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Court Lady and Country Wife: Two Noble Sisters in Seventeenth-Century England Best Price: $11.72	King Edward VIII: The Official Biography Best Price: $26.20 This is the official biography of Edward VIII. Philip Ziegler has had full access to all the...	Ronald Reagan: The Wisdom and Humor of the Great Communicator Best Price: $2.69 This book is a collection of quotations from Ronald Reagan, most of which consist of one or two...	The Maharajah's Box: An Exotic Tale of Espionage, Intrigue and Illicity Love in the Days of the Raj	Before the Sunset Fades: An Autobiography The personal and political life of Lord St John of Fawsley The memoirs of The Rt Hon The Lord St...



Elizabeth A brilliant and compelling account of the apprentice years of Elizabeth I. An abused child, yet...	MacMillan Profiles: Heroes & Pioneers (1 Vol.) Best Price: $58.25 Alphabetical articles profile men and women who have been leaders in many fields, including...	Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War Best Price: $13.54 Stephen Oates is an outstanding narrative historian and a first-rate biographer. In this volume,...	HITLER, 1936-1945: NEMESIS (ALLEN LANE HISTORY S.)	Elizabeth I Christopher Hibbert's Virgin Queen is devious, neurotic, capricious, and brilliant. In this...



Autobiography: Or the Story of My Experiments with Truth Best Price: $6.84 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in India in 1869. He was educated in London. In 1915 he...	Boswell's Presumptuous Task: The Making of the Life of Dr. Johnson Best Price: $7.31 This book tells the story of the greatest biographical masterpiece in the English language. In...	Strangers in the House: Coming of Age in Occupied Palestine Best Price: $3.22 The reviewers Amos Elon and The Economist publish dythirambs to this book, among them is...	River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West Best Price: $7.00 Muybridge was an interesting character aside from his pioneering landscape photography and...	The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000 Best Price: $4.39 Starting with the 1st French efforts to trade in North America, the authors argue that our...

The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street Best Price: $1.00 Charles Nicholl takes what amounts to very thin evidence from the public records beginning with...	Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man Best Price: $1.18 The renowned historian captures a critical moment in Chinese history Celebrated China scholar...	The Bend For Home: A Memoir Best Price: $3.75 Dermot Healy doesn't write like Frank McCourt or anyone else, he writes his memior like...	The Genius of Shakespeare Best Price: $150.37 The title is perhaps misleading. If you read only one book about Shakespeare, perhaps it should...	Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley Best Price: $5.99 Not only is Guralnick's double-volume biography of Elvis Presley the end-all and be-all of...

Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business (2nd Edition) Best Price: $1.07 Andrew Carnegie really epitomized the American Dream. His rags to riches story, while unusual...	Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster Best Price: $6.10 Although I have an MA in ancient history, I have to admit that I actually became interested in...	Flags of Our Fathers Best Price: $7.99 While I think the book itself was interesting, the reader on the audio version of this book was...	The Hidden Hitler Best Price: $4.99 I have enjoyed reading The Hidden Hitler and when I turned to the Amazon reviews I found several...	Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words The sudden and tragic death of Princess Diana caused the world to reflect on how much this...

Read My Heart: A Love Story in the Age of Revolution Best Price: $8.94 Sir William Temple (1628– 99), the son of a staunch Parliamentarian, was just 20 when he...	The Devil Is Clever: A Memoir of My Romanian Mother Clutching her small biscuit tin of food, her face almost hidden behind her kerchief, 15-year-old...	Unlikely Soldiers: How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation Best Price: $7.91	African Women: Three Generations Best Price: $5.51 Mark Mathabane writes that the oppression of women is widespread in South Africa. This is...	After the Ball: Gilded Age Secrets, Boardroom Betrayals, and the Party That Ignited the Great Wall Street Scandal of 1905 Best Price: $6.00 This book is an unexpected pleasure. I did not know much about the history of the early big...

