Biography

War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943–1945 (FDR at War #3) (Hardcover)

By Nigel Hamilton

$30.00

ISBN: 9780544876804

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Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - May 7th, 2019

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The final title of Hamilton’s 3-volume biography of FDR as commander-in-chief is a triumph. Compulsively readable yet with a masterful command of his source material, Hamilton gives us a fresh and detailed view of the last two dramatic years of FDR’s life from the wartime summit in Tehran, through the landings at D-Day, his election to a fourth term and the dying president’s  final Big Three conference at Yalta.

 

Dale

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Hardcover)

By David W. Blight

$37.50

ISBN: 9781416590316

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Published: Simon & Schuster - October 16th, 2018

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A moving portrait of an extraordinary man, one who could have found his place in the pages of Plutarch. Amidst his “nation of inconsistencies, completely made up of inconsistencies,” Douglass' story endures through the work of a historian writing at the height of his powers.

James

Elvis Is King! (Hardcover)

By Jonah Winter, Red Nose Studio (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN: 9780399554704

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Published: Schwartz & Wade - January 8th, 2019

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This book is beautiful! The painstakingly rendered illustrations make you feel like you’re watching a favorite animated film, and the text will have you rushing to your stereo. Classics like Elvis never go out of style; long live the King!  

Caleb

The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom (Paperback)

By David F. Walker, Damon Smyth (Illustrator), Marissa Louise (Illustrator)

$19.99

ISBN: 9780399581441

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Published: Ten Speed Press - January 8th, 2019

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A bullseye that is more than worth your time. This carefully crafted book nails the astonishing personal story and clearly explains layers of U.S. history and movements. For ages 12 to 112.

 

Molly

Polka Dot Parade: A Book About Bill Cunningham (Hardcover)

By Deborah Blumenthal, Masha D'yans (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN: 9781499806649

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Published: little bee books - August 28th, 2018

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I miss Bill Cunningham!

Robin

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Paperback)

By Robert K. Massie

$22.00

ISBN: 9780345408778

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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - September 18th, 2012

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Helen Mirren will soon star as the great lady, but the whole astonishing story is here. A 14 year old girl from minor German nobility is picked to marry the grandson of Peter the Great. Through improbable twists and turns, she uses dazzling intellect and political savvy to embody and lead Russia. This historical telling is a satisfying wow, from Pulitzer prize winning author, Robert Massie.

Molly

Ali: A Life (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Eig

$30.00

ISBN: 9780544435247

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Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - October 3rd, 2017

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This is not a book about boxing, although if you are not a boxing enthusiast you will certainly learn a lot about the sport. It is much more a book about one of the most outsized personalities of the 60s,about race relations and politics and Vietnam, and about how Cassius Clay went from being a poor kid in Louisville to "The Champ" and "The Greatest". A very compelling read, and worth all the pages.

David

The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera (Hardcover)

By Adam Begley

$28.00

ISBN: 9781101902608

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Published: Tim Duggan Books - July 11th, 2017

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Photography lovers will relish this fascinating biography of the legendary French photographer known as Nadar.  A visionary with an abundance of panache, Nadar pioneered the use of aerial photography – he was an avid balloonist – and celebrity photography, photographing tout le monde de Paris – Bernhardt, Delacroix, George Sand, Victor Hugo, among others – he was the Andy Warhol of his time.  Nathan

Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom (Hardcover)

By Thomas E. Ricks

$28.00

ISBN: 9781594206139

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Published: Penguin Press - May 23rd, 2017

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A fascinating lens through which to view their historical time and place. The concept really works, and you also get a good thumbnail bio of each of these 20th century giants.

Gary

Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel (Hardcover)

By John Stubbs

$39.95

ISBN: 9780393239423

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 28th, 2017

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I only knew (or cared,really) of Jonathan Swift as the author of Gulliver's Travels - but John Stubbs work was recommended to me as a sterling example of the biographer's art. I found it a most pleasurable reading experience and an excellent life study.

Gary