Books from United States of America
1191 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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A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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The 1997 Newbery Honor Book. Orphan must deal with cruelty, run away, Africa.
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A Higher Loyalty by James Comey EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and t... continue
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A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A struggling American businessman travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city with the hopes of securing a contract that will earn him a commission large enough to stave off his economic woes and hold his family together.
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held to... continue
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A Monk Swimming : A Memoir by Malachy McCourt EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The memoirs of Malachy McCourt who left a childhood of poverty in Ireland to live in New York where he carved out a colourful career as a writer and actor - The story of his early life was told in Angela's ashes, by his brother Frank McCourt.
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A Moonless, Starless Sky : Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD "A rich and urgently necessary book" (New York Times Book Review), A Moonless, Starless Sky is a masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo--a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism. In A Moonless, Starless Sky Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigi... continue
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A Nation of Women : An Early Feminist Speaks Out by Luisa Capetillo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa Capetillo A Penguin Classic In 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested and acquitted for being the first woman to wear men's trousers publicly. While this act of gender-nonconforming rebellion elevated her to feminist icon status in modern pop culture, it also overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the women's movement and anarchist labor movements of the early twentieth century--both in her native Puerto Rico and in the migrant labor belt in the eastern United States. ... continue
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A Parte Que Falta by Shel Silverstein, Alípio Correia De Franca Neto PT
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Le faltaba una parte y no era feliz.Por eso decidio buscar a la parte que le faltaba.Y mientras rodaba y rodaba cantaba esta cancion: "Estoy buscando la parte que me falta tra-la-ra tra-la-ra busco la parte que me falta..".... La siguiente fabula nos cuenta de una forma sencilla y emotiva todo lo que hallo, mostrandonos al mismo tiempo la propia naturaleza de la busqueda y la esencia de lasrelaciones humanas.
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A Peculiar Treasure : An Autobiography by Edna Ferber EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's stunning first autobiography, in which she recounts her small-town Midwestern childhood and rise to literary fame, all amidst the backdrop of America around the turn of the 20th century. A modest girl growing up one of the only Jewish children in her Midwestern town, Edna Ferber started overcoming the odds at a young age. Pursuing work at the local newspaper as an innocent 17-year-old, she was assigned the night court shift, reporting on drugs and violence, and gradually finding her own voice in standing up to what she witnessed. As she continued to pursue w... continue
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A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “5 UNDER 35” NOMINEE • NEW YORK’S “ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK” PICK Named One of the Best Books of the Year: Washington Post • NPR • People • Refinery29 • Parade • BuzzFeed “Mirza writes with a mercy that encompasses all things.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Hailed as “a book for our times” (Christiane Amanpour), A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging. As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is Ha... continue