13 must-read politics books like Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History by Andrew Cohen

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Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History

By: Andrew Cohen

1.00

Format: 168 pages, ebook

On two consecutive days in June 1963, in two lyrical speeches, John F. Kennedy pivots dramatically …

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1. The Moon Is Down

By: John Steinbeck

3.93

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Taken by surprise, a small coastal town is overrun by an invading army with little resistance. The … read more

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"The fool supply was controlled..."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"We have taken on a job, haven’t we?"

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"...rose like cream to the top of milk."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

"The flies have conquered the flypaper."

-John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down

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2. 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
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
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3. Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Robert F. Kennedy

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over it… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History

By: Andrew Cohen

1.00

Format: 168 pages, ebook

On two consecutive days in June 1963, in two lyrical speeches, John F. Kennedy pivots dramatically … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Cohen's Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History book and Andrew Cohen's Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History

  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
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5. Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

By: Robert Dallek

3.71

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

In anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination comes this riveting,… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
"The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives."

-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

"JFK to RFK: To survive in politics, you sometimes have to be willing to make fun of yourself."

-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

"They are pretty good at improvising, but God help us if they are given time to think. Dean Atchison"

-Robert Dallek, Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

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6. The Making of the President 1960

By: Theodore H. White

4.15

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

1961 Common Reader Classic Bestseller. A narrative history of American politics in action. 2004 Bar… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
"But if America falters in greatness and purpose, than Americans are nothing but the offscourings and hungry of other lands."

-Theodore H. White, The Making of the President 1960

"The Americans of the age were not an irreligious people; and the fact that they were Christian was very important, for the marks of Christianity lay all across the Constitution."

-Theodore H. White, The Making of the President 1960

"The forces that run in American politics in our age are many and varied; they run in strange ways in our times of general education--they run in the meeting of white and black; in the nagging, daily …"

-Theodore H. White, The Making of the President 1960

7. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

By: David Grann

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more

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8. The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

By: Thurston Clarke

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of Robert Kennedy’s exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for president—a re… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his."

-Thurston Clarke, The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

9. The Red Badge of Courage

By: Stephen Crane

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more

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10. Naked

By: David Sedaris

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Welcome to the hilarious, strange, elegiac, outrageous world of David Sedaris. In Naked, Sedaris tu… read more

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11. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

By: Timothy Snyder

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more

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12. PT 109: JFK's Night of Destiny

By: William Doyle

4.23

Format: 528 pages, ebook

A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of one of the most famous events of World War II--the sinking… read more

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13. This Side of Paradise

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.64

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the a… read more

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"A squalid phantasmagoria of breath"

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

"Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

"Amory: I love you. Rosalind: I love you- now."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

"Good luck to you and bad luck to your theories."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

14. The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

By: Amity Shlaes

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Challenging conventional history, Amity Shlaes offers a reinterpretation of the Great Depression. S… read more

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15. My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

By: Clint Hill

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. 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
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
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18. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

By: Andy Borowitz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more

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  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"

-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

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19. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

By: Jon Meacham

4.46

Format: 676 pages, Hardcover

The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
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20. White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port

By: Kate Storey

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“Impeccably researched…captivating!” —Elin Hilderbrand * “A well-paced history.” — The New York Tim… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction
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21. Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency

By: Mark K. Updegrove

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author and historian Mark K. Updegrove, head of the LBJ Foundation and presidential histo… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction

13 must-read history books like Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History by Andrew Cohen

Transform Your Habits

Truman

David McCullough

3.31

Transform Your Habits

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Robert F. Kennedy

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History

Andrew Cohen

1.00

Transform Your Habits

Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House

Robert Dallek

3.71

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17 must-read audiobook books like White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port by Kate Storey

Transform Your Habits

Fairytale Interrupted: What JFK Jr. Taught Me About Life, Love, and Loss

RoseMarie Terenzio

3.89

Transform Your Habits

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

Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Transform Your Habits

My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

Clint Hill

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy

Carl Sferrazza Anthony

3.99

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