Books from United States of America
1198 popular american books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around North America Challenge" were written by authors from United States of America.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
U.S. poet/writer 1809-1849.
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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through history and follow the memory of the Trail of Tears from the bend in the Tallapoosa River to a place near the Arkansas River. Stomp dance songs, blues, and jazz ballads echo throughout. Lost ancestors are recalled. Resilient songs are born, even as they grieve the loss of their country. Called a "magician an... continue
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Conscious : A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience. What is consciousness? How does it arise? And why does it exist? We take our experience of being in the world for granted. But the very existence of consciousness raises profound questions: Why would any collection of matter in the universe be conscious? How are we able to think about this? And why should we? In this wonderfully accessible book, Annaka Harris gu... continue
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Conversations with Tom Petty (Expanded Edition) by Paul Zollo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
This expanded edition of the first authorized book on Tom Petty, and the only one in his own words, includes additional interviews, articles and reviews.
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Copila de zǎpadǎ by Eowyn Ivey RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Ajunşi la jumătatea vieţii, Jack şi Mabel se luptă să-şi clădească o viaţă nouă în Alaska anilor ’20, însă durerea pricinuită de lipsa copiilor sapă o prăpastie tot mai adâncă între ei. Într-o clipă de exaltare, la căderea primei zăpezi din an, cei doi clădesc o copilă de zăpadă cu chip delicat, buze trandafirii şi păr bălai. Nu mică le este însă mirarea a doua zi, când descoperă că fetiţa de zăpadă a prins viaţă, ca şi cum povestea Snegurocikăi, ce încântase copilăria lui Mabel, ar fi devenit dintr-odată realitate. Din acea clipă, Fa... continue
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The treasured childhood classic that tells the heartwarming story of a little bear and a little girl finding the friend they have always wanted in each other. Corduroy lives in the toy department of a big store. Day after day he waits with all the other animals and dolls for somebody to come along and take him home. Yet as soon as Lisa sees him, she knows that he’s the bear for her. Her mother, though, thinks he’s a little shopworn—he’s even missing a button! Still, Corduroy knows that with a bit of work he can tidy himself up and be just the bear for Lisa. Recognizable b... continue
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Cosas que nunca dejamos atrás by Lucy Score ES
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Si hay algo que tiene claro, es que no es su tipo. Para nada. Knox prefiere vivir su vida tal y como se toma el café: solo. Pero todo cambia cuando llega a su pueblecito un terremoto llamado Naomi, una novia a la fuga en busca de su gemela, de la que lleva años sin saber nada. Lástima que su hermana le robe el coche y el dinero y la deje a cargo de una sobrina que no sabía que existía. Al ver cómo la vida de Naomi se va al traste, Knox decide hacer lo que mejor se le da: sacar a la gente de apuros. Después, volverá a su rutina solitaria... O ese es el plan. El gran fenómeno del año en BookTok ... continue
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Couplets : A Love Story by Maggie Millner EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"A dazzling, genre-bending debut about one woman's coming-out, coming-of-age, and coming undone"--
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Crazy Brave : A Memoir by Joy Harjo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart nec... continue