The Portable Abraham Lincoln (Portable Library) Best Price: $2.87 There are several anthologies of selections from Abraham Lincoln's writings available. But...	Angels of Albion: Women of the Indian Mutiny Best Price: $17.95 Robinson provides a unique analysis of the Great Mutiny from the perspective of the British...	The Sun King Best Price: $22.90 I greatly enjoyed this book. To start with, it is a nice size and has many many color...	Alice Best Price: $18.99 "In 1953, at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alice was dressed from head to...	Braveheart William Wallace saw his father and brother murdered by the English in the 13th century war...

Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Penguin English Library) Best Price: $31.85 Thomas De Quincey wrote this account of his life and his struggle with drug addiction to both...	Sunjata (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $3.99 Naturally, I was interested in reading African epic--and in a Penguin Classic, no less (the...	Marcel Proust: A Life Best Price: $110.94 I fell in love with Proust's work as a senior in college during a winter study break where...	The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier (Library of Latin America) Best Price: $8.91 On December 12, 1794, Fray Servando preached a sermon in Mexico City claiming that the Indies...	King David : A Biography Best Price: $30.00 Arguably, the three great stories of the Bible are the stories of Moses, King David, and Jesus....

Maconochie's Gentlemen: The Story of Norfolk Island and the Roots of Modern Prison Reform (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) Best Price: $18.98 I bought this book for my Corrections class. It's not really the most exicting class in the...	Lester Pearson: Diplomat and Politician (Canadian lives) Best Price: $19.95 Lester Pearson (1897-1972) was not only Canada's prime minister for five turbulent years but...	Andrï¿1/2 Laurendeau: French Canadian Nationalist 1912-1968 Best Price: $33.79 Andre Laurendeau was that rarest of Canadian personalities--"a man for all seasons." ...	In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections Best Price: $51.57 This book offers a collection of twenty-nine essays by noted scholar of Gandhian studies, BR...	In Gandhi's Footsteps: The Life and Times of Jamnalal Bajaj Best Price: $21.85 Jamnalal Bajaj was the only leading businessman in India to cast in his lot with Gandhi, and the...

The Reign of George III, 1760-1815 (Oxford History of England) Best Price: $63.70 Each volume is an independent book, but the whole series forms a continuous history of England...	Alfred Russel Wallace: An Anthology of His Shorter Writings The English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) occupies a unique position in the...	Cleopatra: True Lives Best Price: $3.38 //True Lives// is a series of children's history books, each telling the story of a...	The Letters of Adam Marsh: Volume II (Oxford Medieval Texts) Best Price: $91.06 The first Franciscan friar to occupy a chair of theology at Oxford, Adam Marsh became famous...	Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works Best Price: $23.79 The best single volume on Maimonides' life and thought that I have ever read. I liked Joel...

J. Wilkes Booth; An Account of His Sojourn in Southern Maryland After the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, His Passage Across the Potomac, and Best Price: $2.03 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...	Apostles Given, Lost, and Restored [By T. Carlyle]. Best Price: $14.13 This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download...	At Hawarden With Mr. Gladstone; And Other Transatlantic Experiences Best Price: $15.36 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free...	Memoirs of Gen. W.T. Sherman Best Price: $33.41 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read...	Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject. Hesiod, a poet born around...

The Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin and the Tragic History of the Northwest Passage. Anthony Brandt Best Price: $8.98 Dozens of missions set out for the Arctic during the first half of the nineteenth century; all...	Eva Peron: The Myths of a Woman Best Price: $72.93 Eva Perón, one of the most powerful women in the world at the time of her death in 1952,...	Eva Peron: The Myths of a Woman Best Price: $4.00 As the title indicates, this is not so much a straightforward and linear biography of Eva....	Callaghan's Journey to Downing Street Best Price: $36.75 An account of how one Labour Party politician, after suffering the biggest setback of his...	Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution Best Price: $15.99 Gerald Carbone writes that Nathanael Greene's involvement throughout the entire war results...

