Books from United States of America
578 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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To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her . . . and more. Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking . . . and wondering . . . and before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on... continue
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. "Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature." --The Guardian In the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and r... continue
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow : A novel by Gabrielle Zevin EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. "Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity.... One of the best books I've ever read." —John Green On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harv... continue
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow : A novel by Gabrielle Zevin EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A JIMMY FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. "Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the best books I've ever read." —John Gree... continue
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Tonoharu: Part One SC by Lars Martinson EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Daniel Wells begins a new life as an assistant junior high school teacher in the rural Japanese village of Tonoharu. Isolated from those around him by cultural and language barriers, he leads a monastic existence, peppered only by his inept pursuit of the company of a fellow American who lives a couple towns over. But contrary to appearances, Dan isn't the only foreigner to call Tonoharu home. Across town, a group of wealthy European eccentrics are boarding in a one-time Buddhist temple, for reasons that remain obscure to their gossiping neighbors.
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Torturaţi-l pe artist by Joey Goebel RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Joey Goebel e considerat in lumea literara noul Chuck Palahniuk, iar romanul lui Torturati-l pe artist a castigat Kentucky Literary Award (2004), a fost nominalizat la Dylan Thomas Prize (2006) si a fost tradus pana in prezent in peste cincisprezece tari.
"Am gasit un barbat care ne dadea speranta. I-am legat mainile si picioarele cu bucati de funii blonde si brunete. L-am torturat pe artist. L-am torturat bine. Si i-am vandut suferinta la Hollywood."
Intr-o America in pana de capodopere, desprinsa parca din filmele lui Tarantino, arta e o marfa pe taraba divertismentului. Salvar... continue
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Travels with Charley : In Search of America by John Steinbeck EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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In 1960, when he was almost 60 years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover the United States, feeling he might have lost touch with its sights sounds and the essence of its people. This book decribes his travels in a pick-up truck across nearly 40 states with his dog Charlie, a French poodle.
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Trouble in Nuala by Harriet Dorothy Steel EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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When Inspector Shanti de Silva moves with his English wife, Jane, to his new post in the sleepy hill town of Nuala he anticipates a more restful life than police work in the big city entails. However an arrogant plantation owner with a lonely wife, a crusading lawyer, and a death in suspicious circumstances present him with a riddle that he will need all his experience to solve. Set on the exotic island of Ceylon in the 1930s, Trouble in Nuala is an entertaining and relaxing mystery spiced with humour and a colourful cast of characters. Interview with the Author Q. There are so many murder mys... continue
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Twilight of Democracy : The Seductive Lure of the Authoritarian State by Anne Applebaum EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding the appeal of the strongman as a leader and an explanation for why authoritarianism is back with a menacing twenty-first century twist. Across the world today, from the Americas to Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege while populism and nationalism are on the rise. In Twilight of Democracy, prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum offers an unexpected explanation: that there is a deep and inherent appeal to authoritarianism, to strongmen, and, especially, to one-party rule--that is,... continue
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