T. Carlsen says: "This list includes mostly excellent new releases but also a few classics. I strongly believe that good biographies are a most entertaining way to learn about important history and ideas, since history is the story of people. I highly recommend Jean Edward Smith's superb biography of the fascinating FDR, the greatest president of the 20th Century."
"Winner of the Nobel Prize. William Kennedy in a New York Times Book Review wrote, "One Hundred Years of Solitude is the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race." A great book."
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"FDR had a fascinating life. He was so gregarious, inspiring, hated, compassionate and cunning. He overcame paraplegia from polio and led America through the Great Depression. The New Deal achieved enduring economic reforms, and decades of middle class prosperity followed. FDR masterfully led America through WWII and destroyed Hitler. FDR’s Four Freedoms gave meaning to the war."
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"The Time 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century named Einstein the most important person of the 20th Century. (FDR was the runner-up.) He was a brilliant scientist who changed our view of the world, and he had an interesting life."
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"A recent classic. From America, a man recounts his previous privileged life in Afghanistan, where his secret best friend is an obediant servant. You learn about the popular Afghanistan sport kite fighting and the harsh rules that society can require between groups of people."
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"MUST READ for any fan of American history! This outstanding book tells the story of America with an emphasis on business and industry. The concise story begins during the colonial years, why the North economically won the Civil War, the transformational Gilded Age, the New Deal reforms, WWII, the post-war boom, inflation, Reagan's reforms, and the dot.com boom."
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"A personal favorite, this graceful masterpiece tells a personal tale of Antonia and other settlers in the American West. A short read you will not dislike. Classic."
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"There are several outstanding biographies of Lincoln, and this recent work by Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks as one of the best. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Abraham Lincoln was America's greatest president."
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"Beschloss is a great storyteller and briefly explains critical decisions made by America’s greatest presidents. Along the way you learn about many of the most pivotal moments in American history, from the American Revolution era to the end of the Cold War. Despite the heady topics, the reading is entertaining. Also consider reading a regular biography of a president (or two) you find interesting."
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"A wonderfully written "biography" of the Constitution by a Yale legal scholar who can write well. This is actually a very interesting story of American history from a different perspective, including the Founding Fathers, the Constitutional changes following the Civil War, Amendments, politics, changes, and the basics of Constitutional law. The Constitution reflects the story of America itself."
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