|
9.5
|
Detroit 67: The Year That Changed SoulDetroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul |
Stuart CosgroveCosgrove |
Non-Fiction |
History, Music |
Scotland |
|
|
9.5
|
Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great MigrationThe Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration |
Isabel WilkersonWilkerson |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896The Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896 |
Sven BeckertBeckert |
Non-Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Democracy in AmericaDemocracy in America |
Alexis de Tocquevillede Tocqueville |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
France |
|
|
9.5
|
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. GrantPersonal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant |
Ulysses S. GrantGrant |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made ManNixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man |
Garry WillsWills |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 |
Lawrence WrightWrightb |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and PowerThe Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power |
Daniel YerginYergin |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made ItThe American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made It |
Richard HofstadterHofstadter |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
Edward GibbonGibbon |
Non-Fiction |
History, Philosophy |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.5
|
Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great WestNature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West |
William CrononCronon |
Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Short History of Nearly EverythingA Short History of Nearly Everything |
Bill BrysonBryson |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, History |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Rising from the PlainsRising from the Plains |
John McPheeMcPhee |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, History |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Up in the Old HotelUp in the Old Hotel |
Joseph MitchellMitchellb |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, History |
United States |
|
|
9.5
|
Crime and Punishment in American HistoryCrime and Punishment in American History |
Lawrence FriedmanFriedman |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
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 |
Erik LarsonLarson |
Non-Fiction |
History, True Crime |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Death of a PresidentThe Death of a President |
William ManchesterManchester |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to HellWhy We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell |
Tim MillerMiller |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Journal 1935-1944Journal 1935-1944 |
Mihail SebastianSebastian |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
Romania |
|
|
9.0
|
Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth CenturyThe Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century |
Alex RossRoss |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai UndercityBehind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity |
Katherine BooBoo |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown SoundWhere Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound |
Nelson GeorgeGeorge |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present, 500 Years of Western Cultural LifeFrom Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present, 500 Years of Western Cultural Life |
Jacques BarzunBarzun |
Non-Fiction |
History |
France |
|
|
9.0
|
Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial CrisesManias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises |
Charles KindlebergerKindleberger |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Intimate History of HumanityAn Intimate History of Humanity |
Theodore ZeldinZeldin |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Medieval Technology and Social ChangeMedieval Technology and Social Change |
Lynn White Jr.Whiteb Jr. |
Non-Fiction |
History, Technology |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Fourteen Ninety One: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus |
Charles MannMann |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
How Asia Works: Success and Failure In the World's Most Dynamic RegionHow Asia Works: Success and Failure In the World's Most Dynamic Region |
Joe StudwellStudwell |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Southern California: An Island on the LandSouthern California: An Island on the Land |
Carey McWilliamsMcWilliams |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Albert Speer: His Battle with TruthAlbert Speer: His Battle with Truth |
Gitta SerenySereny |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great BetrayalA Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal |
Ben MacintyreMacintyre |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in PolandOrdinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland |
Christopher BrowningBrowning |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of PunkPlease Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk |
Legs McNeilMcNeil |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
If This Is a ManIf This Is a Man |
Primo LeviLevi |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
Italy |
|
|
9.0
|
History of Western PhilosophyA History of Western Philosophy |
Bertrand RussellRussell |
Non-Fiction |
Philosophy, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United StatesCrabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States |
Kenneth JacksonJackson |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
One Summer: America, 1927One Summer: America, 1927 |
Bill BrysonBryson |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Invention of TraditionThe Invention of Tradition |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Essays |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American MetropolisDetroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis |
Mark BinelliBinelli |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music ForeverLove Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever |
Will HermesHermes |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished HolidayThe Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday |
Stephen NissenbaumNissenbaum |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
9.0
|
Golden Empire: Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of AmericaThe Golden Empire: Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America |
Hugh ThomasThomasb |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
9.0
|
Better Angels of our NatureThe Better Angels of Our Nature |
Steven PinkerPinker |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Economic Interpretation of the ConstitutionAn Economic Interpretation of the Constitution |
Charles BeardBeard |
Non-Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New ChinaAge of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China |
Evan OsnosOsnos |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social RigiditiesThe Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities |
