Plain Speaking: an Oral Biography of Harry S Truman
By: Merle Miller
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
The Washington columnist Mary McGrory once wrote, " Since Harry Truman left town almost nobody has …
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4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
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"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
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2. The Face In The Frost
By: John Bellairs
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Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
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4. Truman
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Format: 267 pages, Paperback
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6. Plain Speaking: an Oral Biography of Harry S Truman
By: Merle Miller
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
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11. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
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3.55
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4.23
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
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4.45
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4.05
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4.03
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4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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4.42
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20. The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery
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4.27
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21. Make Something Good Today: A Memoir
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4.48
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