19 must-read audiobook books like The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two by Steve Drummond

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The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two

By: Steve Drummond

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The story of how a little-known junior senator fought wartime corruption and, in the process, set h…

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Cover of Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party by Jonathan Karl

1. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

By: Jonathan Karl

4.28

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
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  • audiobook
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2. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier

By: C.W. Goodyear

4.30

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordina… read more

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  • biography
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  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
  • politics
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  • audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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4. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

By: Evan Thomas

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • military fiction
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

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  • politics
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6. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

By: Gary J. Bass

4.29

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more

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  • history
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • american history
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  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two

By: Steve Drummond

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The story of how a little-known junior senator fought wartime corruption and, in the process, set h… read more

Similar categories in Steve Drummond's The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two book and Steve Drummond's The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two

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  • politics
  • military fiction
  • presidents
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

By: Steve Inskeep

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more

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  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."

-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

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10. The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future

By: Franklin Foer

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Franklin Foer tells the definitive insider story of the first two years of the Biden presidency, wi… read more

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11. An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

By: Richard Norton Smith

4.46

Format: 992 pages, Hardcover

From the preeminent presidential scholar and acclaimed biographer of historical figures including G… read more

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Cover of The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

12. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more

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13. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

By: Fareed Zakaria

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne

14. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

By: S.C. Gwynne

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more

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Cover of Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts

15. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

By: Rebecca Boggs Roberts

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a… read more

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Cover of Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics by H.W. Brands

16. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

By: H.W. Brands

4.01

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more

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Cover of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer

17. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

By: Jonathan Blitzer

4.49

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the so… read more

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Cover of Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World by David L. Roll

18. Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World

By: David L. Roll

4.44

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

The fascinating story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history, from Fra… read more

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Cover of The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back by Shannon McKenna Schmidt

19. The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back

By: Shannon McKenna Schmidt

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to t… read more

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Cover of Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made by Derek Leebaert

20. Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made

By: Derek Leebaert

4.18

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

"Masterful.” ― The Guardian "Propulsive." ― The Wall Street Journal "Leebaert has done the near i… read more

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  • world war ii
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Cover of The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi

21. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By: Nancy Pelosi

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more

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20 must-read history books like The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two by Steve Drummond

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Jonathan Karl

4.28

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Erik Larson

4.24

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Troy Senik

4.16

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Jared Cohen

4.27

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4.24

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