6(2.3K)August Wilson is the most influential and successful African American playwright writing today. He is the two-time...
Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist UnitEric L. Haney★★★★★4.6(2.3K)In this rapidly changing and dangerous world, U.S. Special Forces are vital to the security of all Americans. CSM Eric...
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Profiles in Courage (slipcased edition): Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated AmericansJohn F. Kennedy★★★★★4.6(1.7K)In 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy's active role as a Senator in the affairs of the nation was interrupted for the better...
Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of LawPreet Bharara★★★★★4.6(1.6K)Bharara positions Doing Justice as a treatise on “the rule of law and faith in the rule of law” at a time when both...
The Untold History of the United StatesOliver Stone★★★★★4.6(1.6K)Oliver Stonexa0made such iconic films as Platoon , Wallxa0Street , JFK , Born on the Fourth of July , Natural Born...