Browsing: United States

Biographies and Memoirs

A Treasury of Royal Scandals

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With over 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Over the centuries, Europe’s kings, queens, popes, and emperors have left behind shocking legacies of misbehavior. This rollicking survey of royal debauchery, violence, and excess is “entertaining” (Library Journal).

20th Century

The Forgotten 500

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Shot down over Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia, hundreds of American airmen relied on locals to survive. Their only chance of rescue lay in building a landing strip for cargo planes — without being detected by enemy forces. A “breathtaking” true tale (Booklist) of World War II with over 2,500 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Actors

A Lotus Grows in the Mud

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In this candid New York Times bestseller, Hollywood actor Goldie Hawn reflects back on her journey to stardom and shares hard-won insights about life. “Compelling and easy to read” (Variety).

Action and Adventure

Chickenhawk

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This eye-opening Vietnam War memoir “will stun readers” (Time): Helicopter pilot Robert Mason flew more than 1,000 assault missions over the course of one harrowing year. He tells his story in this “compelling” account (The New York Times) with over 5,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Bestsellers

America’s First Daughter

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A New York Times bestseller called “a must-read” (Allison Pataki): Coming of age in fledgling America, Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter is torn between duty to her family and her principles when she falls in love with an abolitionist. With nearly 16,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

African American Interest

Between the World and Me

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A #1 New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2015 hailed as “required reading” (Toni Morrison): Written as a powerful letter from father to son, this Pulitzer Prize finalist offers “a riveting meditation on the state of race in America” (The Washington Post).