9 best-selling biography books like Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England by Charles Harding Firth

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Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England

By: Charles Harding Firth

3.93

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell portrays a man who was ‘both soldier and statesman…

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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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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"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

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2. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.84

Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more

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  • british literature
"But if you were investigating a crime,"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

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3. City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire

By: Roger Crowley

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • world history
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4. Franco: A Personal and Political Biography

By: Stanley G. Payne , Jesús Palacios , Jes Palacios

4.06

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and contro… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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5. This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1)

By: Frank E. Peretti

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, ag… read more

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  • religion
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6. Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)

By: David Hackett Fischer

3.59

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

This book is the first volume in a cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction

7. What Kind of Creatures Are We?

By: Noam Chomsky

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Noam Chomsky is widely known and deeply admired for being the founder of modern linguistics, one of… read more

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8. The Wars of the Roses

By: Alison Weir

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for… read more

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9. The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4)

By: Tom Clancy

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so… read more

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10. Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The e… read more

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11. The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Africa's Most Controversial Leader

By: None

3.80

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

The former Prime Minister of Rhodesia tells his side of the story of the events which polarized the… read more

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12. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)

By: Agatha Christie

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more

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13. The Dawn's Early Light

By: Walter Lord

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Walter Lord--author of such best-sellers as A Night to Rememberand A Day of Infamy--brings to life … read more

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14. Khartoum: The Ultimate Imperial Adventure

By: Michael Asher

4.60

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure more thril… read more

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15. Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant

By: Tracy Borman

2.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Thomas Cromwell has long been reviled as a Machiavellian schemer who stopped at nothing in his ques… read more

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16. The Habsburg Empire: A New History

By: Pieter M. Judson

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a panoramic and pioneering reappraisal, Pieter Judson shows why the Habsburg Empire mattered so … read more

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17. Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine

By: Barry S. Strauss

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who foun… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • world history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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18. The Teacher (DS Cross Mysteries, #6)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.51

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes f… read more

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19. De Bourgondiërs: aartsvaders van de Lage Landen

By: Bart Van Loo

4.31

Format: 607 pages, Hardcover

Meesterverteller Bart Van Loo neemt de lezer op sleeptouw langs duizend jaar Europese geschiedenis.… read more

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  • european history
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia

By: Hannes Wessels

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography of a Special Forces soldier who battled the forces of Mugabe and Nkomo, earning a reput… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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21. The Politician (DS Cross Mysteries, #4)

By: Tim Sullivan

4.49

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

A ransacked room. A dead politician. A burglary gone wrong – or a staged murder? THE DETECTIVE … read more

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  • british literature
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22. A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball (A Dizzy Heights Mystery, #2)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.28

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

A locked room. A mysterious death. Just another gig for the Dizzy Heights. When London’s finest … read more

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  • british literature
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23. In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

By: Laurence Bergreen

3.91

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus brings ali… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • world history
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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24. The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire

By: Stephen R. Bown

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins. The story of the Hudson's Bay C… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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25. Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel

By: Pyotr Wrangel

4.48

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Russia, 1917. As World War I drags on, political turmoil slowly paralyzes the Empire. The Czar abdi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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26. Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

By: Thomas Aquinas

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever know… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"The objection we are dealing with argues from the standpoint of an agent that presupposes time and acts in time, but did not institute time. Hence the question about 'why God's eternal will produces …"

-Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

"Human nature inclines us to have recourse to petition for the purpose of obtaining from another, especially from a person of higher rank, what we hope to receive from him. So prayer is recommended to…"

-Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

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27. Sparta: A History from Beginning to End (Ancient Civilizations)

By: Hourly History

4.12

Format: 62 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of Sparta...Free BONUS Inside!Many of the city-states of Ancient Gr… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. The Great Ice Age: A History from Beginning to End (Prehistory)

By: Hourly History

4.30

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of the Great Ice Age...Free BONUS Inside!On a human scale, the clim… read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. The Devil's Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651-1715

By: Anton Gill

3.87

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

A man born with few advantages, William Dampier's single-minded determination to see the world bore… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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30. Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England

By: Charles Harding Firth

3.93

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell portrays a man who was ‘both soldier and statesman… read more

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  • biography
  • world history
  • church history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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31. The African Wars: Warriors and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns

By: Chris Peers

3.87

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

In The African Wars, Chris Peers provides a graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought … read more

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Roger Crowley

3.92

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4.06

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3.95

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Wes Markin

4.36

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Andrew Raymond

4.47

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J.D. Kirk

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