American Cassandra: The Life of Dorothy Thompson
By: Peter Kurth
4.23
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
Explores the remarkable life of the American journalist, discussing her advisory roles to Churchill…
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1. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
By: Edmund Morris
4.23
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time Described by … read more
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"Any black or red man who could win admission to “the fellowship of the doers"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"He plunged at once into the somewhat rodent-like life of a professional historian."-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"[T]he one plain duty of every man is to face the future as he faces the present, regardless of what it may have in store for him, turning toward the light as he sees the light, to play his part manfu…"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
2. Gellhorn: A Twentieth Century Life
By: Caroline Moorehead
4.09
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The first major biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, whose life provides a uni… read more
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3. The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon, #2)
By: Daniel Silva
3.89
Format: 432 pages,
The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed… read more
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4. The Origins of Totalitarianism
By: Hannah Arendt
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twent… read more
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5. The Overstory
By: Richard Powers
4.12
Format: 502 pages, Paperback
The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning ev… read more
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"Human history was the story of increasingly disoriented hunger."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"The confirmation of others: a sickness the entire race will die of."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Civilized yards are all alike. Every wild yard is wild in its own way."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Trees fall with spectacular crashes. Planting is silent and growth invisible."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
6. The Storyteller of Casablanca
By: Fiona Valpy
4.40
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city off… read more
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7. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes
By: Tim Brady
4.01
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more
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8. Looking for Jane
By: Heather Marshall
4.36
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A debut about three women whose lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, an… read more
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9. The Book of Lost Names
By: Kristin Harmel
4.43
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes… read more
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"...we are only responsible for the things we do—or fail to do—ourselves."-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names
"Remember that God’s plan for you might be different than the plan you have for yourself."-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names
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"Eva refused to believe that a person who had made a life from books could have evil in her heart."-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names
10. Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War
By: Deborah Cohen
3.79
Format: 557 pages, Hardcover
They were an astonishing group: glamorous, gutsy, and irreverent to the bone. As cub reporters in t… read more
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"What they didn't understand was that the Soviet Union wasn't communism, certainly not as Marx envisioned it. Instead, it was best understood as the most extractive sort of capitalism in which all pro…"-Deborah Cohen, Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War
11. American Cassandra: The Life of Dorothy Thompson
By: Peter Kurth
4.23
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
Explores the remarkable life of the American journalist, discussing her advisory roles to Churchill… read more
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