13 Best nonfiction books like 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation by Charles Kaiser

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1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

By: Charles Kaiser

3.87

Format: 539 pages, Kindle Edition

1st published in 1988, 1968 in America remains one of the definitive texts about the culture & poli…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation by Charles Kaiser , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Isabella: Braveheart of France

By: Colin Falconer

3.87

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

She was taught to obey. Now she has learned to rebel. 12 year old Isabella, a French princess ma… read more

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"You will love this man. Do you understand? You will love him, serve him, and obey him in all things. This is your duty to me and to France. Am I clear?’ Isabella is twelve years old and astoundingly …"

-Colin Falconer, Isabella: Braveheart of France

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2. Riders of the Dawn

By: Louis L'Amour

4.16

Format: 1342 pages, Audio

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3. The Natural

By: Bernard Malamud , Kevin Baker

4.12

Format: None pages,

The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film) now in a new edition Introduction by Kevin B… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Malamud's The Natural book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

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4. 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America

By: David Pietrusza

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-headline true story of Harry Truman's stunning upset! Everyone knows the iconic new… read more

Similar categories in David Pietrusza's 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. Theophilus North

By: Thornton Wilder , Christopher Buckley

4.43

Format: None pages, Paperback

Marking the thirtieth anniversary of Theophilus North,this beautiful new edition features Wilder's … read more

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6. The Gnostic Gospels

By: Elaine Pagels

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminou… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Pagels's The Gnostic Gospels book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • nonfiction
  • history
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7. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard

3.67

Format: None pages,

A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abrah… read more

Similar categories in Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction

8. Lens of the World (Lens of the World, #1)

By: R.A. MacAvoy

3.95

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Lens of the World recounts the coming of age of Nazhuret, an outcast and orphan who rises from his … read more

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9. The Loop

By: Joe Coomer

3.51

Format: 235 pages,

Lyman, a thirty-year-old orphan, is sipping coffee on the front steps of the trailer he calls home … read more

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10. The Temple of My Familiar

By: Alice Walker

4.02

Format: 293 pages,

A visionary cast of characters weave together their past and present in a brilliantly intricate tap… read more

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11. Youth

By: Joseph Conrad

3.50

Format: 519 pages, Paperback

"Youth" is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. Written in 1898, it was first publishe… read more

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12. Rusty Puppy (Hap and Leonard, #12)

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Hap and Leonard investigate a racially motivated murder that threatens to tear apart their East Tex… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Rusty Puppy (Hap and Leonard, #12) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

13. Raylan

By: Elmore Leonard

3.78

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

With the closing of the Harlan County, Kentucky coalmines, marijuana has become the biggest cash cr… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Raylan book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

14. Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder

By: Kent Nerburn

3.83

Format: 32 pages,

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15. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

By: Joseph J. Ellis

2.80

Format: None pages,

Informs our understanding of American politics--then and now--and gives us a new perspective on the… read more

Similar categories in Joseph J. Ellis's Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

16. The Souls of Black Folk

By: W.E.B. Du Bois , None , None

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) is the greatest of African American intellectuals--a s… read more

Similar categories in W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

17. Great Plains

By: Ian Frazier

3.78

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Ian Frazier's Great Plains book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

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18. The Southern Criminal (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller #2)

By: Peter O'Mahoney

4.42

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Justice is a deadly game… When one of South Carolina’s most powerful lawyers is charged with the… read more

Similar categories in Peter O'Mahoney's The Southern Criminal (Joe Hennessy Legal Thriller #2) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

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19. Peril

By: Bob Woodward

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."

-Bob Woodward, Peril

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20. Rich Justice (Jason Rich, #3)

By: Robert Bailey

4.57

Format: 515 pages, Kindle Edition

In this twisty thriller from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, a disgraced atto… read more

Similar categories in Robert Bailey's Rich Justice (Jason Rich, #3) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

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21. Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir

By: Farah Naz Rishi

4.23

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Pakistani American author comes a bracing memoir about tradition, upending expectations, and… read more

Similar categories in Farah Naz Rishi's Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • nonfiction
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22. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

By: Beverly Gage

4.37

Format: 864 pages, Hardcover

A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Gage's G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. Watergate: A New History

By: Garrett M. Graff

4.49

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

From Garrett​ Graff, comes the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full … read more

Similar categories in Garrett M. Graff's Watergate: A New History book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. Jackrabbit Smile (Hap and Leonard #11)

By: Joe R. Lansdale

4.01

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Hap and Leonard, the unlikely detective duo now on screen in the highly praised series starrin… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Jackrabbit Smile (Hap and Leonard #11) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

Cover of Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics by Lawrence O'Donnell

25. Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics

By: Lawrence O'Donnell

4.41

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the celebrated host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthral… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence O'Donnell's Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Most politicians are more frustrated by the way their own party disappoints them than the way the other party opposes them. They expect opposition from the opposing party. That’s the way it’s suppose…"

-Lawrence O'Donnell, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics

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26. How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of f… read more

Similar categories in Heather Cox Richardson's How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year by Carol Leonnig

27. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

By: Carol Leonnig

4.39

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books… read more

Similar categories in Carol Leonnig's I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. Crafter Part II (From Chef to Crafter to Conqueror #3)

By: Gabriel Rathweg

4.47

Format: 591 pages, Paperback

Ryo and company are back!After arriving back in time and another dimension, Ryo has begun the arduo… read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Rathweg's Crafter Part II (From Chef to Crafter to Conqueror #3) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

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29. Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings

By: Earl Swift

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift redisco… read more

Similar categories in Earl Swift's Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation by Charles Kaiser

30. 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

By: Charles Kaiser

3.87

Format: 539 pages, Kindle Edition

1st published in 1988, 1968 in America remains one of the definitive texts about the culture & poli… read more

Similar categories in Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • music
  • cultural
  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • counter culture
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31. The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 (Dangerous Nation Trilogy)

By: Robert Kagan

4.47

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

A comprehensive, sweeping history of America's rise to global superpower--a follow up to the author… read more

Similar categories in Robert Kagan's The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 (Dangerous Nation Trilogy) book and Charles Kaiser's 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction

12 Top history books like 1968 in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation by Charles Kaiser

Transform Your Habits

1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America

David Pietrusza

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Peril

Bob Woodward

4.09

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14 Best audiobook books like Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings by Earl Swift

Transform Your Habits

Apollo: The Race To The Moon

Charles Murray , Catherine Bly Cox

4.52

Transform Your Habits

A Man on the Moon

Michael Kramer , Bronson Pinchot , Tom Hanks , Andrew Chaikin

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her

Rowland White , Richard Truly

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic

Simon Winchester

3.84

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