The Last Lion 3: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (The Last Lion, #3)
By: William Manchester , Paul Reid
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
Spanning the years of 1940-1965, The Last Lionpicks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime…
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1. Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
By: Stephen Kotkin
3.97
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has th… read more
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"Russia was a genuine great power, but with a tragic flaw. Its vicious, archaic autocracy had to be emasculated for any type of better system to emerge. Unmodern in principle, let alone in practice, t…"-Stephen Kotkin, Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
2. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
3. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
By: Michael Korda
3.86
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) first won fame for his writings and his participation in the British-spon… read more
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- history
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- war
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4. 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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5. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
By: David McCullough
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring - and until now, untold - story of the adventurou… read more
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6. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill… read more
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7. Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon B. Johnson, cont… read more
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8. The Last Lion 3: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (The Last Lion, #3)
By: William Manchester , Paul Reid
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
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- history
- biography
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- war
- world war ii
- biography memoir
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9. The Gathering Storm (The Second World War, #1)
By: Winston S. Churchill
3.66
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
Winston Churchill was not only a statesman and leader of historic proportions, he also possessed su… read more
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- war
- world war ii
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10. Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, … read more
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11. Their Finest Hour (The Second World War, #2)
By: Winston S. Churchill
3.98
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive… read more
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- world war ii
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12. Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
By: Jon Meacham
3.62
Format: None pages,
The most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's … read more
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- world war ii
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13. Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
By: Edmund Morris
4.10
Format: 766 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling readi… read more
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"If he was less motivated by compassion than anger at what he saw as the arrogance of capital,he chafed,nonetheless,to regulate it."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Ensconced, he (Roosevelt) lacked some of the neuroses of progressives-economic envy and race hatred especially.His radicalism was a matter of energy rather than urgency."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Norway...looked to Roosevelt "as funny a kingdom as was ever imagined outside of opera bouffe....It is much as if Vermont should offhand try the experiment of having a king."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"He has,in short,reached his peak as a hunter,exuberantly altered from the pale,overweight statesman of ten months ago. Africa's way of reducing every problem of existence to dire alternatives-shoot o…"-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
14. Eisenhower in War and Peace
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.06
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more
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"Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
15. The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
By: Robert A. Caro
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON… read more
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16. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
By: Ron Chernow
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
The winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morganis the most … read more
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17. FDR
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
One of today's premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the… read more
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18. The Hinge of Fate (The Second World War, #4)
By: Winston S. Churchill
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive… read more
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19. The Grand Alliance (The Second World War, #3)
By: Winston S. Churchill
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive… read more
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20. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi
By: David Maraniss
3.50
Format: 295 pages, Paperback
In this groundbreaking biography, David Maraniss captures all of football great Vince Lombardi: the… read more
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21. My Early Life, 1874-1904
By: William Manchester , Winston S. Churchill
4.25
Format: 396 pages, Paperback
Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provo… read more
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"My education was interrupted only by my schooling."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"Here was a place where real things were going on. Here was a scene of vital action. Here was a place where anything might happen. Here was a place where something would certainly happen."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
"You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was meant to be wooed and won by youth."-William Manchester, My Early Life, 1874-1904
22. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
By: Marc J. Seifer , None
4.34
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been c… read more
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23. Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill
By: Sonia Purnell
4.54
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A long-overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman behind Winston Churchill By Winston Churchill's o… read more
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24. The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
By: Bob Drury
4.34
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's h… read more
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25. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
26. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
27. "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
By: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
4.31
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more
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"The “facts"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"The Wallace-Ali relationship reflects the great mythic “hero’s journey."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"Wallace would not have been as successful as he was without Ali’s support."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
28. Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
By: Harold Phifer
4.29
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from… read more
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"If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys out at gunpoint. She’d threaten them and say, “I will shoot you until I can’t see you!"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered."-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"Before she climbed into the car, I kindly let her know my back seats were very hard and very cold. Dead Eye Red responded, “Son, when I was your age, I would sit on a seat like this and smoke would a…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
"I ended up sitting right next to Sexy Patty. The placement wasn’t on purpose. (I needed the hands of God, not a girlfriend.) Since I was dealing with my own issues, I failed to notice that she was cl…"-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
29. Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
By: Karen Hinton
4.27
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
“A vivid, clear-eyed glimpse into American politics from a woman who grew up in the hinterlands of … read more
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"I don’t remember anything about the accident that changed my life. All I knew was what seemed like an endless, foggy dream."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"…I was finding that reporting the news wasn't enough. I wanted to be more than just a paid observer. I wanted to be in the fight. I got my chance."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"We…realized that no matter who won the race, we were girls, and we were from Soso, Mississippi, population 434, which meant we were destined to be last in pretty much everything else."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"The last few weeks of that summer, Janice lost interest in our conversations…. Her mind was taking her to other places, as though she was listening to a song or watching a movie or reading a book we …"-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
30. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.40
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of le… read more
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31. Churchill: Walking with Destiny
By: Andrew Roberts
4.36
Format: 1105 pages, Hardcover
A landmark reconsideration of the iconoclastic war leader, based on extensive new material, from pr… read more
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