21 must-read biography books like The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

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The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency

By: Jean Becker

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

AN INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER  A heartfelt portrait of President George H.W. Bush—and his…

If you liked the biography plot in The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency by Jean Becker , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

By: Kate Andersen Brower

3.81

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Re… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • presidents
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings by George H.W. Bush

2. All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings

By: George H.W. Bush

4.17

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

One of the most private presidents since "Silent Cal" Coolidge shares his life in correspondence, d… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • presidents
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford by Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin Hill

3. Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

By: Clint Hill , Lisa McCubbin Hill

4.27

Format: 451 pages, Hardcover

A rare and fascinating portrait of the American presidency from the #1 New York Times bestselling a… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • presidents
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"If there was one thing I had learned. . . it was that politics was a damn dirty business."

-Clint Hill, Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

4. Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World

By: Anthony Doerr

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Shell Collector and About Grace comes an evocative memoir of t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Reflections: Life After the White House by Barbara Bush

5. Reflections: Life After the White House

By: Barbara Bush

3.46

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The author traces the eight years between the presidencies of her husband and son, discussing her c… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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6. Barbara Bush: A Memoir

By: Barbara Bush

4.33

Format: 48 pages,

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West

7. Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies

By: J.B. West

3.83

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at life on Pennsylvania Avenue with America's first families, … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

8. Flags of Our Fathers

By: James D. Bradley , Ron Powers

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Captures the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag … read more

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9. A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

By: William F. Buckley Jr. , James Rosen

3.86

Format: 258 pages,

A unique collection of eulogies of the twentieth century's greatest figures, written by conservativ… read more

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10. Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary

By: None

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ernie Johnson Jr. has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sport… read more

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11. My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush

By: Doro Bush Koch

3.43

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

When George H. W. Bush asked Doro to write this memoir, she contacted hundreds of his friends and a… read more

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12. The Flower Sisters

By: Michelle Collins Anderson

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Drawing on the little-known true story of a tragic event that took place in the author’s Missouri h… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"Sometimes I think spring lasts about fifteen minutes around here and then we're all sitting on Hell's front porch."

-Michelle Collins Anderson, The Flower Sisters

Cover of Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House by Jared Cohen

13. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

By: Jared Cohen

4.27

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins

14. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham

15. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

By: Jon Meacham

4.12

Format: 794 pages, Kindle Edition

From Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham comes a sweeping ye… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Where Goldwater-ites saw the world in black and white, Rockefeller noted shades of gray."

-Jon Meacham, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

Cover of Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig

16. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

By: Carol Leonnig

4.24

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rise: My Story by Lindsey  Vonn

17. Rise: My Story

By: Lindsey Vonn

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Part of what I always loved about being on the mountain was the feeling that anything could happen. I would stand there before every run and think anything is possible. I believe that I could win and…"

-Lindsey Vonn, Rise: My Story

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18. Ladies of the Lake

By: Cathy Gohlke

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After two young women’s deep bond is torn apart, what will it take to bring them together again? In… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager

19. Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

By: Jenna Bush Hager

4.06

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Funny and poignant personal stories and reflections from former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager an… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George  Stephanopoulos

20. 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
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep

21. 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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  • biography
  • history
  • 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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22. The Golden Hour

By: Beatriz Williams

3.77

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Wives and A Certain Age creates a dazzling epic… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"She loved too much. She staked everything on people she loved. When they were gone, it destroyed her."

-Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour

"I must confess, it puzzles me. You Americans went to such trouble to rid yourself of our quaint little monarchy." "Oh we like to gossip about them, all right. Just not to let them rule over us and al…"

-Beatriz Williams, The Golden Hour

Cover of Ghosted: An American Story by Nancy   French

23. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton

24. American Princess

By: Stephanie Marie Thornton

4.08

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A sweeping novel from renowned author Stephanie Marie Thornton... Alice may be the president's d… read more

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  • politics
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Great Disappearance: 31 Ways to be Rapture Ready by David Jeremiah

25. The Great Disappearance: 31 Ways to be Rapture Ready

By: David Jeremiah

4.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The rapture is the central event in biblical prophecy. But what does it mean for us today? How can … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice (That Go a Long Way) by Barbara Bush

26. Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice (That Go a Long Way)

By: Barbara Bush

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The best advice First Lady Barbara Bush offered her family, staff, and close friends. read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush by Russell Levenson, Jr.

27. Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush

By: Russell Levenson, Jr.

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

This is the untold, intimate, and eye-witness account of the character, integrity, service, faith, … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
Cover of First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents by Gary Ginsberg

28. First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents

By: Gary Ginsberg

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Here are the riveting histories of myriad presidential friendships, among them: Abraham Lincoln … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fauci: Expect the Unexpected by Anthony Fauci

29. Fauci: Expect the Unexpected

By: Anthony Fauci

3.89

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Compiled from hours of interviews drawn from the eponymous National Geographic documentary, this in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

30. The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency

By: Jean Becker

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

AN INSTANT  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER  A heartfelt portrait of President George H.W. Bush—and his… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • presidents
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of George & Barbara Bush: A Great American Love Story by Ellie Leblond Sosa

31. George & Barbara Bush: A Great American Love Story

By: Ellie Leblond Sosa

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From teenage love to World War II to the White House--a love affair for the ages rooted in family a… read more

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  • history
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7 best-selling adult books like The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

Transform Your Habits

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

Kate Andersen Brower

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Flower Sisters

Michelle Collins Anderson

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

Jenna Bush Hager

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Golden Hour

Beatriz Williams

3.77

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13 Top history books like Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush by Russell Levenson, Jr.

Transform Your Habits

Decision Points

George W. Bush

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

Jon Meacham

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

Jon Meacham

4.26

Transform Your Habits

So Help Me God

Mike Pence

4.03

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