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The Warmth of Other Suns

Wilkerson’s *The Warmth of Other Suns* chronicles the mass exodus of Black Americans from the Jim Crow South between 191...

African American Narrative History Migration

9.2 Excellent

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Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe’s *Empire of Pain* meticulously details the Sackler family’s decades-long involvement with Purdue P...

Business True Crime Keefe Sackler

8.9 Great

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Bad Blood

“Bad Blood” meticulously chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos, a Silicon Valley biotechnology company. Journalist Jo...

Business Narrative True Crime Theranos

8.9 Great

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Shoe Dog

This 2016 memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight chronicles the early, risky years of building the iconic global sportswe...

Business American Nike Memoir

8.7 Great

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

Piers Paul Read's 1974 book documenting the harrowing 1972 Andes flight disaster, where a Uruguayan rugby team survived...

Narrative Survival Disaster Latin American

8.7 Great

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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow's 1998 biography chronicles the life of John D. Rockefeller, the American business magnate who founded the S...

Business American Gilded Age Chernow

8.6 Great

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Creativity, Inc.

This 2014 business memoir by Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull explores the management philosophies and creative processes beh...

Business Tech Pixar Memoir

8.5 Great

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Columbine

Dave Cullen's 2009 investigative book provides a detailed historical account of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre...

Narrative American True Crime Cullen

8.5 Great

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Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis's 1989 memoir details his brief career as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers, offering a scathing look at...

Finance American Memoir Lewis

8.5 Great

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The Everything Store

Brad Stone's 2013 biographical book details the founding and rapid corporate rise of Amazon under the leadership of its...

Amazon Business Tech Stone

8.2 Great

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Flash Boys

Michael Lewis's 2014 nonfiction book profiles a group of Wall Street outsiders who discovered how high-frequency traders...

Finance Narrative American Trading

8.1 Great

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The Orchid Thief

Susan Orlean's 1998 nonfiction book explores the fascinating world of orchid obsessions in Florida, centered around the...

Narrative American True Crime Orlean

7.8 Good

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

This 2014 business memoir by technology entrepreneur Ben Horowitz offers practical advice on navigating difficult manage...

Business Tech Memoir Startups

7.8 Good

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The Brain That Changes Itself

Psychiatrist Norman Doidge's 2007 book explores neuroplasticity through biographical case studies of scientists and pati...

Narrative Science Medical Neuroscience

7.8 Good

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The Feather Thief

Kirk Wallace Johnson's 2018 true-crime book investigates the bizarre 2009 theft of rare bird skins from a British museum...

Narrative True Crime British Museum

7.8 Good

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Hit Refresh

Published in 2017, this memoir by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella details his personal journey and his strategy for transfor...

Business Microsoft Tech Memoir

7.5 Good

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The Library Book

This 2018 nonfiction book by Susan Orlean investigates the devastating 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library and...

Narrative American True Crime Los Angeles

7.3 Good

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Delivering Happiness

This 2010 business memoir by Tony Hsieh details his career as an internet entrepreneur and his efforts to build the corp...

Business American Memoir Hsieh

7.3 Good

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Pour Your Heart Into It

Published in 1997, this business memoir by Howard Schultz outlines his journey in building the Starbucks coffee empire a...

Business American Memoir Starbucks

7.2 Good

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Accidental Empires

Robert X. Cringely's 1992 historical book detailing the rise of the personal computer industry and its influential tech...

Narrative American Silicon Valley Tech

7.2 Good