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Biographies and Memoirs

Storm of Steel

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A classic hailed as “one of the greatest works about the First World War” (The Independent): Written by a German soldier who fought in World War I, this realistic and detailed memoir is a “brilliantly vivid conjuration of the immediacy and intensity of battle” (The Telegraph). With over 2,700 five-star Goodreads ratings.

19th Century

West Like Lightning

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Western Writers of America Spur Awards Finalist, Best Western Historical Nonfiction“A GROUNDBREAKING WORK. … The first comprehensive history of the legendary…

21st Century

The Plot to Hack America

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From a New York Times bestselling author and counterterrorism analyst comes an examination of evidence that the Russian government employed cyber warfare throughout the 2016 US presidential campaign.

African American Interest

Deliverance: Mary Fields

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Discover the fascinating life of Mary Fields, the first African-American woman to become a star route mail carrier! Mary braved the Montana wilderness to bring food, shelter, and correspondence to a struggling mountain community and used her influence to push for women’s voting rights.

Biographies and Memoirs

In Colder Blood

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Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood changed the true crime genre forever, but one aspect of its case remained unsolved — a remarkably similar family murder committed halfway across the country weeks later. In this thorough book, an investigator seeks to prove the connection between the two vicious killings.

20th Century

The Woman Who Smashed Codes

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One of NPR’s Best Books of 2017! Although Elizebeth Smith Friedman was one of World War II’s greatest codebreakers, her story has not yet been told. An integral player in shaping modern intelligence, Elizebeth led a life that “should be the subject of a future Wonder Woman movie” (The New York Times).

Action and Adventure

Guadalcanal Diary

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“Vivid” (Kirkus Reviews): This #1 New York Times bestseller gives a firsthand account of the invasion of Guadalcanal. “A superb example of war reporting at its best” (New York Times bestselling author Mark Bowden).