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1) Age of revolutions: progress and backlash from 1600 to the present

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#2 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 2. It has been on the list for 2 week(s).

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The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions--past and present--that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live.

2) The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder

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Grann, David

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#3 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 50 week(s).

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...

3) Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir

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Madia, Brianna

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#5 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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The author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.

In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now,

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4) I'm glad my mom died

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McCurdy, Jennette

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#6 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 78 week(s).

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"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life"--|cProvided by publisher.

5) Outlive: the science & art of longevity

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Attia, Peter

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#7 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 54 week(s).

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Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving physical, cognitive, and emotional health.

6) Sociopath: A Memoir

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Gagne, Patric

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#11 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Vulture, LitHub, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan

A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author's struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder.
Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in...

7) Oath and honor: a memoir and a warning

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Cheney, Liz

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#15 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list for 2024-04-21. It has been on the list for 17 week(s).

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"In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution: they ignored the rulings of dozens of courts, plotted to overturn a lawful election, and provoked a violent attack on our Capitol. Liz Cheney, one of the few Republican officials to take a stand against these efforts, witnessed the attack first-hand, and...