10 best-selling history books like Zelda by Nancy Milford

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Zelda

By: Nancy Milford

3.61

Format: 192 pages,

Zelda Sayre began as a Southern beauty, became an international wonder, and died by fire in a madho…

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Cover of Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Jackson R. Bryer, Cathy W. Barks

1. Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald , Zelda Fitzgerald , Jackson R. Bryer , Cathy W. Barks

4.15

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career highs (and lows) and her institutional co… read more

Similar categories in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"I love her, and that's the beginning and end of everything."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

"I don't want to live - I want to love first, and live incidentally"

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

"I don’t want to live— 
I want to love first, and live…incidentally."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

"I wish I had been what I thought I was; and so debonnaire; and so debonnaire."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

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2. Zelda

By: Nancy Milford

3.61

Format: 192 pages,

Zelda Sayre began as a Southern beauty, became an international wonder, and died by fire in a madho… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Milford's Zelda book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
Cover of Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton

3. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther

By: Roland H. Bainton

2.50

Format: 216 pages,

Martin Luther shattered the structure of the medieval church, speaking out against corrupt religiou… read more

Similar categories in Roland H. Bainton's Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
Cover of American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott

4. American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

By: Karen Abbott

4.12

Format: None pages,

With the critically acclaimed Sin in the Second City, bestselling author Karen Abbott "pioneered si… read more

Similar categories in Karen Abbott's American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography
  • history
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens

5. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

By: Dava Sobel

3.97

Format: 384 pages,

Dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose seventeenth-centu… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition by Mark Twain, Harriet E. Smith

6. Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition

By: Mark Twain , Harriet E. Smith

3.80

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

This Reader’s Edition, a portable paperback in larger type, republishes the text of the New York Ti… read more

Similar categories in Mark Twain's Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Human nature is all alike."

-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition

"The preacher who casts a vote for conscience' sake, runs the risk of starving."

-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition

"People don't really read your books, they only say they do, to keep you from feeling bad."

-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition

"I love to hear myself talk, because I get so much instruction and moral upheaval out of it."

-Mark Twain, Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1, Reader's Edition

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7. Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the … read more

Similar categories in Richard L. Bushman's Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history

8. Living The Best Day Ever

By: Hendri Coetzee

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

9. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

By: Therese Anne Fowler

3.67

Format: None pages, ebook

A dazzling novel that captures all of the romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda… read more

Similar categories in Therese Anne Fowler's Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • historical
Cover of Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis

10. Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

By: David Michaelis

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Charles Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the m… read more

Similar categories in David Michaelis's Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald, Harry T. Moore

11. Save Me the Waltz

By: Zelda Fitzgerald , Harry T. Moore

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

One of the great literary curios of the 20th century, Save Me the Waltzis the first and only novel … read more

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12. Me: Stories of My Life

By: Katharine Hepburn

4.50

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Admired and beloved by movie audiences for over sixty years, four-time Academy Award-winner Kathari… read more

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13. Feynman

By: Jim Ottaviani , Leland Myrick

3.81

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

Richard Feynman: physicist . . . Nobel winner . . . bestselling author . . . safe-cracker. In this … read more

Similar categories in Jim Ottaviani's Feynman book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction

14. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Pamela Smith Hill

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Hardcover

Pioneer Girlfollows the Ingalls family's journey through Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Io… read more

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15. Lindbergh

By: A. Scott Berg

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Paperback

This is a most compelling story of a most significant life; the most private of public figures fina… read more

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16. Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

By: Richard Rhodes

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

What do Hedy Lamarr, avant-garde composer George Antheil, and your cell phone have in common? The a… read more

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17. The Life of Elizabeth I

By: Alison Weir

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Eliza… read more

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Cover of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Steven Lomazow

18. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

Cover of Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel by Claudia   Clark

19. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

By: Claudia Clark

4.28

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Clark's Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

20. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Cabo Nikolov's Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"#metooasachild"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"We can be beacons of light"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"Unconditional Love conquers all!"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

Cover of Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power by Karen  Hinton

21. Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power

By: Karen Hinton

4.27

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

“A vivid, clear-eyed glimpse into American politics from a woman who grew up in the hinterlands of … read more

Similar categories in Karen Hinton's Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power book and Nancy Milford's Zelda

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"I don’t remember anything about the accident that changed my life. All I knew was what seemed like an endless, foggy dream."

-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power

"…I was finding that reporting the news wasn't enough. I wanted to be more than just a paid observer. I wanted to be in the fight. I got my chance."

-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power

"We…realized that no matter who won the race, we were girls, and we were from Soso, Mississippi, population 434, which meant we were destined to be last in pretty much everything else."

-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power

"The last few weeks of that summer, Janice lost interest in our conversations…. Her mind was taking her to other places, as though she was listening to a song or watching a movie or reading a book we …"

-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power

13 best-selling nonfiction books like Zelda by Nancy Milford

Transform Your Habits

Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald , Zelda Fitzgerald , Jackson R. Bryer , Cathy W. Barks

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Zelda

Nancy Milford

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther

Roland H. Bainton

2.50

Transform Your Habits

American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

Karen Abbott

4.12

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13 Top fiction books like Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald, Harry T. Moore

Transform Your Habits

The Rich Boy

John Updike , F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.64

Transform Your Habits

The Love of the Last Tycoon

F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Flappers and Philosophers

F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Short Stories

F. Scott Fitzgerald , Matthew J. Bruccoli

4.23

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