Thomas E. Dewey and His Times
By: Richard Norton Smith
4.25
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
This is the first full-scale biography of Thomas E. Dewey - the famous gangbuster of the thirties, …
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By: Orlando Figes
4.06
Format: 575 pages, Hardcover
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"Each power entered the Crimean War with its own motives. Nationalism and imperial rivalries combined with religious interests."-Orlando Figes, The Crimean War: A History
2. Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage
By: Allan Nevins
0.00
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3. Andrew Carnegie
By: David Nasaw
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Majestically told and based on materials not available to any previous biographer, the definitive l… read more
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4. All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
By: John Taliaferro
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a… read more
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5. Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover
By: Kenneth Whyte
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, Herbert … read more
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6. Eisenhower in War and Peace
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.06
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more
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"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
7. Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices
By: Noah Feldman
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A tiny, ebullient Jew who started as America's leading liberal and ended as its most famous judicia… read more
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8. FDR
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
One of today's premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the… read more
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9. 1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
By: David Pietrusza
3.88
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
It was the election that would ultimately give America "Camelot" and its tragic aftermath, a moment… read more
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10. The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
By: Jill Lepore
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
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11. Henry Clay: The Essential American
By: None , Jeanne T. Heidler
3.22
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
The epic life and times of one of the most important political figures in our history. He was the G… read more
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12. Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible
By: Stephen Braun , Douglas Farah
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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13. Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
By: Siddharth Kara
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Now you understand how people like us work?"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
"Nothing looks the same after a trip to the Congo. The world back home no longer makes sense. It is difficult to reconcile how it even inhabits the same planet. Neatly arranged mountains of vegetables…"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
"Cobalt mining is the slave farm perfected. The cost of labor has been nullified through the degradation of Africans at the bottom of an economic chain that purports to exonerate all participants of a…"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
14. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
By: Candice Millard
3.84
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
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"..the charm of the scenery was perhaps enhanced by the reflection that my eyes might never look upon it again....Masses of brown-purple clouds covered the quarter of the heavens where the sun was abo…"-Candice Millard, River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
15. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
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4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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17. The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
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4.45
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18. Watergate: A New History
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4.49
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19. Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4)
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3.76
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20. Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
By: Larry Tye
3.94
Format: 597 pages, Hardcover
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21. Thomas E. Dewey and His Times
By: Richard Norton Smith
4.25
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
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22. In the Nation’s Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz
By: Philip Taubman
4.42
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global problems was the leitmotif of George Pr… read more
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