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The Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed AmericaThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Best Price: $5.38
This book really takes you back to a time when a group of true visionaries change the world. It...
The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed ForeverThe Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
Best Price: $10.92
Mark Frost leaves you breathless as he paints an unmatched literary canvas with words--you can...
Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God andDiversity on SteroidsHospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God andDiversity on Steroids
Best Price: $15.00
Hospital is a true story: Julie Salomon spent a year being a pest around the hospital, talking...
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great DepressionLittle Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
Best Price: $6.76
I grew up on an Iowa farm in the early 60s so I could relate to some of the items this author...
The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFLThe Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL
Best Price: $12.99
Fine writing, excellent content, interesting insight by Bowden make the book a great read for...


Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern CookScreen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook
Best Price: $18.74
I stumbled upon this book on Amazon and was intrigued by the other reviewer's mention of Red...
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust BowlThe Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Best Price: $5.97
Excellent book; if you want to know what the "Dust Bowl" was all about - how it...
Yankee Stadium: The Official RetrospectiveYankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective
Best Price: $27.37
This book made a Great Father's Day Gift,my husband who is a Yankee fan enjoys it.
Willful Blindness: Memoir of the JihadWillful Blindness: Memoir of the Jihad
Best Price: $15.24
A masterful expose' of the democrat's 9/10 viewpoint that has taken over the 2008 campaign
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A MemoirThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Best Price: $7.95
A laugh out loud look at a boy growing up in Iowa in the 1950s. A wonderful nostalgic look at...


A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the SixtiesA Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Best Price: $12.93
I've been a Dylan fan since 1970 and have followed his career through all of its ups and downs,...
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original TownThe Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town
Best Price: $14.08
Anyone with a passion for coastal United States will appreciate Mark Kurlansky's portrait of...
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and WarMayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Best Price: $6.74
I can't actually review the book itself, since it was a gift, and I haven't read it. I ordered...
In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush AdministrationIn Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration
Best Price: $14.39
This is a well-written book about a serious national scandal. The office of the United States...
Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American WestMustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West
Best Price: $14.40
Wild horses have become a political football in Congress, with battles between those who want to...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Best Price: $3.65
While I enjoyed reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," I had a hard time...
Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to RememberLiving on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember
Best Price: $14.45
Living on the Black is an interesting and insightful look at Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina, two...
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's SoulSin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
Best Price: $7.00
Who might imagine that a book about Chicago's bordellos at the turn of the century (late 1890s...
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among GhostsThe Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Best Price: $4.50
The women ancestors of a geeky Chinese-American girl pile up impressive resumes, no worries ! ...
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn BridgeThe Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
Best Price: $11.07
I drive over it every day to work and know that it's the most beautiful bridge in the world, but...

The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the MinorsThe 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors
Best Price: $15.47
I bought this for my husband for father's day. He's a huge Phillies fan, but he's said that...
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in HistoryIsaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Best Price: $4.94
I really enjoyed the suspensefully written, detailed narrative of the event itself, but what...
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War IIShadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Best Price: $3.45
Even though most people seem to know the outcome. (I didn't) it was a great summer read. There...
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
Best Price: $15.18
I've just finished reading "Firefight," and it feels like September 2001 all over...
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A MemoirThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Best Price: $6.47
50's nostalgia has been done over and over, but Bill Bryson hits a home run with this...

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised EditionCadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
Best Price: $10.00
This was a return engagement to "Cadillac Desert", as I had read the original in the...
Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0
Best Price: $13.48
This book is just great. For the legions of us that went through the bust and are just now...
Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey WestDesperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
Best Price: $15.77
As an Overland Trail history lover, I've read several books on the Donner Party ordeal. This...
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
Best Price: $7.97
Nearly three years after the tragic events surrounding Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I am still...
Black Like MeBlack Like Me
Best Price: $7.45
Before there was comic "Soul Man" etc., there was this 50's investigative memoir about...

Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, ... Assassination and Emerging Global EpidemicsDr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, ... Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics
Best Price: $12.71
As a native New Orleanian, I was 20 years old when Dr. Sherman was murdered and remember parts...
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (AnniversOne Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers
Best Price: $8.99
Excellent book to read. I believe everyone will enjoy this and the story of this amazing person....
Nights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High SeasNights of Ice: True Stories of Disaster and Survival on Alaska's High Seas
Best Price: $8.40
Excellent book. Spike Walker is a good story teller. His other book "Coming Back Alive is...
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New YorkThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Best Price: $14.00
Robert Caro's The Power Broker, a biography of Robert Moses, contains every attribute of a...
In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires, and CelebritiesIn the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires, and Celebrities
Best Price: $12.40
I've been around as long as Dan's Papers and remember in the early years Dan Rattiner had...

The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of CorruptionThe Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption
Best Price: $14.27
Even if you live a continent away in Washington state, "The Soprano State" will amuse,...
Over the Edge: Death in Grand CanyonOver the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon
Best Price: $14.80
Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon Excellent service, great book, well laid out and very...
On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a NationOn the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice That Remade a Nation
Best Price: $14.88
The very title of the book suggests that a great deal of help was needed in overcoming one of...
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, MoonshiningThe Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Best Price: $7.97
Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to...
Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army WivesUnder the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives
Best Price: $5.93
Ok this was a very good book , which i did enjoy very much.. My husband is in the Army, however...

No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980
Best Price: $15.09
1970's New York, a time of polemic filth and fury with displaced art kids crashing head first...
The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences)The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences)
Best Price: $14.42
I have at least 10 books specifically on Sierra wildflowers and several field guides. This is...
Blood Done Sign My Name: A True StoryBlood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
Best Price: $8.25
I read this book for a college course and found it shocking and heartbreaking. I grew up very...
The Color of WaterThe Color of Water
Best Price: $8.50
I read this book when I was in the 11th grade, I simply love it. I actually had to reread the...
Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamCharlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Best Price: $15.33
I picked up this book after reading its 5 star review in an Audio magazine. Every page makes...

The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of ReconstructionThe Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction
Best Price: $16.39
The topic was well covered in an interesting and informative manner, I learned a great deal...
Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las VegasWinner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas
Best Price: $15.24
Binkley presents an insightful and lively account of some of the players who operate in a world...
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped AmericaThe Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
Best Price: $8.95
Russell Shorto wrote an exiting historical novel of the days that New Amsterdam was the centre...
Thomas Jefferson on WineThomas Jefferson on Wine
Best Price: $23.81
Book purchased as gift for our son's birthday in September. Book received in excellent...
Little Britches: Father and I Were RanchersLittle Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
Best Price: $5.17
Oh I am speechless. This is a book full of grace, character, This is the writers real life...

The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New WorldThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
Best Price: $17.13
This is one of the best books I have ever read! There are too few stories about Sephardic Jews...
Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons LearnedPawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned
Best Price: $11.22
Scott's book is completely absorbing. She reveals the astounding dedication to animals by...
Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom RidersBreach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders
Best Price: $25.72
This is a unique piece of literature that gives you a sense of pride for those unsung heroes of...
Yankee Stadium: A Tribute: 85 Years of Memories: 1923-2008Yankee Stadium: A Tribute: 85 Years of Memories: 1923-2008
Best Price: $17.28
This is the best of the handful of Yankee Stadium books that came out in 2008 -- the Yankees'...
The Big Oyster: History on the Half ShellThe Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
Best Price: $8.20
I'll grant that Mark Kurlansky did his homework.He provides an extensive Bibliography and the...
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