10 must-read biography books like The Young H.G. Wells: Changing The World by Claire Tomalin

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The Young H.G. Wells: Changing The World

By: Claire Tomalin

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed literary biographer Claire Tomalin, a complex and fascinating exploration of the ear…

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1. The Kill List

By: Frederick Forsyth

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In Virginia, there is an agency bearing the bland name of Technical Operations Support Activity, or… read more

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2. The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

By: Tom Reiss

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo - a stunning feat of historical… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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3. Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton: An Autobiography

By: J.G. Ballard

2.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

'Miracles of Life' opens and closes in Shanghai, the city where J.G. Ballard was born, and where he… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

4. Ann Veronica

By: H.G. Wells , Margaret Drabble , None

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. Whe… read more

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5. Tono-Bungay

By: H.G. Wells , Edward Mendelson , Patrick Parrinder

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Presented as a miraculous cure-all, Tono-Bungay is in fact nothing other than a pleasant-tasting li… read more

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6. La Débâcle (Les Rougon-Macquart, #19)

By: Émile Zola , Robert Lethbridge , None

3.03

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, La Debacle(1892) takes as its subject the drama… read more

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7. Kipps

By: H.G. Wells , David Lodge , Simon James

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt and uncle, and apprenticed for seven years to a draper… read more

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8. Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer

By: Dick Van Dyke

3.79

Format: 223 pages,

Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 90th birthday in December 2015. He's an est… read more

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9. One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time

By: Craig Brown

4.26

Format: 642 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinatin… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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10. Philip Roth: The Biography

By: Blake Bailey

4.06

Format: 912 pages, Hardcover

The renowned biographer’s definitive portrait of a literary titan. Appointed by Philip Roth and … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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11. The Heart in Winter

By: Kevin Barry

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more

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"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."

-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter

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12. The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer

By: Dean Jobb

3.62

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals,” Sherlock Holmes observed during one of … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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13. George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy

By: Sally Bedell Smith

4.28

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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14. Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

By: Kieran Setiya

3.58

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022" Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challeng… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Young H.G. Wells: Changing The World by Claire Tomalin

15. The Young H.G. Wells: Changing The World

By: Claire Tomalin

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed literary biographer Claire Tomalin, a complex and fascinating exploration of the ear… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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16. Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy

By: Anne Sebba

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Anne Sebba's moving biography of Ethel Rosenberg, the wife and mo… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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17. The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece

By: Kevin Birmingham

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE MOST DANGEROUS BOOK, the true story behind the cr… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil

18. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI

By: Ray Kurzweil

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion by Michael        Taylor

19. Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion

By: Michael Taylor

4.24

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

“Vivid with a Mesozoic bestiary” (Tom Holland), this on-the-ground, page-turning narrative weaves t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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20. Summers End (A Shady Hollow Mystery, #5)

By: Juneau Black

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A unique take on dark academia, featuring everyone's favorite vulpine sleuth, Vera Vixen. It's lat… read more

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21. The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography

By: Hilary Holladay

4.24

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The first comprehensive biography of Adrienne Rich, feminist and queer icon and internationally rev… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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