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1	John Adams more books like this by David McCullough In his first book since "Truman", one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers breathes life into history with this compelling look at the second president of the United States, John Adams. More than just a biography, this book looks at the birth of a young republic and explores the extraordinary factors that transformed 13 colonies ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Night more books like this by Elie Wiesel Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mans Search for Meaning more books like this by Viktor Emil Frankl Psychiatrist Victor Frankl tells the story of the three years he spent as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, where he discovered that the will to find meaning in life motivates human existence. One of the 10 most influential books in the Library of Congress/Book-of-the-Month Club's 1991 "Survey of Lifetime Readers." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler Hitler outlines a program of blood and terror in this self-revealing classic. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in her #1 "New York Times" bestseller, as she chronicles the rise of the the one-term congressman/prairie lawyer from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $5.45! new only from $9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Truman more books like this by David McCullough (Read by) Huge, ambitious, and perfectly realized, Truman is an American masterpiece about the most American of Americans, a man who confounded the nation and the world by achieving a greatness all his own after coming to the presidency in FDR's giant shadow. An extraordinary and deeply moving biography, at once spare in its style yet rich in emotion and in ... see all copies from $2.14! new only from $9.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank One of the most valuable and informative artifacts of the holocaust, THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL is the actual diary of Anne Frank, a German-Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during World War II. The Diary begins on June 14, 1942, shortly after Anne's 13th birthday. While initial entries focus on Anne's life at school and her relationships with her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation more books like this by Joseph J Ellis This group portrait of the Founding Fathers emphasizes the sometimes intense associations and rivalries among Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr, Adams, Franklin, Madison, and Washington.The author examines six defining moments when the personal and the political collided, and shows how their distinctive styles and visions forged a new nation. A New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo more books like this by Simon Winchester The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this by Jung Chang An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Autobiography of Malcolm X more books like this by Malcolm X Malcolm X was a controversial figure in the early sixties as one of the most forceful and eloquent spokesmen for African-Americans. In his writings and public appearances he addressed the issues of Black pride, separatism (a position he eventually renounced), and self-esteem. In the years prior to his assassination in 1965, he granted Alex Haley, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	His Excellency: George Washington more books like this by Joseph J Ellis This biographical study of George Washington, the founding father who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," reexamines the personal and public sides of the man who set this nation on its course and became its first president. Joseph Ellis draws on voluminous research, and especially on the archives in the ... see all copies from $3.51! new only from $8.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Six Wives of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir This history of the reign of King Henry VIII of England is told through the lives of his wives--Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. see all copies from $6.35! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Maus: A Survivor's Tale more books like this by Art Spiegelman A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph more books like this by T E Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia". Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $11.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood more books like this by Alexandra Fuller Raised in Rhodesia during the Rhodesian War (1971-1979), this memoirist expresses the violence of African politics and the African landscape from her perspective as a white citizen born in England. Insects, landmines, leopards, and terrorists imprint this coming-of-age story. A New York Times Notable Book of 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom more books like this by Slavomir Rawicz In this gripping account, the author recounts how, in 1941, he and six fellow prisoners escaped from a Siberian labor camp and trekked across frozen Siberia, China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and finally over the Himalayas to safety in India. Without a map or a compass, carrying nothing but an ax, a knife, and a tiny amount of food, they walked for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Lincoln more books like this by David Herbert Donald The phenomenal national bestseller that is "the Lincoln biography for this generation" (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.)--now in paperback. Drawing on resources not available until recently--including Lincoln's personal papers, archives, and newspaper reports--two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald presents a masterful account of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Education of Little Tree more books like this by F Carter The best-selling 1976 memoir of life growing up as an orphan on a Cherokee reservation in backwoods Tennessee during the Great Depression. Later made into a movie, the story was eventually revealed to be a hoax in one of the most celebrated literary scandals of modern times. Forrest Carter was in fact the pseudonym of Asa Carter, a white ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. more books like this by Ron Chernow A biography of the famed American industrialist and benefactor. Widely reviled during his lifetime for his rapacious business practices, Rockefeller amassed the greatest fortune of his times and eventually became as adept at giving away funds as he was at making them. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $10.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela more books like this by Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love more books like this by Dava Sobel Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Angelas Ashes more books like this by Frank McCourt After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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