6 Best biography books like Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Dared the Lightning by Thomas Fleming

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Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Dared the Lightning

By: Thomas Fleming

4.26

Format: 665 pages, Kindle Edition

For many people, Benjamin Franklin remains a puzzling figure in American history. This book tells F…

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1. Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)

By: James Patterson

4.04

Format: 461 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Detective Alex Cross is back-and he's in love. But his happiness is threatened by a series of chill… read more

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2. Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3)

By: James Patterson

3.99

Format: 466 pages, Paperback

In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. Senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown… read more

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3. Cross Country (Alex Cross, #14)

By: James Patterson

3.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When the home of Alex Cross's longtime friend Ellie Cox is turned into the worst murder scene Alex … read more

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4. Cat and Mouse (Alex Cross, #4)

By: Keith David , James Patterson , Anthony Heald

4.14

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Two killers - one operating in America, one in Europe - believe Alex Cross is the only worthy oppon… read more

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5. Roses are Red (Alex Cross, #6)

By: James Patterson

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this heart-pounding but touchingly romantic thriller, Detective Alex Cross pursues the most comp… read more

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6. Wonderful Tonight

By: Penny Junor , Pattie Boyd

3.16

Format: 288 pages,

A Q&A with Pattie Boyd, Author of Wonderful Tonight Why are you writing the book now? I have been a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

7. Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)

By: James Patterson

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twent… read more

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8. Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)

By: James Patterson

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carol… read more

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9. The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home

By: Denise Kiernan

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

New York TimesBestseller "A soaring and gorgeous American story" (Karen Abbott) from the author of … read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history

10. 7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club, #7)

By: James Patterson , Maxine Paetro

3.64

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and Detective Lindsay Boxer… read more

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11. The Highway (Highway Quartet, #2)

By: C.J. Box

3.93

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Back of Beyond a… read more

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12. The Bear and the Dragon (Jack Ryan Universe, #11)

By: Tom Clancy

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Time and again, Tom Clancy's novels have been praised not only for their big-scale drama and propul… read more

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13. An American Tragedy

By: Richard R. Lingeman , Theodore Dreiser

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

On one level, An American Tragedyis the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde G… read more

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14. The Fifth Witness (Mickey Haller, #4; Harry Bosch Universe, #20)

By: Michael Connelly

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to … read more

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15. 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1)

By: James Patterson

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

James Patterson, bestselling author of the Alex Cross novels Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls, a… read more

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16. 2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club, #2)

By: Andrew Gross , James Patterson , Melissa Leo , Jeremy Piven

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

2nd Chancereconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant d… read more

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17. Babbitt

By: Sinclair Lewis

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was cond… read more

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18. Death Comes for the Archbishop

By: Willa Cather

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, al… read more

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19. 4th of July (Women's Murder Club, #4)

By: James Patterson , Maxine Paetro

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

The Bestselling New Detective Series of the Decade Just Got Hotter, Deadlier, and More Suspenseful.… read more

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20. The 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club, #5)

By: James Patterson , Maxine Paetro

3.90

Format: None pages, Audio

The Women's Murder Club returns in full force when one of their own is faced with an unspeakable me… read more

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21. Double Cross (Alex Cross, #13)

By: James Patterson

3.85

Format: 238 pages,

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, h… read more

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22. The Heist (Gabriel Allon, #14)

By: Daniel Silva

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

A fallen spyA missing masterpiece A daring mission The Heist Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel… read more

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23. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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24. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

By: David McCullough

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more

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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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25. La Vie, According to Rose

By: Lauren Parvizi

4.00

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt novel about self-discovery, grief, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to start over. Rose… read more

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26. Over Her Dead Body

By: Susan Walter

3.99

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

An inheritance that comes with a warning. Ashley Brooks’s life isn’t working out as planned. Aft… read more

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27. The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

By: Daisy Wood

4.34

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

From an exciting new voice in WWII historical fiction—and the author of The Clockmaker’s Wife—comes… read more

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28. 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
  • biography
  • 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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29. Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.26

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildf… read more

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30. They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents

By: Neda Toloui-Semnani

3.79

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

In They Said They Wanted Revolution, Neda Semnani tells the story of her parent —their love, the re… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Dared the Lightning by Thomas    Fleming

31. Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Dared the Lightning

By: Thomas Fleming

4.26

Format: 665 pages, Kindle Edition

For many people, Benjamin Franklin remains a puzzling figure in American history. This book tells F… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction

6 Top history books like Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Dared the Lightning by Thomas Fleming

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The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home

Denise Kiernan

2.00

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

David McCullough

3.81

Transform Your Habits

All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

Mel Brooks

4.24

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

3.88

Transform Your Habits

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

Martin Short

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys

Billy Crystal

4.50

Transform Your Habits

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Bob Odenkirk

3.60

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