Arafat and the Dream of Palestine: An Insider's Account Best Price: $4.79 I have never felt the need to publish any kind of criticism of books I read. But knowing how...	Sherman (Great Generals) Best Price: $5.69 This short book is part of the "Great Generals" series which consists of studies of...	From Loyalist to Founding Father Best Price: $95.92	The World of Sofia Velasquez Best Price: $8.94 Would you like to know more about Philosofy? Or would you prefer a great suspence novel? Why the...	Conversations with Gorbachev Best Price: $10.55 Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, since they first crossed...

Autobiography of a Geisha Best Price: $14.08 This book almost brought me to tears. It really, really did. Sayo's life, as depicted in her...	Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of the Renaissance Best Price: $28.00 Marguerite de Navarre was one of the outstanding women of the French Renaissance. She was the...	Queen Victoria Best Price: $10.36 lytton strachey is my favorite non-fiction writer. he writes non-fiction that is flawless and...	Journey into the Whirlwind Best Price: $8.50 Eugenia Ginzburg chronicles the first three years of her eighteen years of misery (1937-1955) in...	Lifting the Latch: a Life on the Land Pb (Oxford Paperbacks) For nearly eighty years, Mont Abbott lived and worked on the land round the parish of Enstone in...

Churchill Best Price: $117.09 This study examines the controversial career of Winston Churchill. Each contributor is...	More (Past Masters) Best Price: $36.90	The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi (Galaxy Books) Best Price: $18.57 In this book, first published by OUP USA in 1973, Professor Iyer elucidates the central concepts...	American Ambassador: Joseph C. Grew and the Development of the United States Diplomatic Tradition Best Price: $46.72 The story of Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) is the story of the modern American diplomatic...	William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King Best Price: $49.97 William Franklin, born in 1730, was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. He traveled to...

John Marshall Harlan: Great Dissenter of the Warren Court Best Price: $44.66 As one who has read probably a hundred books on the Supreme Court and it's Justices (perhaps...	Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle Best Price: $10.00 I really wanted to like this book. Unfortunately, the more I read the less I enjoyed it. In the...	Callaghan's Journey to Downing Street Best Price: $36.75 An account of how one Labour Party politician, after suffering the biggest setback of his...	Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution Best Price: $15.99 Gerald Carbone writes that Nathanael Greene's involvement throughout the entire war results...	Arafat and the Dream of Palestine: An Insider's Account Best Price: $4.79 I have never felt the need to publish any kind of criticism of books I read. But knowing how...

Sherman (Great Generals) Best Price: $5.69 This short book is part of the "Great Generals" series which consists of studies of...	From Loyalist to Founding Father Best Price: $95.92	The World of Sofia Velasquez Best Price: $8.94 Would you like to know more about Philosofy? Or would you prefer a great suspence novel? Why the...	Conversations with Gorbachev Best Price: $10.55 Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, since they first crossed...	Autobiography of a Geisha Best Price: $14.08 This book almost brought me to tears. It really, really did. Sayo's life, as depicted in her...

Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of the Renaissance Best Price: $28.00 Marguerite de Navarre was one of the outstanding women of the French Renaissance. She was the...	Alexander Hamilton Best Price: $29.95 Chernow's images, word pictures and details make Alexander Hamilton truly come to life. From...	Mae West: An Icon in Black and White Best Price: $6.95 Amazon customers' reviews of this book are as fascinating as the book itself. I'm...	Hitler: Diagnosis of a Destructive Prophet Best Price: $19.25 Unfortunately, two-thirds of this book is history and one-third involves the area of the...	Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk Best Price: $21.49 James Polk is usually the least familiar president to appear on historians top 10 lists. But...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written By Himself Best Price: $2.98 As you read Frederick Douglass' "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An...	Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Step-Sister of Anne Frank Best Price: $40.00 Eva Schloss's remarkable story of survival should be better publicized and used by teachers...	Bound by Honor: A Mafioso's Story Best Price: $3.49 I've read a few "Mafia" books in my time and this one beats them all for...	A Quiet American: The Secret War of Varian Fry Best Price: $11.75 If you are interested in the dark events leading to the holocaust, especially French...	Louis XIV Best Price: $69.98 I found this to be a very well thought out, and well-written, biography. In the space of less...

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