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1. The devil in the white city: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America

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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
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4 stars
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An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

2. The feather thief: beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century

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Author:
Johnson, Kirk W.
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3. The glass castle: a memoir

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Author:
Walls, Jeannette
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4.3 stars
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The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities. In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and...

4. Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis

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Author:
Vance, J. D.
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3.8 stars
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Shares the story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author--a Yale Law School graduate--while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past.

5. Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln

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Author:
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
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4 stars
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"This brilliant multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history."--Provided by publisher.