Mancur OlsonOlson |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Deng Xiaoping & the Transformation of ChinaDeng Xiaoping & the Transformation of China |
Ezra VogelVogel |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
In Pharoah's Army: Memories of the Lost WarIn Pharoah's Army: Memories of the Lost War |
Tobias WolffWolff |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
California: A HistoryCalifornia: A History |
Kevin StarrStarr |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Making of the English Working ClassThe Making of the English Working Class |
E.P. ThompsonThompson |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955 |
Harald JahnerJahner |
Non-Fiction |
History |
Germany |
|
|
8.5
|
American Foreign Policy and Its ThinkersAmerican Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers |
Perry AndersonAndersonb |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and StalinBloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin |
Timothy SnyderSnyder |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American CultureOne Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture |
Gerald EarlyEarly |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Fourteen Ninety Three: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created |
Charles MannMann |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of FinanceFischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance |
Perry MehrlingMehrling |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Homage to CataloniaHomage to Catalonia |
George OrwellOrwell |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Rumor of WarA Rumor of War |
Philip CaputoCaputo |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was CreatedThe Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created |
William BernsteinBernstein |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of WineThe Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine |
Benjamin WallaceWallace |
Non-Fiction |
Food, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los AngelesThe Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles |
William FultonFulton |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American SlaveryThe Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery |
Eric FonerFoner |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Dr. Johnson’s London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female EducationDr. Johnson’s London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female Education |
Liza PicardPicard |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the WorldThe Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World |
David DeutschDeutsch |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century MillerThe Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller |
Carlo GinzburgGinzburg |
Non-Fiction |
History |
Italy |
|
|
8.5
|
Diary of a Man in DespairDiary of a Man in Despair |
Friedrich ReckReck |
Non-Fiction |
History, Autobiography/Memoir |
Germany |
|
|
8.5
|
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing WaterCadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water |
Marc ReisnerReisner |
Non-Fiction |
History, Science/Nature |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to EndThe Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End |
Robert GerwarthGerwarth |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
Germany |
|
|
8.5
|
Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of ViolencePopular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence |
Bill JamesJames |
Non-Fiction |
True Crime, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Oblivion: A MemoirOblivion: A Memoir |
Hector AbadAbad |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
Colombia |
|
|
8.5
|
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear WarOne Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War |
Michael DobbsDobbs |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.5
|
Born on the Fourth of JulyBorn on the Fourth of July |
Ron KovicKovic |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His EvilExplaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil |
Ron RosenbaumRosenbaum |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the LusitaniaDead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania |
Erik LarsonLarson |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.5
|
New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of NationsThe New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations |
Daniel YerginYergin |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily DickinsonSexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson |
Camille PagliaPaglia |
Non-Fiction |
History, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
History of ShitHistory of Shit |
Dominique LaporteLaporte |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
France |
|
|
8.0
|
Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and HimselfThe Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself |
Daniel BoorstinBoorstin |
Non-Fiction |
History, Technology |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Greece: Biography of a Modern NationGreece: Biography of a Modern Nation |
Roderick BeatonBeaton |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Angela's AshesAngela's Ashes |
Frank McCourtMcCourt |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
Ireland |
|
|
8.0
|
Origins of the Federal Reserve System: Money, Class and Corporate Capitalism, 1890-1913Origins of the Federal Reserve System: Money, Class and Corporate Capitalism, 1890-1913 |
James LivingstonLivingston |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine ConflictImage and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict |
Norman FinkelsteinFinkelstein |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible VoyageEndurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage |
Alfred LansingLansing |
Non-Fiction |
Travel/Adventure, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Two Arabs, a Berber and a Jew: Entangled Lives in MoroccoTwo Arabs, a Berber and a Jew: Entangled Lives in Morocco |
Lawrence RosenRosen |
Non-Fiction |
History |
Morocco |
|
|
8.0
|
Great War and Modern MemoryThe Great War and Modern Memory |
Paul FussellFussell |
Non-Fiction |
History, Literary Studies |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Conquest of America: The Question of the OtherThe Conquest of America: The Question of the Other |
Tzvetan TodorovTodorov |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
France |
|
|
8.0
|
Slaves in the FamilySlaves in the Family |
Edward BallBall |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
American Passage: The History of Ellis IslandAmerican Passage: The History of Ellis Island |
Vincent CannatoCannato |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Walking on the Edge of the World: A Memoir of the Sixties and BeyondWalking on the Edge of the World: A Memoir of the Sixties and Beyond |
George LeonardLeonardb |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a CityThe Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City |
Anna ShermanSherman |
Non-Fiction |
Travel/Adventure, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Blues People: Negro Music in White AmericaBlues People: Negro Music in White America |
