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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 126,099 ratings — published 1994
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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 15,478 ratings — published 2023
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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 17,439 ratings — published 2026
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 311,996 ratings — published 2025
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 21,247 ratings — published 2012
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 67,980 ratings — published 2023
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The 57 Bus The 57 Bus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 45,964 ratings — published 2017
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 13,712 ratings — published 2008
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The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 5,518 ratings — published 2018
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 24,911 ratings — published 2024
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The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,357 ratings — published 2017
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The Moth and the Mountain The Moth and the Mountain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 3,581 ratings — published 2020
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How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 23,752 ratings — published 2025
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Persist Persist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,937 ratings — published 2021
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The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 994 ratings — published 2021
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Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,821 ratings — published 2020
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 226,505 ratings — published 2024
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Firestorm - The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster Firestorm - The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,315 ratings — published 2026
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The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 3,730 ratings — published 2021
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Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 82,018 ratings — published 2020
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The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 350 ratings — published
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 83,904 ratings — published 2025
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Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 2,927 ratings — published 2025
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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 4,839 ratings — published 2019
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The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 6,609 ratings — published 2025
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The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,523 ratings — published 2025
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Bitter Harvest Bitter Harvest (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 11,548 ratings — published 1997
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Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,382 ratings — published
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The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 7,940 ratings — published 2024
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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 46,353 ratings — published 2020
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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 16,209 ratings — published 2025
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Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 26,446 ratings — published 1963
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Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 12,925 ratings — published 2023
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Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,739 ratings — published
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Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 810 ratings — published 2025
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 115,138 ratings — published 2007
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Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.08 — 9,095 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.89 — 11,010 ratings — published 2025
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Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.82 — 100,346 ratings — published 2020
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 3,067 ratings — published 2024
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 297,452 ratings — published 2015
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On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 12,675 ratings — published 2024
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 35,387 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,904 ratings — published 2018
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 33,140 ratings — published 2018
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Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 6,733 ratings — published 2018
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.58 — 44,995 ratings — published 2007
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How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 2,556 ratings — published 2021
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