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Cover of Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

Piper Kerman

3.7

2010

Cover of Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

4.4

2010

Cover of Misery

Misery

Stephen King

4.1

1987

Cover of Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

4.2

2012

Cover of A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

4.2

1989

Cover of A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

4.1

1980

Cover of The Trial

The Trial

Franz Kafka, Edwin Muir, Willa Muir, Max Brod

4.0

1925

Cover of The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

3.7

2006

Cover of The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

3.8

1993

Cover of The Partner

The Partner

John Grisham

3.9

1997

Cover of Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

3.8

2013

Cover of Stones from the River

Stones from the River

Ursula Hegi

4.1

1994

Cover of Why Not Me?

Why Not Me?

Mindy Kaling

3.9

2015

Cover of Absolute Power

Absolute Power

David Baldacci

4.2

1995

Cover of The Brethren

The Brethren

John Grisham

3.7

2000

Cover of Haunted

Haunted

Chuck Palahniuk

3.6

2005

Cover of Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.4

1992

Cover of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

4.0

2012

Cover of The Kitchen God's Wife

The Kitchen God's Wife

Amy Tan

4.0

1991

Cover of Truman

Truman

David McCullough

4.2

1992

Cover of Mother Night

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.2

1961

Cover of The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)

The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)

Alexandre Dumas, Francine du Plessix Gray, Joachim Neugroschel

4.0

1850

Cover of The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Nelson DeMille

4.1

1992

Cover of The Racketeer

The Racketeer

John Grisham

3.8

2012

Cover of Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson

4.3

2006

Cover of Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

John Steinbeck

4.1

1962

Cover of Prozac Nation

Prozac Nation

Elizabeth Wurtzel

3.6

1994

Cover of Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)

Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)

Catherine Fisher

3.6

2007

Cover of An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison

4.0

1995

Cover of Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

Mark Bowden

4.3

1999

Cover of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras

4.0

1994

Cover of Papillon

Papillon

Henri Charrière

4.2

1969

Cover of Judge & Jury

Judge & Jury

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

4.0

2006

Cover of Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

Blaine Harden

4.0

2012

Cover of The Cross and the Switchblade

The Cross and the Switchblade

David Wilkerson, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill

4.2

1963

Cover of Little Brother

Little Brother

Cory Doctorow

3.9

2008

Cover of Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

David Baldacci

4.0

2001

Cover of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

4.0

2012

Cover of Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.8

2011

Cover of Desert Solitaire

Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey

4.2

1968

Cover of Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

John Layman, Rob Guillory

4.0

2009

Cover of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

4.3

1979

Cover of Truth and Beauty

Truth and Beauty

Ann Patchett

3.9

2004

Cover of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Chris Hadfield

4.1

2013

Cover of Term Limits

Term Limits

Vince Flynn

4.3

1997

Cover of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

4.1

1861

Cover of On the Beach

On the Beach

Nevil Shute

3.9

1957

Cover of Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

Hampton Sides

4.2

2001

Cover of Living History

Living History

Hillary Rodham Clinton

3.8

2003

Cover of The Simple Truth

The Simple Truth

David Baldacci

4.0

1998

Cover of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

4.5

2010

Cover of Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.8

1990

Cover of Matterhorn

Matterhorn

Karl Marlantes

4.3

2009

Cover of All Over But the Shoutin'

All Over But the Shoutin'

Rick Bragg

4.1

1997

Cover of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley

3.8

2010

Cover of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly

3.9

2016

Cover of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

John Perkins

3.8

2004

Cover of The Son

The Son

Jo Nesbø, Charlotte Barslund

4.1

2014

Cover of The Doomsday Conspiracy

The Doomsday Conspiracy

Sidney Sheldon

3.6

1991

Cover of Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)

Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)

Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata

4.4

2004

Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.2

1997

Cover of The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

Nathanael West, Alfred Kazin

3.8

1939

Cover of Airman

Airman

Eoin Colfer

4.1

2007

Cover of Something like Normal

Something like Normal

Trish Doller

3.8

2012

Cover of Up from Slavery

Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington, Ishmael Reed

4.1

1900

Cover of What Do You Care What Other People Think?

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Feynman

4.3

1988

Cover of Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.1

1844

Cover of War

War

Sebastian Junger

4.2

2010

Cover of The Fold

The Fold

Peter Clines

3.8

2015

Cover of Saving Faith

Saving Faith

David Baldacci

3.8

1999

Cover of Deep Fathom

Deep Fathom

James Rollins

4.1

2001

Cover of Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor

Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor

John Layman, Rob Guillory

4.1

2010

Cover of From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

James Jones

4.1

1951

Cover of Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)

Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)

Robert A. Caro

4.3

1990

Cover of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Toobin

4.1

2007

Cover of The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Philip G. Zimbardo

3.9

2007

Cover of Possessing the Secret of Joy

Possessing the Secret of Joy

Alice Walker

4.1

1992

Cover of Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography

Mark Mathabane

4.2

1986

Cover of The Killing (Cherub, #4)

The Killing (Cherub, #4)

Robert Muchamore

4.1

2005

Cover of The Woman in the Dunes

The Woman in the Dunes

Kōbō Abe, E. Dale Saunders

3.9

1962

Cover of True Evil

True Evil

Greg Iles

4.0

2006

Cover of Fourth of July Creek

Fourth of July Creek

Smith Henderson

3.8

2014

Cover of True Compass: A Memoir

True Compass: A Memoir

Edward M. Kennedy

4.0

2009

Cover of Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories

Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories

Philip Roth

3.9

1959

Cover of The Tenth Justice

The Tenth Justice

Brad Meltzer

4.0

1997

Cover of Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

Jann S. Wenner, Corey Seymour

4.1

2007

Cover of Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey

4.2

1990

Cover of Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed

4.2

2006

Cover of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman Jr.

3.9

1982

Cover of The Seven Storey Mountain

The Seven Storey Mountain

Thomas Merton, Robert Giroux, William H. Shannon

4.2

1948

Cover of The Keep

The Keep

Jennifer Egan

3.4

2006

Cover of Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

Steve Coll

4.3

2004

Cover of 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

Mitchell Zuckoff

4.3

2014

Cover of My Lobotomy

My Lobotomy

Howard Dully, Charles Fleming

3.7

2007

Cover of Helmet for My Pillow

Helmet for My Pillow

Robert Leckie

4.1

1957

Cover of Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail

Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail

Rusty Young, Thomas McFadden

4.2

2003

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