Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
By: Julia Sweig
3.96
Format: 533 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, and a major reevaluation of the profound yet underappr…
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1. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
By: Scott Anderson
4.08
Format: 577 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th cent… read more
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"[A] common denominator in European wars going back to the Crusades--no matter who won or lost, the one fairly reliable constant was that Jews somewhere were going to suffer."-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"In a clever retort, alluding to both his considerable girth and to his network of influential friends abroad, the agronomist replied, “Your Excellency, the weight of my body would break the gallows w…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"History is often the tale of small moments—chance encounters or casual decisions or sheer coincidence—that seem of little consequence at the time, but somehow fuse with other small moments to produce…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"Over the course of his wartime service, Lawrence was awarded a number of medals and ribbons, but with his profound disdain for such things, he either threw them away or never bothered to collect them…"-Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East
2. Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero
By: Cate Lineberry
3.95
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Be Free or Dieis a compelling narrative that illuminates Robert Smalls' amazing journey from slave … read more
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- biography
- history
3. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill… read more
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- presidents
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
4. Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon B. Johnson, cont… read more
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- american history
- biography
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- presidents
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5. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
By: Rick Perlstein
4.33
Format: 308 pages,
Politically insightful, Nixonland recaptures the turbulent 60s & early 70s, revealing how Dick Nixo… read more
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- biography
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- presidents
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6. Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, … read more
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7. The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
By: Robert A. Caro
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON… read more
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8. Just David
By: Eleanor H. Porter
3.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Eleanor Porter wrote this wonderful novel two years after the runaway success of her book Pollyanna… read more
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9. First Lady from Plains
By: Rosalynn Carter
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
"What makes Rosalynn Carter so interesting and her memoir so compelling is her awareness that she i… read more
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10. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
By: Kate Andersen Brower
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White Ho… read more
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11. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
By: Lena Andrews
4.00
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
A history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential … read more
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- history
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- womens
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12. A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
By: Troy Senik
4.16
Format: 384 pages, ebook
“A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable” (National Review) biography of Grover Cleveland—the honest, p… read more
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- biography
- history
- politics
- presidents
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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- audiobook
14. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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15. Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon
By: Kate Andersen Brower
4.16
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever auth… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- womens
- audiobook
16. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story
By: Barbara Leaming
3.74
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
The untold story of how one woman’s life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific t… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
17. 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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- biography
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- politics
- presidents
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
By: Robert A. Caro
4.44
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson… read more
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- history
- politics
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"People are always asking me why I chose Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson to write about. Well, I must say I never thought of my books as the stories of Moses or Johnson. I never had the slightest inte…"-Robert A. Caro, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
19. Murder in the East End (A Below Stairs Mystery #4)
By: Jennifer Ashley
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A new upstairs, downstairs Victorian murder mystery in the Kat Holloway series from the New York Ti… read more
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20. 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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- audiobook
21. Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas
By: Jesse Cole
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their sto… read more
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- biography memoir
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- adult
- audiobook
22. Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
By: Lisa McCubbin Hill
4.46
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient First… read more
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- womens
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23. The Watergate Girl
By: Jill Wine-Banks
4.09
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine… read more
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- audiobook
24. Eleanor
By: David Michaelis
4.09
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a “stunning” ( … read more
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25. The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
By: Kerri K. Greenidge
3.77
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Sarah and Angelina Grimke—the Grimke sisters—are revered figures in American history, famous for re… read more
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- nonfiction
26. Jackie
By: Dawn Tripp
4.34
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted… read more
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- adult
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"not only because of the pleasure it will bring, but because the power of ideas, and the ability to express them, is the greatest power we have."-Dawn Tripp, Jackie
27. The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America
By: Sara B. Franklin
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th century—including Julia Child, Anne… read more
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- womens
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28. Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
By: Julia Sweig
3.96
Format: 533 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial portrait of Lady Bird Johnson, and a major reevaluation of the profound yet underappr… read more
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- history
- politics
- presidents
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- nonfiction
- womens
- adult
- audiobook
29. Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy
By: Brian Stelter
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of HOAX, “[a] rare look inside the profoundly influential… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden
By: Katie Rogers
3.62
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, paint… read more
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- history
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- womens
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31. HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
By: Elizabeth Holmes
4.20
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
Veteran style journalist Elizabeth Holmes expands her popular Instagram series, So Many Thoughts, i… read more
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