LeRoi JonesJonesb |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Prompt & Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against JapanPrompt & Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan |
J. Samuel WalkerWalker |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Radicalism of the American RevolutionThe Radicalism of the American Revolution |
Gordon WoodWoodb |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Joe Gould’s TeethJoe Gould’s Teeth |
Jill LeporeLepore |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Sultry Month: Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846A Sultry Month: Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846 |
Alethea HayterHayter |
Non-Fiction |
History, Literary Studies |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City, 2001-2011Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City, 2001-2011 |
Lizzy GoodmanGoodman |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s and the Dramatic Bust of the '90sThe Bubble Economy: Japan's Extraordinary Speculative Boom of the '80s and the Dramatic Bust of the '90s |
Christopher WoodWood |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
Japan |
|
|
8.0
|
Out of Our Past: The Forces That Shaped Modern AmericaOut of Our Past: The Forces That Shaped Modern America |
Carl DeglerDegler |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East TerrorAll the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror |
Stephen KinzerKinzer |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the AmazonThe Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon |
David GrannGrann |
Non-Fiction |
History, Travel/Adventure |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil WarFree Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War |
Eric FonerFoner |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of MarketsReinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets |
John McMillanMcMillan |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Age of ReformThe Age of Reform |
Richard HofstadterHofstadter |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First CenturyNeon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century |
Hal RothmanRothman |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect StormThe Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm |
Robert BrunerBrunerm |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the RenaissanceA World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance |
William ManchesterManchester |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Making of an American Thinking Class: Intellectuals & Intelligentsia in Puritan MassachusettsThe Making of an American Thinking Class: Intellectuals & Intelligentsia in Puritan Massachusetts |
Darren StaloffStaloff |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
At Home: A Short History of Private LifeAt Home: A Short History of Private Life |
Bill BrysonBryson |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century LifeInteresting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Autobiography/Memoir |
United Kingdom |
|
|
8.0
|
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 |
Karen AbbottAbbott |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
8.0
|
Deluge: The Great War, America, and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931The Deluge: The Great War, America, and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931 |
Adam ToozeTooze |
Non-Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
On the RezOn the Rez |
Ian FrazierFrazier |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
History of GodA History of God |
Karen ArmstrongArmstrong |
Non-Fiction |
Religion, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
On the Origins of War and the Preservation of PeaceOn the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace |
Donald KaganKagan |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Captains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer CultureCaptains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture |
Stuart EwenEwen |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Corruptions of Empire: Life Studies and the Reagan EraCorruptions of Empire: Life Studies and the Reagan Era |
Alexander CockburnCockburn |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
RepublicThe Republic |
Charles BeardBeard |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Naked Tropics: Essays on Empire and Other RoguesNaked Tropics: Essays on Empire and Other Rogues |
Kenneth MaxwellMaxwell |
Non-Fiction |
Essays, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian UtopiaThe Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia |
Michael BoothBooth |
Non-Fiction |
Travel/Adventure, History |
Denmark |
|
|
7.5
|
Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark EmpireTwilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire |
Liz BrownBrownad |
Non-Fiction |
History, Biography |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Nineties: A BookThe Nineties: A Book |
Chuck KlostermanKlosterman |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s WorldThe Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World |
Charles MannMann |
Non-Fiction |
History, Science/Nature |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman RepublicRubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic |
Tom HollandHolland |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat at Camp DavidThirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat at Camp David |
Lawrence WrightWrightb |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They MadeThe Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made |
Walter IsaacsonIsaacson |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
These Truths: A History of the United StatesThese Truths: A History of the United States |
Jill LeporeLepore |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian QuestionBlaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question |
Edward SaidSaid |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
No One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst FamilyNo One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family |
Christopher HitchensHitchens |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
American Revolution: A HistoryThe American Revolution: A History |
Gordon WoodWoodb |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural FireFire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire |
Stephen PynePyne |
Non-Fiction |
History, Science/Nature |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 |
Benny MorrisMorris |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
Israel |
|
|
7.5
|
TruceThe Truce |
Primo LeviLevi |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
Italy |
|
|
7.5
|
Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind |
Yuval Noah HarariHarari |
Non-Fiction |
Science/Nature, History |
Israel |
|
|
7.5
|
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in WartimeSupreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime |
Eliot CohenCohenc |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Mr. Bligh’s Bad Language: Passion, Power and the Theater on the BountyMr. Bligh’s Bad Language: Passion, Power and the Theater on the Bounty |
