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Where is this Amazon ‘list of free mysteries”

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I hear ya! I read about 50 books last year. Most were written and a few were audio books. I get them free at 4 library's that I have library cards with.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Atlas Shrugged is an appropriate read.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

If you like historical novels, here are four I can highly recommend:

Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen Ambrose -- the tale of the building of the continental railroad.

The Great Bridge by David McCullough -- half history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and half biography of the Robeling father and son builders.

Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris -- biography of Roosevelt from the time he left office until his death. Very significant book that helps us understand how Democrats and Republicans are cut from the same cloth. Tells how he created the "Progressive Movement" in America -- a movement that highly influences both parties today.

Unbroken by Laura Hilderbrand -- well know book and movie but the book was so much better anyone who only saw the movie should go back and read the book.

Then some fiction that is as good as it gets: (All are Pulitzer Prize Winners)

The Shipping News by Annie Proulx -- starts slow but by the end of this short novel, you wish it had been 200 pages longer!

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt -- the main character in this tale starts out extremely likable, then becomes so unlikable you want to trash the book, then -- well, one would need to finish the book and decide things for themselves.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr -- a great WWII story that will warm the heart all the way down to your big toe!

I do my books through downloads from the library sound recordings. I only go for unabridged copies (the few abridged books I've tried is akin to kissing one's sister!). This way I can do chores around the house, go for a hike with my camera, or just chill and listen. I listen to about one book a week and have done something like 1200 books in the last twenty-five years. I never listen to radio while driving alone. An audio book is always on.

Bill_de Loc: US

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JustJill Loc: Iowa

I have read The Great Bridge and a few other Of David McCullough books. I have also read Unbroken You have a good list of books!
Have you read any of Erik Larson? I have read several of his too. Devil In The White City is my favorite.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Thank you for your comments. I have never read those authors but I thank you for the suggestions.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

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Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

I do like Erik Larson's books -- My wife is from Chicago so I had to read Devil In The White City -- glad I did. I do all of Grisham's books, Stewart Woods, Michael Conley, etc. I like good books of trials, murder mysteries, military histories. I like the Nordic writers also like Stieg Larson and Jo Nesbo. David Baldacci is one of my favorite authors. I think my favorite writer of detective novels is James Lee Burke. If you haven't listened to one of his novels, give it a try. He seems to write at a higher level than most of his contemporaries. I think I've done all the books put out by Richard Paul Evans and Nicholas Sparks. Other authors I've enjoyed for multiple books are Robert Ludlum/Eric Van Lustbader, Lee Child, Ken Follett, Robert B. Parker, Thomas Harris, Nelson DeMille, Tony Hillerman, and John LeCarre. I once listened to Stephen King, went away from him for quite a few years but have rediscovered him as being a great writer in the last year. I also have done every book by Jane Austin. If you have not read the Bone Tree trilogy by Greg Iles, I would advise it as it is also some of the best writing in that genera. Well, anyway, good reading! If you come across any blockbusters, send a note. Thanks, Mike

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

If you like mysteries check out James Lee Burke and Greg Iles. They are two of my favorite writers. I like Burke because his main character often talks about the human condition that is easy to relate to. Iles wrote a trilogy referred to as the Bone Tree Trilogy and is some of the best writing I've come across in this genera.

Bill_de Loc: US

Thanks for the suggestions.

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JustJill Loc: Iowa

That is an extensive list of authors. My husband and I both like military history. He like the history in general and I like books about people and Unbroken. One that comes to mind in that category is A higher Call by Adam Makos. He has other books out too. I like biographies and memoirs. Not necessarily about famous people but about regular people. Although one I recently read was Dutch Girl Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen and Luca Dotti is a good read.
Now I have to order the book that caught my eye in the original post.

Orson Burleigh Loc: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

2020 Books list - Some were newly published, quite a few had been on the someday list for a very long time.

Disunited Nations : The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World
– Peter Zeihan
The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
- Peter Zeihan
Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea
– Mark Blyth
Angrynomics
– Eric Lonergan, Mark Blyth
The Square and the Tower
– Niall Ferguson
América: The Epic Story of Spanish North America, 1493-1898
- Robert Goodwin
Jutland: The Unfinished Battle
- NicK Jellicoe
Torpedo Eight
– Ira Wolpert

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (Vol. 3)
– Ian W. Toll
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
– Adam Tooze
Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
– Darrell Bricker
The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World
– Robert Kagan
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
– Kory Stamper
The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-53
– Robert Dallek
The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America
– Amy Chua
From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States
(Asian American Studies Today) - Haiming Liu
A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land
- P. J. O'Rourke
The Geographical Pivot of History (1904)
- Halford John Mackinder
The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
- George Friedman
Really
– Jeremy Clarkson
Grant's Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg (Modern War Studies) (v. 1)
- Steven E. Woodworth
Grant's Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox (Modern War Studies) (v.2)
-Steven E. Woodworth
Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox
- William B. Feis
Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I
- Michael S. Neiberg
That Furious Struggle: Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy, May 1-4, 1863
(Emerging Civil War Series) - Chris Mackowski
The Great Battle Never Fought
(Emerging Civil War Series) - Chris Mackowski
The Campaign of Gettysburg: Command Decisions
- William E. Hewitt
Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg
– Troy D. Harman
Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed
– Tom Carhart
The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War
- Edwin C. Fishel
General John Buford
- Edward G. Longacre,
Dragoon or Cavalryman, Major General John Buford in the American Civil War Paperback
– Army Command and General Staff College
The Devil's To Pay: General John Buford, USA
- Michael Phipps (1995-08-02)
I Rode With JEB Stuart
– H.B. McClellan
A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9–19, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)
– Bill Backus
Memoir of A Revolutionary Soldier
– Joseph Plumb Martin
The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
– Charles Murray
The Book of Poisonous Quotes
– Colin Jarman
Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit
- William Knoedelseder
You Might Be A Redneck If ... This Is The Biggest Book You’ve Ever Read
– Jeff Foxworthy, David Boyd
Jeff Foxworthy's Complete Redneck Dictionary: All the Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of
You Might Be A Redneck If...
– Jeff Foxworthy
No Shirt, No Shoes...No Problem!
– Jeff Foxworthy

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

For history buffs, the Killing series by Bill O’Reilly are entertaining, well researched reads.