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History (American History, Biography, American West)

  1. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Redden Keefe
  2. The Right Brothers by David McCullough
  3. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
  4. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
  5. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson
  6. Kissinger: A Biography by Walter Isaacson
  7. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
  8. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
  9. American Sketches by Walter Isaacson
  10. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  11. The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson
  12. Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
  13. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
  14. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
  15. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
  16. Washington: A Life Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
  17. Grant by Ron Chernow
  18. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
  19. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow
  20. The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family by Ron Chernow
  21. The Death of the Banker: The Decline and Fall of the Great Financial Dynasties and the Triumph of the Small Investor by Ron Chernow
  22. Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
  23. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  24. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  25. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
  26. John Adams by David McCullough
  27. Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920 by Akhil Reed Amar
  28. The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 by Akhil Reed Amar

Outdoors (Gardening, Hunting, Fishing, Conservation)

  1. The Total Fishing Manual: 317 Essential Fishing Skills by Joe Cermele
  2. The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing by Tom Rosenbauer
  3. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon by Steven Rinella
  4. A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
  5. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How they Communicate by Peter Wohlleben
  6. The Complete Gardener by Monte Don
  7. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey

Business

  1. Princpiles by Ray Dalio
  2. How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be by Cass R. Sunstein
  3. The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck by David Spiegelhalter
  4. The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Businesses Thrive in Turbulent Conditions by Devin DeCiantis and Ivan Lansberg
  5. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
  6. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
  7. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  8. The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. Christensen
  9. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
  10. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
  11. Nine types of Leader by James Ashton
  12. How to make your communication stick by Andy Bounds
  13. The Effective CEO by Byron Morrison
  14. The Strategy Book by Max Mckeown
  15. The Snow Ball: Warren Buffett and the business of life by Alice Schroeder
  16. Leadership by Anthony Gell
  17. THe Power In You by Henry Fraser
  18. The Private Equity Playbook by Adam Coffey
  19. Business Strategy by Jeremy Kourdi
  20. Make Money While you Slee by Lucy Griffiths
  21. The Snowball Effect: Communication techniques to make you unstoppable by Andy Bounds
  22. The Savvy Investor’s Guide to Building Wealth Through Alternative Investments by Baker, Filbeck and Spieler
  23. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
  24. Fast.Feast.Repeat. by Gin Stephens
  25. The art of Consultancy by Calvert Markham
  26. Think Like A CEO by Byron Morrison
  27. From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett
  28. How Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov
  29. Dark Psychology and Manipulation by Martin McGray
  30. The Power of Us by David Price

