9 must-read history books like How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin by Deborah Hertz

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How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin

By: Deborah Hertz

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When the Nazis came to power and created a racial state in the 1930s, an urgent priority was to ide…

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1. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

By: John Grisham

3.86

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

John Grisham's first work of non-fiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete."

-John Grisham, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

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2. Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)

By: Ken Follett , John Lee

4.19

Format: 37 pages, Audible Audio

Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical e… read more

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"Since Lenin died, every Soviet leader had been a liar. They had all glossed over what was wrong and declined to acknowledge reality. The most striking characteristic of Soviet leadership for the last…"

-Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ‘I have a dream that one day,…"

-Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)

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3. Pacific: The Ocean of the Future

By: Simon Winchester

4.04

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its ro… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Paris

By: Edward Rutherfurd

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps th… read more

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5. Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)

By: Ken Follett

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families… read more

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6. Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)

By: Frank McCourt

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion. This is a glorious book … read more

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7. Fathers and Sons

By: Ivan Turgenev , None , None

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bazarov—a gifted, impatient, and caustic young man—has journeyed from school to the home of his fri… read more

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"He has no faith in principles, only in frogs."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"Death's an old story, but new for each person."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"However, I know myself as a very unhappy person."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

8. A Crack in the Edge of the World

By: Simon Winchester

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early… read more

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9. 'Tis A Memoir (Frank McCourt, #2)

By: Frank McCourt

3.21

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic boyhood, Angela's Ashes, picks up the st… read more

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10. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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11. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

By: Liz Cheney

4.60

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers be… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

By: Mel Brooks

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, a… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"I didn’t realize it but I might have created the first cell phone. Had I patented it, I probably would have made so much money that I wouldn’t have had to write this book."

-Mel Brooks, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

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14. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

By: Simon Winchester

3.79

Format: 464 pages, ebook

The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. The Faraway World: Stories

By: Patricia Engel

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

* A New York Times Editors’ Choice * From Patricia Engel, whose novel Infinite Country was a New… read more

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16. The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

By: Julie Satow

3.79

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin

By: Deborah Hertz

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When the Nazis came to power and created a racial state in the 1930s, an urgent priority was to ide… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Hertz's How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin book and Deborah Hertz's How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin

  • history
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • jewish

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John Grisham

3.86

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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future

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4.04

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

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Jesmyn Ward

3.70

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Jonathan Escoffery

3.69

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Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

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Lisa Ko

3.22

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