6 must-read nonfiction books like While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement by Denise George, Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement

By: Denise George , Carolyn Maull McKinstry

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement by Denise George, Carolyn Maull McKinstry , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. A Death in Belmont

By: Sebastian Junger

3.61

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fatal collision of three lives in the most intriguing and original crime story since In Cold Bloo… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"They had not yet started out across a continent of grief that a lifetime of walking could not cover."

-Sebastian Junger, A Death in Belmont

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2. The Templar Legacy (Cotton Malone, #1)

By: Steve Berry

3.84

Format: 511 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and … read more

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  • historical
"1. "...All the complicated things in life can be settled over a cup of coffee. A person will tell more of their private life after one good cup of coffee, than after a magnum of Champagne or a quarte…"

-Steve Berry, The Templar Legacy (Cotton Malone, #1)

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3. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement

By: Denise George , Carolyn Maull McKinstry

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham… read more

Similar categories in Denise George's While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement book and Denise George's While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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4. Pobre Ana

By: Blaine Ray

3.81

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

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5. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case

By: Shadra Strickland , Patricia Hruby Powell

3.14

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told i… read more

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  • historical
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6. What a Girl Wants (Ashley Stockingdale, #1)

By: Kristin Billerbeck

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ever felt like the last item left on the clearance rack? As a successful patent attorney, Ashley St… read more

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7. The Chosen

By: Chaim Potok

3.89

Format: 384 pages,

Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, thei… read more

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8. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

By: Nabeel Qureshi

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An Unexpected Journey from Islam to Christianity In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi de… read more

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9. Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

By: Francis Chan , Preston Sprinkle

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in … read more

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10. Catch a Falling Star

By: Kim Culbertson

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously charming novel about finding true love . . . and yourself. Nothing ever happens in Li… read more

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11. The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

By: Brennan Manning , Michael W. Smith , None

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Furious Love Is Hot on Your Trail! Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat… read more

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12. The Lake of Dreams

By: Kim Edwards

4.04

Format: None pages,

Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father's unresolved death a decad… read more

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13. Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

By: Jennifer Wright

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A humorous book about history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and … read more

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14. The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

By: Barack Obama

3.68

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

The Audacity of Hopeis Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politics--a politics that builds upon … read more

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15. The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

By: Mimi Matthews

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Fortune favors the bold—but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a … read more

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  • historical
"I told you in York,"

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Crucibles burn away the dross... Sometimes, I fancy that’s what has happened to me."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"His words faded to a whisper as he brushed his knuckles along the curve of her cheek. "I told you in York," he said. "It isn't over."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Anne laughed... Her face was awash with color. Hart desperately wanted to kiss her again. Who was he fooling? He wanted to lock himself in a room with her for a month."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

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16. You Are More Than You've Been Told: Unlock a Fresh Way to Live Through the Rhythms of Jesus

By: Hosanna Wong

4.63

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

You don’t have to live disconnected from yourself or from God. Have you ever felt unseen, unwanted,… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Bookish People

By: Susan Coll

2.88

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer… read more

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18. The Blackout Book Club

By: Amy Lynn Green

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European Front puts Avis Montgomery i… read more

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  • historical
"I have found that books make fine friends--but fellow readers even better."

-Amy Lynn Green, The Blackout Book Club

"Wasn't that one purpose of stories? The best ones might be about good and evil in fictional lands, but they were meant to help people recognize them in the real world. And maybe even teach them how t…"

-Amy Lynn Green, The Blackout Book Club

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19. Under the Bridge

By: Rebecca Godfrey

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

*Now a Hulu limited series starring Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and Archie Panjabi!* “A swift,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom

By: Larry Loftis

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Florida Book Awards Gold Medalist New York Times bestselling author and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. Blood & Ink: An Heiress, a Tabloid War, and the Unsolved Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime

By: Joe Pompeo

3.58

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Vanity Fair's Joe Pompeo investigates the notorious 1922 double murder of a high-society minister a… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history

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