11 best-selling biography books like The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi by Ronald Kessler

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The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi

By: Ronald Kessler

3.77

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Profiles the Saudi Arabian middleman who, in just twenty-five years, has amassed the world's larges…

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1. The Man in the High Castle

By: Philip K. Dick

3.60

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assume… read more

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"Don’t you feel it?"

-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle

"Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find."

-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle

"Dreadful low-class jingoistic racist invectives, unworthy of me."

-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle

"We are all insects. Groping towards something terrible or divine."

-Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle

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2. The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

By: Andrew Feinstein

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Shadow World is the harrowing behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, revealing the de… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

By: Vikram Chandra , S. Hussain Zaidi

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

4. More Ketchup Than Salsa

By: Joe Cawley

4.04

Format: 156 pages,

British author and his girlfriend chuck their jobs in the freezing north of England, going into hoc… read more

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5. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable… read more

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6. When McKinsey Comes to Town

By: Walt Bogdanich

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**An explosive exposé of the world's most pre… read more

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  • nonfiction
"One former McKinsey consultant wrote anonymously, ¨To those convinced that a secretive cabal controls the world, the usual suspect are Illuminati, Lizard People, or ´globalists.' They are wrong, natu…"

-Walt Bogdanich, When McKinsey Comes to Town

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7. Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

By: Catherine Belton

4.18

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Interference in American elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics in Europe. War in Ukraine… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations by Ronen Bergman

8. Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

By: Ronen Bergman

4.40

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF’s targeted killing programs, from… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The divide between the combat-sated generals, who once had "a knife between their teeth" but later grasped the limits of force, and the majority of the people of Israel, is the sad reality in which M…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

"Finally, a recruit would undergo one last test. The agency would send him home, to his own neighborhood and his own social circle, in disguise and with his alias. If he could circulate there, among t…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

"Indeed, in many respects the story of Israel’s intelligence community as recounted in this book has been one of a long string of impressive tactical successes, but also disastrous strategic failures.…"

-Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

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9. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China

By: Desmond Shum

3.91

Format: None pages, Audiobook

This “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice) New York Times bestseller is na… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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10. A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

By: Edward Chisholm

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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11. Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

By: David de Jong

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

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13. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power

By: Bradley Hope

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters comes a revelatory look at the inner workings of t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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14. Mistakes were Made

By: Andy C Wareing

4.30

Format: None pages, None

2020 turned out to be a year most of the world would spend in pajamas. And that’s what we should ha… read more

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15. Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy

By: Matthew Campbell

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billio… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

People are riveted by royals, captivated by celebrities, mesmerized by the monied and enthralled by… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew

By: Annejet van der Zijl

3.73

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of a girl from the wilderness settlements of a burgeoning new America who became one… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"If you no longer had a future, what else is there left but dreams of the past?"

-Annejet van der Zijl, An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew

"If there was one thing that was truly American, it was the belief that it was always possible to start again."

-Annejet van der Zijl, An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew

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18. We're On Our Way USA: A Travel Adventure (Book One) (The Tailspin Travelogues)

By: Andy C Wareing

4.40

Format: None pages, None

The journey begins…but common sense stays home! Ever wondered what it’s really like to pick up y… read more

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19. Abramovich : The Billionaire from Nowhere

By: Dominic Midgley

3.61

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An investigative biography of soccer's richest Russian oil magnate, now the owner of Chelsea FC. Fe… read more

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  • biography
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20. Goldsmith: Money, Women and Power

By: Chris Hutchins

3.59

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Sir James Goldsmith was one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century but as a billio… read more

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21. The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi

By: Ronald Kessler

3.77

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Profiles the Saudi Arabian middleman who, in just twenty-five years, has amassed the world's larges… read more

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The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade

Andrew Feinstein

3.82

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Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

Vikram Chandra , S. Hussain Zaidi

4.36

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When McKinsey Comes to Town

Walt Bogdanich

3.80

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Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West

Catherine Belton

4.18

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Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

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Tony James Slater

4.46

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Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor

Ben MacFarlane

4.48

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Cruise Ship SOS: The Life-Saving Adventures of a Doctor at Sea

Ben MacFarlane

4.42

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