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1. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The bestselling and prize-winning study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history, "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin is the ... More
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2. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "American Lion" and "Franklin and Winston" brings vividly to life an ... More
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3. Truman
by David McCullough
Huge, ambitious, and perfectly realized, Truman is an American masterpiece about the most American of Americans, a man who confounded the nation and ... More
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4. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
by Eric Metaxas
From the "New York Times-"bestselling author of "Amazing Grace" comes a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes ... More
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5. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
by Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman
O'Reilly masterfully adapts his #1 bestselling historical thriller "Killing Lincoln" to appeal to a younger audience. Shorter text and abundant ... More
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6. Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. ... More
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7. Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom
"The Hiding Place" proves that the light of God's love can penetrate even the darkest recesses of despair--places like the Nazi extermination camp at ... More
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8. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
by William Manchester, Paul Reid
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9. Maus: A Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
Now in paperback, "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal). "The power of Spiegelman's story ... More
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10. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
by Fiona Carnarvon
"Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show "Downton Abbey," and ... More
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11. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
by David Nasaw
List of all editions"Celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and ... More
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12. Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
by Tom Reiss
List of all editionsWho was the real Count of Monte Cristo? In this extraordinary biography, Tom Reiss traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not ... More
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13. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
by Jim Fergus, Laura Hicks (Read by)
List of all editionsBased on an actual historical event, but recounted through fictional diaries, "One Thousand White Women" tells the story of a woman who travels West ... More
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14. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
List of all editionsHailed by the "New York Times" as "a fascinating, spicy, learned tale, " this runaway national bestseller takes an extraordinary look into literary ... More
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15. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow
List of all editionsA National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, "Titan" draws on unprecedented access to John D. Rockefeller's private papers to reconstruct the story ... More
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16. Maus II: A Survivors Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
by Art Spiegelman
List of all editionsNow in paperback, "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal). "The power of Spiegelman's story ... More
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17. Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
by Robert A Caro
List of all editionsNational Book Award winner. The long-awaited third volume in Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert A. Caro's award-winning epic biography of Lyndon Johnson. ... More
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18. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
by Jon Meacham
List of all editionsFrom the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Franklin and Winston" and "American Gospel" comes a magnificent portrait of Andrew Jackson, the man ... More
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19. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
by Ross King
List of all editionsThe extraordinary story behind Michelangelo's masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel from the author of the acclaimed "Brunelleschi's Dome." King paints a ... More
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20. Lincoln
by David Herbert Donald
List of all editionsUnlike many biographies of Abraham Lincoln, which have concentrated on particular aspects of his life, his politics, his writings, his personal life ... More
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21. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
by Robert A Caro
List of all editionsFor the sheer magnitude, depth and authority of its revelations, The Power Broker stands alone---a huge and galvanizing biography revealing not only ... More
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22. Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
by Evan Thomas
List of all editionsUpon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight. Yet behind the bland smile and apparent ... More
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23. Night
by Elie Wiesel
List of all editionsElie Wiesel's harrowing first-hand account of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust, "Night" is translated by Marion Wiesel with a preface by ... More
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24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
List of all editionsWeatherford resurrects the true history of Genghis Khan, from the story of his relentless rise through Mongol tribal culture to the waging of his ... More
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25. Custer
by Larry McMurtry
List of all editionsIn this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount ... More
