Top 10 Greatest Novels of All Time

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  • New York: The Novel

    • ASIN: 0345497422
    • ISBN: 0345497422
    • Brand: Ballantine Books
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

    Winner of the David J. Langum, Sr., Prize in American Historical Fiction Named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and “Required Reading” by the New York PostEdward Rutherfurd celebrates America’s greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together tales of families rich and poor, native-born and immigrant—a cas... [Read More]

  • A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0143110438
    • ISBN: 0143110438
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    The mega-bestseller with more than 1.5 million readers that is soon to be a major television seriesOne of five Summer 2019 reading picks by Bill Gates"The novel buzzes with the energy of numerous adventures, love affairs, [and] twists of fate." —The Wall Street Journal He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bests... [Read More]

  • Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

    • ASIN: 0142405965
    • ISBN: 0142405965
    • Brand: Speak
    • Manufacturer: Speak

    "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakab... [Read More]

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    • ASIN: 0385751532
    • ISBN: 0385751532
    • Brand: Ember
    • Manufacturer: David Fickling Books

    “Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.” —USA Today   Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is... [Read More]

  • Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White

    • UPC: 884712376109
    • ASIN: 1932225277
    • ISBN: 1932225277
    • Brand: Brand: WallBuilder Press
    • Manufacturer: WallBuilder Press

    Setting the Record Straight is a unique view of the religious and moral heritage of black Americans, with an emphasis on the untold yet significant stories from our rich political history. The material presented is ground-breaking and revolutionary, leaving viewers amazed and inspired.

  • The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

    • UPC: 884832131572
    • ASIN: 0143125478
    • ISBN: 9780143125471
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimat... [Read More]

  • The Women in the Castle: A Novel

    • ASIN: 006256367X
    • ISBN: 9780062563675
    • Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  •  FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTERGoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist "Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates."—New York Times Book Review"A masterful epic."—People magazine"Mesmerizing . . . The Women in the Castle stands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of h... [Read More]

  • We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0399563091
    • ISBN: 0399563091
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is t... [Read More]

  • Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)

    • UPC: 884984134858
    • ASIN: 0761160833
    • ISBN: 0761160833
    • Brand: Workman Publishing Company
    • Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

    It’s the revolutionary American history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.     Everything You Need to Ace American History . . . covers Native Americans to the war in Iraq. There are units on Colonial America; the Revolutionary War and the founding of a new nation; Jefferson and the expansion west; ... [Read More]

  • Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

    • ASIN: 1607749769
    • ISBN: 1607749769
    • Brand: Ten Speed Press
    • Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

    It’s a scientific fact: Women rock!  A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this fascinating colle... [Read More]

  • Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America

    • ASIN: 1551524767
    • ISBN: 1551524767
    • Manufacturer: Arsenal Pulp Press

    This is a vivid graphic history of the Chinese experience in North America over the last 150 years, beginning with the immigration of Chinese to "Gold Mountain" (the Chinese colloquialism for North America) in the 1800s that resulted in decades of discrimination, subjugation, and separation from loved ones. Based on historical documents and intervi... [Read More]

  • Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy

    • UPC: 884203109865
    • ASIN: 159921072X
    • ISBN: 159921072X
    • Brand: Lyons Press
    • Manufacturer: Lyons Press

    Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 she ... [Read More]

  • Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1503943372
    • ISBN: 1503943372
    • Brand: Lake Union Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

    Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do wi... [Read More]

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0062797158
    • ISBN: 0062797158
    • Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

  • Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor)

    • ASIN: 1796269409
    • ISBN: 1796269409
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke ... [Read More]

  • All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1501173219
    • ISBN: 1501173219
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book, National Book Award finalist, more than two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller listFrom the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths ... [Read More]

  • Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

    • ASIN: 1501134612
    • ISBN: 1501134612
    • Brand: Simon & Schuster
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Journalist Adam Higginbotham’s definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster—and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century’s greatest disasters.Early in the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor Num... [Read More]

  • Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

    • ASIN: 0385521316
    • ISBN: 0385521316
    • Manufacturer: Doubleday

  • A History of the World in 6 Glasses

    • ASIN: 0802715524
    • ISBN: 0802715524
    • Brand: Tom Standage
    • Manufacturer: Walker Publishing Company

    New York Times BestsellerFrom beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history. Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink du... [Read More]

  • Girl in the Blue Coat

    • ASIN: 0316260630
    • ISBN: 0316260630
    • Brand: LBYR
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    The bestselling, "gripping" (Entertainment Weekly), "powerful" (Hypable), "utterly thrilling" (Paste.com) winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery, perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah and Ruta SepetysAmsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hidi... [Read More]

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