Books like A Beautiful Mind
12 books with a reading profile close to A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
-
1
Leonardo da Vinci
history, analytical
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s private notebooks, Walter Isaacson reconstructs the daily life and mental habits of the Renaissance polymath.
-
2
Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
history, analytical
Stacy Schiff strips away centuries of Roman propaganda and cinematic myth to reconstruct the life of the last pharaoh of Egypt.
-
3
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
history, analytical
Jon Krakauer traces the life of Pat Tillman from his career as an NFL safety for the Arizona Cardinals to his death by friendly fire in eastern Afghanistan.
-
4
-
5
Einstein: His Life and Universe
history, analytical
Walter Isaacson reconstructs the life of Albert Einstein by utilizing newly released personal letters to connect his scientific achievements with his defiant personality.
-
6
Schindler’s List
history, biography
In German-occupied Poland, industrialist Oskar Schindler utilized his connections within the Nazi Party and the SS to shield Jewish workers from liquidation.
-
7
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
history, analytical
Vincent Bugliosi, the lead prosecutor in the Tate-LaBianca trials, provides a chronological account of the 1969 murders and the subsequent investigation into Charles Manson and his followers.
-
8
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
by Dava Sobel
history, biography
Dava Sobel reconstructs the life of Galileo Galilei through the preserved correspondence of his eldest child, Suor Maria Celeste.
-
9
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
history, biography
Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed the Warsaw Zoo during the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
-
10
Careless Love
history, biography
This volume documents the final two decades of Elvis Presley’s life, beginning with his 1958 military service in Germany and concluding with his death in 1977.
-
11
Roots
by Alex Haley
history, biography
Alex Haley reconstructs his family lineage starting with Kunta Kinte, a Mandinka youth abducted from West Africa in 1767 and sold into chattel slavery in Maryland.
-
12
Columbine
by Dave Cullen
history, analytical
Dave Cullen reconstructs the 1999 high school massacre by synthesizing police records, journals, and survivors' accounts.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
