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1. Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
by Mark Schlabach
4.8 out of 5 stars (725 customer reviews)
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Howard Books
May 7, 2013
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This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.... Read more

2. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandberg
4.4 out of 5 stars (1,005 customer reviews)
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Knopf
March 11, 2013
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, March 2013: Anyone who's watched Sheryl Sandberg's popular TED Talk, "Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders," is familiar with--and possibly haunted by--the idea of "having it all." "Perhaps the greatest trap ever set for women was the coining of this phrase," ... Read more

3. American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
by William Doyle
4.6 out of 5 stars (29 customer reviews)
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William Morrow
June 4, 2013
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Guest Review: Marcus Luttrell, author of Lone Survivor, reviews American Gun by Chris Kyle Chris Kyle is not a man I ever thought I would refer to in the past tense. No matter how much danger he faced, we always knew Chris would come out alive with ... Read more

4. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (Liberation Trilogy)
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (Liberation Trilogy)
by Rick Atkinson
4.7 out of 5 stars (192 customer reviews)
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Henry Holt and Co.
May 14, 2013
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#1 New York Times Bestseller"A magnificent book… Though the story may seem familiar, I found surprising detail on every page… Atkinson’s account of D-Day is both masterly and lyrical… [He] is an absolute master of his material."—Max Hastings, The Wall Street Journal"A tapestry of fabulous richness and complexity… Atkinson ... Read more

5. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
by Phil Jackson
4.7 out of 5 stars (55 customer reviews)
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Penguin Press HC, The
May 21, 2013
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During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was ... Read more

6. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
by David Sedaris
4.2 out of 5 stars (356 customer reviews)
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Little, Brown and Company
April 23, 2013
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013: If you’ve read any of David Sedaris’s previous works, you know what you’re in for with his latest book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. Sedaris is an author who has no legitimate reason to change his approach to writing--he’s taken ... Read more

7. Dad Is Fat
Dad Is Fat
by Jim Gaffigan
4.6 out of 5 stars (161 customer reviews)
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Crown Archetype
May 7, 2013
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In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children—everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers’ communication skills (“they always sound like they ... Read more

8. Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World
Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World
by Bill O'Reilly
4.2 out of 5 stars (51 customer reviews)
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Crown Archetype
May 7, 2013
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From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core valuesBill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and ... Read more

9. The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty
The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty
by Mark Schlabach
4.8 out of 5 stars (1,224 customer reviews)
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Howard Books
October 9, 2012
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Faith. Family. Ducksin that order.This book gives readers an up-close and personal, behind-the-scenes look at the family in the exploding A&E showDuck Dynasty. This Louisiana bayou family operates Duck Commander, a booming family business that has made them millions. Youll hear all about the Robertson clan from Willie and ... Read more

10. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
by Joseph J. Ellis
4.5 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)
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Knopf
June 4, 2013
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In Revolutionary Summer, the eminent historian Joseph Ellis describes the events surrounding the birth of America during the summer of 1776 (loosely defined as May through October of that year). Ellis's stated aim is to treat the military and political events of the period in tandem, and he skillfully ... Read more

11. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
by George Packer
4.3 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews)
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
May 21, 2013
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Praise for The Unwinding:[The Unwinding] hums—with sorrow, with outrage and with compassion . . . Packer’s gifts are Steinbeckian in the best sense of that term . . . [Packer has] written something close to a nonfiction masterpiece.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times“Gripping . . . deeply affecting . ... Read more

12. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown
4.8 out of 5 stars (25 customer reviews)
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Viking Adult
June 4, 2013
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Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat is the kind of nonfiction book that reads like a novel. Centered around the life of Joe Rantz—a farmboy from the Pacific Northwest who was literally abandoned as a child—and set during the Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is ... Read more

13. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
4.8 out of 5 stars (4,636 customer reviews)
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Random House
November 16, 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: From Laura Hillenbrand, the bestselling author of Seabiscuit, comes Unbroken, the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed. In evocative, immediate descriptions, Hillenbrand unfurls the story of Louie Zamperini--a ... Read more

14. The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog
The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog
by Jen Lancaster
4.2 out of 5 stars (61 customer reviews)
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NAL Hardcover
June 4, 2013
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PRAISE FOR JEN LANCASTER HERE I GO AGAIN "Lancaster's as adept at fiction as she is at telling her own stories—no matter what she's writing, it's scathingly witty and lots of fun."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) ... Read more

15. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
by Michael Pollan
4.4 out of 5 stars (109 customer reviews)
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Penguin Press HC, The
April 23, 2013
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013: Who has untangled the nature of modern America’s relationship with food more effectively than Michael Pollan? After sharing the experience of growing his own food in Second Nature, he illuminated how our appetites drive the evolution of edible plants with ... Read more

16. The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies
by Jonathan Alter
3.1 out of 5 stars (24 customer reviews)
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Simon & Schuster
June 4, 2013
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Common-sense politics devolve into a season of craziness in this engrossing account of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Journalist Alter follows up his bestselling ... Read more

17. Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
by Allen C. Guelzo
4.2 out of 5 stars (33 customer reviews)
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Knopf
May 14, 2013
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New York Times Bestseller"What is there left to say about Gettysburg? In Allen Guelzo's deft, scholarly hands, plenty. Gettysburg: The Last Invasion is fresh, fascinating, and compellingly provocative. It is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored. And it deserves to be on the bookshelf of ... Read more

18. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
by Martin Dugard
4.4 out of 5 stars (4,217 customer reviews)
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Henry Holt and Co.
October 2, 2012
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"Immersively written . . .  Mr. O’Reilly and Mr. Dugard succeed in investing a familiar national tragedy with fresh anguish. . . A powerful historical précis." —Janet Maslin, The New York Times "All the suspense and drama of a popular thriller."—Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor... Read more

19. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
by Nathaniel Philbrick
4.4 out of 5 stars (72 customer reviews)
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Viking Adult
April 30, 2013
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Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower, brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution. Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by ... Read more

20. The Outsider: A Memoir
The Outsider: A Memoir
by Jimmy Connors
4.0 out of 5 stars (91 customer reviews)
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Harper
May 14, 2013
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"An engrossing five-setter, with intense exchanges and no tiebreakers... Like the individualists Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Pete Rose and Chuck Berry, Connors was authentic. The book reflects that swagger." New York Times 20130504... Read more