Books like No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
12 books with a reading profile close to No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Living History
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
In this memoir, Hillary Rodham Clinton chronicles her evolution from a suburban Chicago childhood and student activism at Wellesley to her eight years as First Lady of the United States.
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
by Chris Kyle
Also practical and outward-looking · history, memoir
Chris Kyle details his four combat deployments during the Iraq War as a Navy SEAL sniper.
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
Also practical and outward-looking · memoir, accessible
Kamala Harris outlines her professional trajectory from a courtroom prosecutor to the United States Senate, focusing on the core principles she identifies as the foundation of American democracy.
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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
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, memoir
At ninety-four, David Attenborough utilizes his career as a naturalist to document the decline of Earth’s biodiversity.
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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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YOUNG MAN IN A HURRY
by Gavin Newsom
Also clear-cut · memoir, accessible
Gavin Newsom traces the intersection of his family’s multi-generational history in San Francisco and his own rise through California’s political hierarchy.
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Going There
by Katie Couric
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, accessible
Katie Couric looks back on her career in television, from her start as a local news desk assistant to co-hosting NBC's Today show for fifteen years and later anchoring the CBS Evening News.
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by Tommy Lee
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, accessible
The Dirt chronicles the rise and decadence of Mötley Crüe through the collective voices of Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil.
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The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
Also practical and outward-looking · memoir, accessible
When Helen Russell’s husband accepts a job at Lego, the couple moves from London to rural Jutland.
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, accessible
Cary Elwes, who portrayed Westley, provides a chronological account of the production of the 1987 film adaptation of William Goldman’s novel.
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The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham
Also practical and outward-looking · history, accessible
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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