 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Buy used from: $14.99 Enter the strange world of invisibility. You think it would be fun to be invisible, don't you. No! It sucks actually. People chase and want to kill you. This was much better than the movie-- not a comedy at all. Fiction.
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 | Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.59 An undercover cop becomes a motorcycle gangster, the Mongols, for over two years. These guys are scary and some of them think hes a cop. They are thieves and murderers and he gets enough evidence to arrest about 60 of them. Great book! Nonfiction.
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 | Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 by Bryan Burrough
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $6.25 Depression era gangsters and the birth of the FBI. Highlights the criminal careers of 30s gangs like Bonnie and Clyde, Baby face Nelson, Machine gun Kelly, Pretty Boy Floyd
etc. Very exciting. FBI made a lot of mistakes but learned from it and got them all. A lot of the gangsters were either shot or went to Alcatraz. Nonfiction.
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 | The Count of Monte Cristo (Tor Classics) by Alexandre Dumas père
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.12 Wrongfully imprisoned by in a dungeon by a jerk, escapes, then gets revenge! Of course, better than the movie. Fiction.
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 | The Beach by Alex Garland
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.12 This guy finds an island paradise with a tiny community of people who have left society to live the tropical life. Most of the book is so serene and peaceful, but the in the end some outsiders find the island and a few of them go crazy. Way better than the stupid movie with Leonardo. Fiction.
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 | The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 These guys were trapped in a submarine before they knew how to get them out. This was the first successful submarine rescue. Nonfiction.
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 | The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
Buy used from: $0.01 Amazing train robbery, loosely based on a true story.
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 | Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft by Thor Heyerdahl
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.90 True story- floats across pacific ocean on an ancient style raft to prove a theory. Who does that? This is one of those books you read when you can't take a vacation. Nonfiction.
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 | The Island of Dr. Moreau (Dover Thrift Editions) by H. G. Wells
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01 A guy uses science to create weird creatures. A shipwrecked guy is trapped on the island, finds out about this weirdo and tries to escape. Kind of spooky yet exciting. Please avoid the terrible movie. Fiction.
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 | Survive the Savage Sea (Sailing Classics) by Dougal Robertson
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $5.08 Family shipwrecked at sea and floats out there for a long time. They have to eat sea turtles to survive. Nonfiction.
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 | The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Buy used from: $0.01 Scientists race against time to stop a deadly virus that landed on earth by hitching a ride on a satellite. Fiction.
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 | The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 True to life account of a virus infecting monkeys. This guy can write exciting books. Nonfiction, although it seems unreal.
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 | Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.56 In 1915, they wanted to be the first to travel across Antarctica. Their boat gets smashed by ice and they have to walk. Will they live or die? You've probably heard about the story, now read about it. Very compelling. Nonfiction.
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 | Robinson Crusoe (Dover Thrift Editions) by Daniel Defoe
Buy new: $4.49 / Used from: $0.01 The first Cast Away. Stranded on deserted tropical island, must survive for many years on his ingenuity. One of the first adventure novels ever written. How cool is that. Fiction.
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 | The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Novels) by Tom Clancy
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This is like the movie but this is better. Is this a classic yet? Fiction.
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