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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 742,905 ratings — published 1966
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 770,747 ratings — published 2003
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 85,900 ratings — published 2006
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,258,858 ratings — published 1947
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 228,529 ratings — published 2003
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 63,073 ratings — published 1980
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 464,236 ratings — published 1995
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 25,409 ratings — published 2008
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 155,351 ratings — published 1974
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 458,484 ratings — published 2017
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,207,793 ratings — published 1996
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 578,963 ratings — published 1997
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 363,974 ratings — published 2019
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 1,008,012 ratings — published 2010
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 299,758 ratings — published 1994
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True (. . . Sort Of) True (. . . Sort Of)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,989 ratings — published 2011
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Sleepers Sleepers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 17,422 ratings — published 1995
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 104,170 ratings — published 2009
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 207,051 ratings — published 2010
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Tishomingo Blues Tishomingo Blues (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 9,902 ratings — published 2002
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,385,832 ratings — published 2005
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,384,607 ratings — published 1956
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Thunderstruck Thunderstruck (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 57,761 ratings — published 2006
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Hell's Angels Hell's Angels (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 55,690 ratings — published 1966
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 113,698 ratings — published 1980
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 471,230 ratings — published 1969
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The Monster of Florence The Monster of Florence (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.76 — 37,181 ratings — published 2008
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The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
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avg rating 3.86 — 186,931 ratings — published 2000
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 362,479 ratings — published 1971
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Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 32,815 ratings — published 1987
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The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
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avg rating 4.13 — 72,780 ratings — published 1997
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,915,281 ratings — published 2018
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
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avg rating 4.11 — 267,959 ratings — published 2018
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 816,926 ratings — published 2010
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 223,364 ratings — published 2011
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 36,235 ratings — published 2002
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,857,002 ratings — published 2006
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 110,578 ratings — published 2015
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A Stolen Life A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 149,415 ratings — published 2011
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 22,416 ratings — published 1985
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 20,612 ratings — published 1991
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Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.39 — 6,201 ratings — published 2004
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 27,099 ratings — published 2024
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Shantaram Shantaram (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 243,901 ratings — published 2003
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 825,583 ratings — published 2016
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 563,365 ratings — published 2001
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 631,435 ratings — published 2012
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 406,137 ratings — published 2002
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The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,418 ratings — published 2009
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“Imagine your worst day, multiply it by a hundred, and pray to your God
that you never experience what some of the people in this war zone go
through, everyday, without any hope of it getting better. Ever. Compared
to these people, every day, no matter how bad, is the best day ever. I
know nothing about pain, nothing about suffering and hopefully never will.”
Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever

John  Green
“I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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