5 must-read nonfiction books like Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War by David A. Nichols

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Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War

By: David A. Nichols

3.99

Format: 380 pages,

A gripping tale of international intrigue and betray-al, Eisenhower 1956 is the white-knuckle story…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War by David A. Nichols , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

Similar categories in David McCullough's 1776 book and David A. Nichols's Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War

  • politics
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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2. Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War

By: David A. Nichols

3.99

Format: 380 pages,

A gripping tale of international intrigue and betray-al, Eisenhower 1956 is the white-knuckle story… read more

Similar categories in David A. Nichols's Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War book and David A. Nichols's Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction

3. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

By: Joseph J. Ellis

5.00

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Mon… read more

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4. Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary, and Eisenhower's Campaign for Peace

By: Alex von Tunzelmann

3.00

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

Over sixteen extraordinary days in October and November 1956, the twin crises of Suez and Hungary p… read more

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5. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Doris Kearns Goodwin, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Team of Rivals, captures the Progr… read more

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6. The Nineties

By: Chuck Klosterman

3.87

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

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7. From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

By: Arthur C. Brooks

3.94

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard p… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. George Washington, Entrepreneur: How Our Founding Father's Private Business Pursuits Changed America and the World

By: John Berlau

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A detailed business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • presidents
  • nonfiction

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