Books like Van Gogh: The Life
12 books with a reading profile close to Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Kai Bird
Also clear-cut · history, biography
Kai Bird and Martin J.
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John Adams
Also clear-cut · history, biography
David McCullough chronicles the life of the second American president, focusing on his intellectual rigor and his central role in the Continental Congress.
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
history, biography
Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the internal dynamics of the White House between 1940 and 1945, focusing on the symbiotic but strained partnership between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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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.
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Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
history, biography
Ron Chernow chronicles the life of the first U.S.
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
history, biography
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Plateau, Alabama, to interview Oluale Kossola, known as Cudjo Lewis.
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Lincoln
history, biography
David Herbert Donald recreates Abraham Lincoln’s life by strictly following the information available to the president at each specific moment.
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Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
history, biography
Ron Chernow provides a chronological investigation of George Washington’s evolution from an ambitious frontier land surveyor into the unifying figure of the American Revolution and the first federal administration.
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
history, biography
Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed the Warsaw Zoo during the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
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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.
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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.
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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
by Dava Sobel
Also clear-cut · history, biography
Dava Sobel reconstructs the life of Galileo Galilei through the preserved correspondence of his eldest child, Suor Maria Celeste.
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