16 must-read nonfiction books like The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House by John F. Harris, John F. Harris

The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House

By: John F. Harris , John F. Harris

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

New York TimesBestseller The definitive account of one of the most accomplished, controversial, and…

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Cover of Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President by Robert Dallek

1. Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President

By: Robert Dallek

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Robert Dallek's brilliant two-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson has received an avalanche of prais… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • nonfiction
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2. Bush

By: Jean Edward Smith

4.22

Format: None pages,

Distinguished presidential biographer Jean Edward Smith offers a "comprehensive and compelling" (Th… read more

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3. The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House

By: John F. Harris , John F. Harris

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

New York TimesBestseller The definitive account of one of the most accomplished, controversial, and… read more

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  • american history
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  • nonfiction
Cover of Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover by Kenneth Whyte

4. Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover

By: Kenneth Whyte

3.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The definitive biography of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, Herbert … read more

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  • american history
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5. 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

6. First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton

By: David Maraniss

4.26

Format: 91 pages,

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7. My Life

By: Bill Clinton

3.74

Format: 1056 pages, Paperback

An exhaustive, soul-searching memoir, Bill Clinton's My Life is a refreshingly candid look at the f… read more

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"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself."

-Bill Clinton, My Life

"The idea that power was an end in itself, rather than a means to provide the security and opportunity necessary for the pursuit of happiness, seemed to him stupid and self-defeating." (about Senator …"

-Bill Clinton, My Life

"I learned a lot from the stories my uncle, aunts and grandparents told me: that no one is perfect but most people are good; that people can’t be judged by their worst or weakest moments; that harsh j…"

-Bill Clinton, My Life

8. The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama

By: David Remnick

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Hardcover

No story has been more central to America's history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and… read more

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9. Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House

By: Peter Baker

3.19

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a… read more

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10. Richard Nixon: The Life

By: John A. Farrell

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Brilliantly researched, authoritatively crafted by a prize-winning biographer, and lively on the pa… read more

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11. Reagan: The Life

By: H.W. Brands

3.64

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller and New York Timesbestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive b… read more

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12. 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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  • american history
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13. 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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14. King: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.67

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • nonfiction
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15. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

By: Jon Meacham

4.12

Format: 794 pages, Kindle Edition

From Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham comes a sweeping ye… read more

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"Where Goldwater-ites saw the world in black and white, Rockefeller noted shades of gray."

-Jon Meacham, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

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16. Reagan: An American Journey

By: Bob Spitz

4.15

Format: 863 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American… read more

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"He based these anecdotes largely on stories he'd read in unverified accounts in small-town newspapers and crackpot magazines. It didn't matter that most of the facts and figures didn't check out. The…"

-Bob Spitz, Reagan: An American Journey

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17. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

By: Maggie Haberman

4.09

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidenc… read more

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"Trump is to business what professional wrestling is to sports: part of it, certainly, but also a cartoonish parody of it."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

"[White House Chief of Staff and Four-Star General John] Kelly shared with [Mick} Mulvaney {who was appointed when Kelly resigned] his view that Trump was the most flawed person he had ever met."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

Cover of The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future by Franklin Foer

18. The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future

By: Franklin Foer

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Franklin Foer tells the definitive insider story of the first two years of the Biden presidency, wi… read more

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19. An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

By: Richard Norton Smith

4.46

Format: 992 pages, Hardcover

From the preeminent presidential scholar and acclaimed biographer of historical figures including G… read more

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20. His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

By: Jonathan Alter

4.34

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

From one of America’s most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, … read more

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Cover of Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now by Evan Osnos

21. Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now

By: Evan Osnos

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

*A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* A concise, brilliant, and trenchant examination of Joseph… read more

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"I'm embarrassed to say, I thought you could defeat hate. You can't. It only hides. It crawls under the rocks, and, when given oxygen by any person in authority, it comes roaring back out. And what I …"

-Evan Osnos, Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now

16 Top history books like The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House by John F. Harris, John F. Harris

Transform Your Habits

Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President

Robert Dallek

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Bush

Jean Edward Smith

4.22

The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House

John F. Harris , John F. Harris

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Hoover: The Life and Times of Herbert Hoover

Kenneth Whyte

3.21

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15 best-selling history books like Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith

Transform Your Habits

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

Robert Dallek

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Coolidge

Amity Shlaes

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Truman

David McCullough

3.31

Transform Your Habits

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream: The Most Revealing Portrait of a President and Presidential Power Ever Written

Doris Kearns Goodwin

3.75

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