13 Top historical books like The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S McElvaine

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The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn

By: Robert S McElvaine

4.20

Format: 607 pages, Kindle Edition

An award-winning historian on the transformative year in the sixties that continues to reverberate …

If you liked the historical plot in The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S McElvaine , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year

By: Steve Turner

4.26

Format: 464 pages, ebook

A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose gr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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2. Leaving Berlin

By: Joseph Kanon

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Books 2015 * Wall Street JournalBest Books of 2015 The accla… read more

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  • historical

3. The Confessor (Gabriel Allon, #3)

By: Daniel Silva

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Dark secrets are revealed in Vatican City in this Gabriel Allon thriller from #1 New York Times bes… read more

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4. Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet

By: Reed Farrel Coleman

3.76

Format: 336 pages,

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5. Dr. Feelgood: The Story of the Doctor Who Influenced History by Treating and Drugging Prominent Figures Including President Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley

By: William J. Birnes , Richard A. Lertzman

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Doctor Max Jacobson, whom the Secret Service under President John F. Kennedy code-named "Dr. Feelgo… read more

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6. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

By: Adam Hochschild

4.21

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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7. UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There

By: Garrett M. Graff

3.73

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Garrett M. Graff comes the first comprehensive and eye-openi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

By: Douglas Brunt

4.23

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"

-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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9. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • historical
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. 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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  • historical
  • 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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11. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

By: Peter Baker

4.46

Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
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13. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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14. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • historical
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America

By: Michael Benson

3.97

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022 The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the… read more

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  • historical
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Flags on the Bayou

By: James Lee Burke

3.98

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana… read more

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  • historical
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17. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir

By: Lucinda Williams

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The iconic singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy winner opens up about her traumatic childhood in… read more

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  • american
  • nonfiction
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18. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • historical
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Furies (Charlie Parker, #20) by John Connolly

19. The Furies (Charlie Parker, #20)

By: John Connolly

4.15

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Chaos and murder arrive in Charlie Parker’s hometown of Portland, Maine, with two connected crimes … read more

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20. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

By: Susan Page

3.90

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time—Barbara Walters—a wo… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World by Jen Psaki

21. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

By: Jen Psaki

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

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22. I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House

By: Stephanie Grisham

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The most frank and intimate portrait of the Trump White House yet Stephanie Grisham rose from be… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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23. The Rise

By: Ian Rankin

3.65

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more

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24. The School of Mirrors

By: Eva Stachniak

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A scintillating, gorgeously written historical novel about a mother and a daughter in eighteenth-ce… read more

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  • historical
Cover of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster

25. Where Angels Fear to Tread

By: E.M. Forster

3.60

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Chaperoned by her young friend Caroline Abbott, free-spirited, recently widowed Lilia Herriton jour… read more

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"We were mad - drunk with rebellion."

-E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

"In Rome one had simply to sit still and feel."

-E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

"Pretty things pack just the same as ugly ones."

-E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

"Mr. Herriton, don’t – please, Mr. Herriton – a dentist. His father’s a dentist."

-E.M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

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26. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

By: Anthony Fauci

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 (Dangerous Nation Trilogy) by Robert Kagan

27. The Ghost at the Feast: America and the Collapse of World Order, 1900-1941 (Dangerous Nation Trilogy)

By: Robert Kagan

4.47

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

A comprehensive, sweeping history of America's rise to global superpower--a follow up to the author… read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

28. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

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29. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

By: Nancy Pelosi

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S McElvaine

30. The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn

By: Robert S McElvaine

4.20

Format: 607 pages, Kindle Edition

An award-winning historian on the transformative year in the sixties that continues to reverberate … read more

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  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
Cover of Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty by Hillary Rodham Clinton

31. Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinto… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction

20 Best history books like The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S McElvaine

Transform Your Habits

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Steve Turner

4.26

Transform Your Habits

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

Adam Hochschild

4.21

Transform Your Habits

UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There

Garrett M. Graff

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

Douglas Brunt

4.23

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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

Donald L. Miller

4.18

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

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Douglas Brunt

4.23

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4.24

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