13 must-read biography books like Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A. Tyldesley

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Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

By: Joyce A. Tyldesley

4.38

Format: None pages,

She was the last effective ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for thr…

If you liked the biography plot in Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A. Tyldesley , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. A Beautiful Mind

By: Sylvia Nasar

4.13

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

Stories of famously eccentric Princetonians abound—such as that of chemist Hubert Alyea, the model … read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Nasar's A Beautiful Mind book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Nash was respected but not well liked."

-Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind

"A genius with a penis. Isn’t that what we all want?"

-Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind

"Hey Nash! You scared?' 'Terrified,mortified,petrified...stupefied by you!"

-Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind

"His heroes were solitary thinkers and supermen like Newton and Nietzsche."

-Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind

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2. Napoleon: A Life

By: Andrew Roberts

4.23

Format: 976 pages, Paperback

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Roberts's Napoleon: A Life book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

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3. Cleopatra: A Life

By: Stacy Schiff

4.09

Format: 129 pages, Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of th… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra: A Life book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • egypt
  • nonfiction
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4. Albert Einstein: A Biography

By: Ewald Osers , Albrecht Fölsing

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

"(Folsing) provides a nuanced, nonjudgmental personal portrait resting firmly on prodigious archiva… read more

Similar categories in Ewald Osers's Albert Einstein: A Biography book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

5. Marie Antoinette: The Journey

By: Antonia Fraser

4.07

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An utterly riveting and intensely moving boo… read more

Similar categories in Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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6. Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World

By: Diana Preston

3.98

Format: 269 pages,

In 44 bc, Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March. His mistress, Cleopatra of Egypt, fled b… read more

Similar categories in Diana Preston's Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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7. Long Walk To Freedom (Volume 1: 1918-1962)

By: Nelson Mandela

3.82

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

From his birth in a village on the banks of the Mbashe River in the Transkei to his politicisation … read more

Similar categories in Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom (Volume 1: 1918-1962) book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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8. Peter the Great: His Life and World

By: Robert K. Massie

4.14

Format: 909 pages, Paperback

Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the… read more

Similar categories in Robert K. Massie's Peter the Great: His Life and World book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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9. Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III

By: Flora Fraser

4.57

Format: None pages,

read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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10. Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

By: Joyce A. Tyldesley

4.38

Format: None pages,

She was the last effective ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for thr… read more

Similar categories in Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • egyptology
  • historical
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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11. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

By: Toby Wilkinson

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconog… read more

Similar categories in Toby Wilkinson's The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • historical
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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12. Lincoln

By: David Herbert Donald

4.19

Format: 714 pages, Paperback

A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portr… read more

Similar categories in David Herbert Donald's Lincoln book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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13. A. Lincoln

By: Ronald C. White Jr.

4.30

Format: 816 pages, Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The Philadelphia Inquirer • The Chr… read more

Similar categories in Ronald C. White Jr.'s A. Lincoln book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

14. Leonardo da Vinci

By: Walter Isaacson

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Timesbestseller "A powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life...a study in creat… read more

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15. Einstein: The Life and Times

By: Ronald William Clark

3.89

Format: None pages,

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY Albert Einstein was far more than the physicist who confidently claimed th… read more

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16. Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

By: Jane Dunn

3.67

Format: None pages,

This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots… read more

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17. Alexander the Great

By: Robin Lane Fox

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Great searches through the mass of confl… read more

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18. Einstein: His Life and Universe

By: Walter Isaacson

4.33

Format: 201 pages,

By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive… read more

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19. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages,

'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it i… read more

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20. The Life of Abraham Lincoln

By: Henry Ketcham

4.28

Format: None pages,

According to Wikipedia: "Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 aEUR" April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth… read more

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21. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

By: Kara Cooney

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cl… read more

Similar categories in Kara Cooney's When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt book and Joyce A. Tyldesley's Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
"It should come as no surprise that women need to work doubly hard to prove their right to power. They have to look to their menfolk around them who can support their claim, rather than detract from i…"

-Kara Cooney, When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt

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