Books like American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
12 books with a reading profile close to American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by J.B. West
Also practical and outward-looking · history, memoir
J.B.
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
In June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and three fellow Navy SEALs deployed into the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan for Operation Red Wings.
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen
Also practical and outward-looking · history, memoir
Mark Owen, a pseudonym for a member of Navy SEAL Team Six, provides a chronological account of Operation Neptune Spear, the 2011 raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Maureen Callahan tells the stories of several women connected to the Kennedy family and argues that they were treated badly by the men around them and by the family's image-making.
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The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham
Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative
The story follows two childhood friends, Keith Rudy and Hughie Malco, whose families represent the internal struggle of Biloxi, Mississippi, during the mid-twentieth century.
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Killing Jesus: A History
Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard recount the political and social conditions leading to the execution of Jesus of Nazareth.
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The Astronaut Wives Club
by Lily Koppel
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Lily Koppel chronicles the lives of the women married to flight crews in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative
James L.
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
by Guy Delisle
history, memoir
Guy Delisle spent two months in Pyongyang overseeing an animation project at a state-run studio.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative
This historical narrative recounts the final days of the American Civil War, focusing on the parallel timelines of President Abraham Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Also practical and outward-looking · history, narrative
Simon Garfield chronicles the evolution of letterforms from Gutenberg’s mechanical press to the digital screens of the twenty-first century.
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