15 must-read biography books like Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt by Charlotte Gray

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Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt

By: Charlotte Gray

4.19

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

A captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th cen…

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Cover of Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy

1. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

By: John Guy

4.16

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . .  Hunting the Falcon  brilliantly shows how time, circumst… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House by Jared Cohen

3. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

By: Jared Cohen

4.27

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward F. O'Keefe

4. The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President

By: Edward F. O'Keefe

4.25

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spirited and poignant family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick      Mercer

5. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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6. Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt

By: Charlotte Gray

4.19

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

A captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th cen… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • canada
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby

7. A Meditation on Murder

By: Susan Juby

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve … read more

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  • canada
Cover of Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

8. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

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Cover of Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson

9. Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show

By: Tommy Tomlinson

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

10. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

By: Anderson Cooper

3.77

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

11. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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12. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

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Cover of Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) by Kate   Hilton

13. Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Hilton

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a communit… read more

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  • canada
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14. The Jazz Club Spy

By: Roberta Rich

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the author of the “riveting” ( Chicago Tribune ) The Midwife of Venice , a fresh and sweeping … read more

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Cover of Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts

15. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

By: Rebecca Boggs Roberts

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation by Andrew Stobo Sniderman

16. Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

By: Andrew Stobo Sniderman

4.54

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 yea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • canada
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17. Ridgerunner

By: Gil Adamson

4.13

Format: 443 pages, Hardcover

Part literary Western and part historical mystery, Ridgerunner is the follow-up to Gil Adamson’s aw… read more

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  • canada
Cover of George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy by Sally Bedell Smith

18. George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy

By: Sally Bedell Smith

4.28

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of Mrs Van Gogh by Caroline Cauchi

19. Mrs Van Gogh

By: Caroline Cauchi

3.83

Format: 481 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s been painted out of history…until now Who tells her story? In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh di… read more

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20. Followed by the Lark

By: Helen Humphreys

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A novel as wise as it is tender, a meditation on the miracle of friendship and the heartbreak of ch… read more

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Cover of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs

21. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

22. A Great Country

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires E… read more

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  • canada
Cover of The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather     Marshall

23. The Secret History of Audrey James

By: Heather Marshall

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The #1 bestselling author of Looking for Jane returns with a poignant, gripping novel about a piani… read more

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Cover of The Laundryman’s Boy: A Novel by Edward Y.C. Lee

24. The Laundryman’s Boy: A Novel

By: Edward Y.C. Lee

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Fall 1913, St. Catharines, thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give… read more

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  • canada
Cover of American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Katie Rogers

25. American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

By: Katie Rogers

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, paint… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau by Stephen Maher

26. The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau

By: Stephen Maher

3.85

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

“…this is a compelling examination of Justin’s time in office.” -Hello! Canada "The Prince is a … read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki

27. Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada's Telecom Empire

By: Alexandra Posadzki

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, deeply reported account that takes us inside the dramatic battle for control of Canada’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Wild Hope: A Novel by Joan     Thomas

28. Wild Hope: A Novel

By: Joan Thomas

3.50

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Governor General’s Award–­winning author of Five Wives, a thrilling contemporary novel abo… read more

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Cover of The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor by Georgie Blalock

29. The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor

By: Georgie Blalock

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagine… read more

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Cover of A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb

30. A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue

By: Dean Jobb

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

“A master of narrative nonfiction … in this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
Cover of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII by Nahlah Ayed

31. The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

By: Nahlah Ayed

3.87

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Love, betrayal, and a secret the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who … read more

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  • history
  • biography
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"I believe personally that the women of France did more than their men"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

"For every generation there is a defining life-altering event, and for Guy and his like-minded cohort, it was this war; …"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

"It had been forty years since Europe began to comprehend just how many of its children had been victims of book-burning authoritarians, of populism gone murderously awry, of blind and violent intoler…"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

17 best-selling history books like Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt by Charlotte Gray

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

Transform Your Habits

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

Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

Jared Cohen

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President

Edward F. O'Keefe

4.25

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16 Best history books like The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau by Stephen Maher

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power

Dana Mattioli

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy

David Frum

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

Rick Mercer

4.45

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