Collecting

  1. Modern Coin Rarities 1986-2016 by MasterKen
  2. Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins Volume 1 – 6th Edition by Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton
  3. 2025 “Redbook” A Guide Book of United States Coins by Whitman Publishing
  4. The Coin Collector's Survival Manual by Scott A. Travers
  5. The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman
  6. The World Encyclopedia of Coins & Coin Collecting by James Mackay
  7. Coin Collecting for Dummies by Neil S. Berman and Ron Guth
  8. The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents by David W. Lange
  9. The Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S. Paper Money by Q. David Bowers
  10. The Blue Book of Gun Values by Fjestad, Zachary and Buening, Lisa
  11. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson by Supica, Jim and Nahas, Richard
  12. Pocket Guide to Handguns: Identification and Values 1900 to Present by Quertermous, Russell and Quetermous, Steve
  13. American Gunsmiths by Sellers, Frank
  14. Handguns, the Definitive Guide to Pistols & Revolvers by Walter, John
  15. Walther Pistols: PP, PPK and P38 by Walter, John, Hook Adam, and Gilliland, Alan
  16. Textbook of Automatic Pistols by Wilson, R. K.
  17. The Book of Colt Firearms by Wilson, R. L.
  18. Seven Serpents: The History of the Colt Snake Guns by Gurney Brown
  19. Colt’s Python: King of the Seven Serpents by Gurney Brown
  20. Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers: Their Ammunition, Balistics and Use by Hatcher, Julian S.
  21. Vickers Guide: Sig Sauer, Volume 1 by Vickers, Larry
  22. The Springfield 1903 Rifles (The Illustrated, Documented Story of the Design, Development, and Production of all the Models of Appendages, and Accessories) by Brophy, William S.
  23. Collector's Guide to Imperial Japanese Handguns 1893-1945 by Brown, James D.
  24. The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols; Self-loading Pistol Designs of Two World Wars and the Men Who Invented Them by Bruce, Gordon
  25. NRA Firearms Sourcebook: Your Ultimate Guide to Guns, Ballistics, and Shooting by Bussard, Michael E.
  26. The '03 Springfields by Campbell, Clark S.
  27. A Collector's Guide to the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine by Canfield, Bruce N.
  28. An Illustrated Guide to the '03 Springfield Service Rifle by Canfield, Bruce N.
  29. The Sterling Years: Small Arms and the Men by Edmiston, James
  30. Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values by Flayderman, Norm
  31. The 1903 Springfield: The Complete Story of the"American Mauser", and Our Most Beloved Military Bolt Action Weapon by Francis, Mike
  32. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 by Gander, Terry and Ness, Leland S.
  33. Modern American Pistols and Revolvers by Gould, A.C.
  34. Flintlock Fowlers: The First Guns Made in America by Grinslade, Tom and Scurlock, Linda A.
  35. Hatcher's Book of the Garand by Hatcher, Julian S.
  36. Hatcher's Notebook: A Standard Reference Book for Shooters, Gunsmiths, Ballisticians, Historians, Hunters and Collectors by Hatcher, Julian S.
  37. Textbook of Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence by Hatcher, Julian S.
  38. Der Neue Stockel by Heer, Eugene
  39. Guns and How They Work by Hogg, Ian V.
  40. Military Small Arms of the 20th Centrury by Hogg, Ian V.
  41. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms by Hogg, Ian V.
  42. Armies of the American Revolution by Hogg, Ian V. and Batchelor, John H.
  43. The .58- and .50 Caliber Rifles and Carbines of the Springfield Armory, 1865-1872 by Hosmer, Richard
  44. Proud Promise: French Autoloading Rifles, 1898-1979 by Huon, Jean
  45. AK47: The Grim Reaper by Iannamico, Frank
  46. Jane's Guns Recognition Guide 5e by Jones, Richard D. and White, Andrew
  47. The "Trapdoor" Springfield: From the Little Bighorn to San Juan Hil by Langellier, John
  48. The Flintlock: Its Origin, Development, and Use by Lenk, Torsten, Hayward, J.F., et al.
  49. The Winchester Book by Madis, George
  50. Winchester: Dates of Manufacture 1849-2000 by Madis, George
  51. Military Handguns of France by Medlin, Eugene and Huon, Jean
  52. The Illustrated Directory of Guns: A Collector's Guide to Over 1500 Military, Sporting, and Antique Firearms by Miller, David
  53. American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume III: Flintlock Alterations and Muzzleloading Percussion Shoulder Arms, 1840-1865 by Moller, George D.
  54. Bolt Action Military Rifles of the World by Mowbray, Stuart C. and Puelo, Joe
  55. Parker Gun Identification & Serialization by Price, Charlie and Fjestad, S.P.
  56. Collector's Guide to Tokarev Pistols by Remling, John Tokarev
  57. War Baby! The U.S. Caliber .30 Carbine by Ruth, Larry L.
  58. Gun Trader's Guide, Forty-Third Edition: A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Guide to Modern Collectible Firearms with Current Market Values by Sadowski, Robert A.
  59. Mannlicher Military Rifles: Straight Pull and Turn Bolt Designs by Scarlata, Paul S.
  60. The Book of Rifles An Encyclopedic Reference Book, completely revised and up to date 200 new Photos by Smith, W.H.B. and Smith, Joseph E.
  61. Old Gunsights And Rifle Scopes: Identification and Price Guide by Stroebel, Nick
  62. Vickers Guide: AR-15, Volume 1 by Vickers, Larry
  63. Vickers Guide: AR-15, Volume 2 by Vickers, Larry
  64. Vickers Guide: Kalashnikov, Volume 1 by Vickers, Larry
  65. Vickers Guide: Kalashnikov, Volume 2 by Vickers, Larry
  66. Vickers Guide: WWII Germany, Volume 1 by Vickers, Larry
  67. Vickers Guide: WWII Germany, Volume 2 by Vickers, Larry
  68. Vickers Guide: 1911 Volume 1 by Vickers, Rupley, Hackthorn, Burton
  69. Vickers Guide: 1911 Volume 2 by Vickers, Rupley, Hackthorn, Burton
  70. Vickers Guide: Battle Rifles of NATO by Ian McCollum
  71. Rifles of the World by Walter, John
  72. Rifles of the World: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to the World's Centre-Fire Rifles, from 1875 to the Present Day by Walter, John
  73. Secret Firearms: An Illustrated History of Miniature and Concealed Handguns by Walter, John
  74. The Greenhill Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers by Walter, John
  75. The Guns that Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898 by Walter, John
  76. The Hand Gun Story: A complete Illustrated History by Walter, John
  77. The Luger Book- The Encyclopedia of the Borchardt and Borchardt-Luger Handguns, 1885-1985 by Walter, John
  78. The Pistol Book: The Fully Revised Second Edition of the One-Volume Guide to the World's Pistols by Walter, John
  79. The Rifle Story by Walter, John
  80. The sword and bayonet makers of Imperial Germany, 1871-1918 by Walter, John
  81. Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman by Walter, John
  82. Firearms Curiosa by Winant, Lewis

Design/Art

  1. Vector Architects: Gong Dong and the Art of Building 6
  2. Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design 6
  3. Inside the Homes of Artists: For Art’s Sake 6
  4. The Elements of Graphic Design by Alex W. White
  5. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
  6. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
  7. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
  8. Interaction of Color by Josef Albers
  9. The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher
  10. Graphic Design: A New History by Stephen J. Eskilson