Books like Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
12 books with a reading profile close to Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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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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The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham
Also practical and clear-cut · 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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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
James L.
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Killing Jesus: A History
Also practical and clear-cut · 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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America's First Daughter
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph serves as the primary protector of Thomas Jefferson’s reputation and household throughout this narrative.
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The Keeper of Hidden Books
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1939 Warsaw, Zofia Nowak and her friend Janina find solace in their local library as the German occupation begins.
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Also practical and clear-cut · 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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Fever 1793
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1793 Philadelphia, fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook works in her family’s coffeehouse, dreaming of future expansion.
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The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Inara Erickson inherits a house on an island in Washington State, and when she begins to clear it, she finds a piece of embroidered silk hidden in a wall.
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The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Shana Abe reconstructs the life of Madeleine Force, the teenager who became the second wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Also practical and clear-cut · 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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