Greg DeningDening |
Non-Fiction |
History |
Australia |
|
|
7.5
|
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th CenturyLipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century |
Greil MarcusMarcus |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Brief History of NeoliberalismA Brief History of Neoliberalism |
David HarveyHarvey |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese PsycheUnderground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche |
Haruki MurakamiMurakami |
Non-Fiction |
History, Religion |
Japan |
|
|
7.5
|
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the SixtiesRevolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties |
Ian MacDonaldMacDonald |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Chicago: City on the MakeChicago: City on the Make |
Nelson AlgrenAlgren |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
In PatagoniaIn Patagonia |
Bruce ChatwinChatwin |
Non-Fiction |
History, Travel/Adventure |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Forever WarThe Forever War |
Dexter FilkinsFilkins |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall StreetThe Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street |
Justin FoxFox |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
DispatchesDispatches |
Michael HerrHerr |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
7.5
|
Nations and Nationalism Since 1780Nations and Nationalism Since 1780 |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.5
|
Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on PowerThe Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power |
Garry WillsWills |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
History of ReadingA History of Reading |
Alberto ManguelManguel |
Non-Fiction |
History, Literary Studies |
Argentina |
|
|
7.0
|
Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of EuropeThe Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe |
Michael PyePye |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Hero with a Thousand FacesThe Hero with a Thousand Faces |
Joseph CampbellCampbell |
Non-Fiction |
History, Psychology |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Nothin' But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times, and Hopes of America's Industrial HeartlandNothin' But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times, and Hopes of America's Industrial Heartland |
Edward McClellandMcClelland |
Non-Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln |
Doris Kearns GoodwinGoodwin |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle AgesThe Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages |
Norman CohnCohn |
Non-Fiction |
History, Religion |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Conquest of MoroccoThe Conquest of Morocco |
Douglas PorchPorch |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Brethren: Inside the Supreme CourtThe Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court |
Bob WoodwardWoodward |
Non-Fiction |
Politics, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass |
Frederick DouglassDouglass |
Non-Fiction |
Autobiography/Memoir, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Stayin' Alive: the 1970s and the Last Days of the Working ClassStayin' Alive: the 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class |
Jefferson CowieCowie |
Non-Fiction |
Sociology, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in ItHow the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It |
Arthur HermanHerman |
Non-Fiction |
History, Economics/Finance |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Strike!Strike! |
Jeremy BrecherBrecher |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch TrialsCautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials |
Friedrich SpeeSpee |
Non-Fiction |
History |
Germany |
|
|
7.0
|
Black Man's Burden: Africa and the Curse of the Nation-StateThe Black Man's Burden: Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State |
Basil DavidsonDavidson |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial SpeculationDevil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation |
Edward ChancellorChancellor |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Once in Golconda: A True Drama of Wall Street 1920-1938Once in Golconda: A True Drama of Wall Street 1920-1938 |
John BrooksBrooksc |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of CivilizationHuman Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization |
Nicholson BakerBaker |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Sponsor: Notes on a Modern PotentateThe Sponsor: Notes on a Modern Potentate |
Erik BarnouwBarnouw |
Non-Fiction |
Journalism/Media Studies, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth CenturyA History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century |
John BurrowBurrow |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Greek Revolution of 1821 and its Global SignificanceThe Greek Revolution of 1821 and its Global Significance |
Roderick BeatonBeaton |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
On Thomas Paine's Rights of ManOn Thomas Paine's Rights of Man |
Christopher HitchensHitchens |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
HiroshimaHiroshima |
John HerseyHersey |
Non-Fiction |
Biography, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Who Owns History?: Rethinking the Past in a Changing WorldWho Owns History?: Rethinking the Past in a Changing World |
Eric FonerFoner |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Economic Consequences of the PeaceThe Economic Consequences of the Peace |
John Maynard KeynesKeynes |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United Kingdom |
|
|
7.0
|
Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New YorkLow Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York |
Luc SanteSante |
Non-Fiction |
History, Sociology |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBIKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI |
David GrannGrann |
Non-Fiction |
History, True Crime |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Roll the Bones: The History of GamblingRoll the Bones: The History of Gambling |
David SchwartzSchwartzb |
Non-Fiction |
Gambling/Games, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American MusicThe Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music |
Robert PricePriceb |
Non-Fiction |
Music, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789 |
Joseph EllisEllis |
Non-Fiction |
History, Politics |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
Economic Transformation of America Since 1865The Economic Transformation of America Since 1865 |
Robert HeilbronerHeilbroner |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
For Profit: A History of CorporationsFor Profit: A History of Corporations |
William MagnusonMagnuson |
Non-Fiction |
Economics/Finance, History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust DenierHistory on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier |
Deborah LipstadtLipstadt |
Non-Fiction |
History |
United States |
|
|
7.0
|
On HistoryOn History |
Eric HobsbawmHobsbawm |
Non-Fiction |
History, Essays |
United Kingdom |
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