5 must-read biography memoir books like Alexander Hamilton: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall

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Alexander Hamilton: A Life

By: Willard Sterne Randall

3.96

Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition

“Hamilton’s turbulent life, the dramatic birth of a nation . . . propelled with the page-turning in…

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Cover of Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose

1. Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.14

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed t… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough

2. Brave Companions: Portraits in History

By: David McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780671792763 From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Li… read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"…the little known events of a given time, and people who are not in the headlines can be what matters most in the long run – and the long run is the measure of history."

-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History

"Mainly, writing means a good deal of hard thinking … yet sometimes the very struggle of getting the words down on paper does result in unexpected discoveries or clarifications."

-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History

"The problem, as Thornton Wilder said, lies in the effort to employ the past tense in such a way that it does not rob those events of their character of having occurred in freedom."

-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History

"In writing history, to catch the feeling and well as the truth of other times, it is of utmost importance … to convey the sense that things need not have happened as they did…the past, after all, is …"

-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History

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3. Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroads

By: Dee Brown

3.97

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

From the author of the best-selling Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown's classic account of t… read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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4. Mama's Bank Account

By: Kathryn Forbes

4.24

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The charming adventures of the Mama of an immigrant Norwegian family living in San Francisco. This … read more

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  • historical
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5. City of Thieves

By: David Benioff

3.95

Format: None pages,

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, surv… read more

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  • historical
Cover of The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt by William L. Shirer

6. The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt

By: William L. Shirer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Bismarck was the greatest warship ever built. But the Allies had to sink it - or risk losing th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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7. Truman

By: David McCullough

3.31

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2) by Tony Hillerman

8. Dance Hall of the Dead (Leaphorn & Chee, #2)

By: Tony Hillerman

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutena… read more

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9. Rendezvous

By: Nelson DeMille

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

In this tense, riveting mind game, New York Times bestselling novelist Nelson DeMille delivers a su… read more

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10. The Book Case (John Corey, #0.5)

By: Nelson DeMille

3.50

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

In this compact and delightful murder mystery, New York Times bestselling suspense novelist Nelson … read more

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11. The Blind Assassin

By: Margaret Atwood

5.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Margaret Atwood takes the art of storytelling to new heights in a dazzling novel that unfolds layer… read more

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12. The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble W… read more

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Cover of The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David von Drehle

13. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

By: David von Drehle

4.00

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

One of our nation’s most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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14. The Rabbit Factor

By: Antti Tuomainen

3.79

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

An insurance mathematician’s carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly lose… read more

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15. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

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  • historical
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

Cover of Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) by Robert Crais

16. Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8)

By: Robert Crais

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this bri… read more

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Cover of Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30) by John Sandford

17. Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30)

By: John Sandford

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. poli… read more

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  • politics
"Hostas were the hot fudge sundaes of the deer world."

-John Sandford, Masked Prey (Lucas Davenport, #30)

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18. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

Similar categories in Ron Howard's The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family book and Willard Sterne Randall's Alexander Hamilton: A Life

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Trouble at the Brownstone (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #16) by Robert Goldsborough

19. Trouble at the Brownstone (Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Mysteries, #16)

By: Robert Goldsborough

4.13

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

Archie Goodwin goes undercover on the waterfront in a new mystery by the author who “does a masterl… read more

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Cover of Alexander Hamilton: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall

20. Alexander Hamilton: A Life

By: Willard Sterne Randall

3.96

Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition

“Hamilton’s turbulent life, the dramatic birth of a nation . . . propelled with the page-turning in… read more

Similar categories in Willard Sterne Randall's Alexander Hamilton: A Life book and Willard Sterne Randall's Alexander Hamilton: A Life

  • american history
  • american
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
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21. Hill of Secrets

By: Galina Vromen

4.16

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

In a desert outpost, nuclear scientists and their families face the toll of the secrets they keep f… read more

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  • historical

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3.97

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