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1	Mans Search for Meaning more books like this by Viktor Emil Frankl add to wishlist Psychiatrist Victor Frankl tells the story of the three years he spent as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, where he discovered that the will to find meaning in life motivates human existence. One of the 10 most influential books in the Library of Congress/Book-of-the-Month Club's 1991 "Survey of Lifetime Readers." see all copies from £1.57! new only from £4.44! \| first editions
2	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in her #1 "New York Times" bestseller, as she chronicles the rise of the the one-term congressman/prairie lawyer from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from £3.17! new only from £7.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this by Jung Chang add to wishlist An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House more books like this by Jon Meacham add to wishlist From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Franklin and Winston" and "American Gospel" comes a magnificent portrait of Andrew Jackson, the man who shaped the modern presidency. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. see all copies from £4.36! new only from £4.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin add to wishlist A chronicle of the US and its leaders during the period when modern America was created. It narrates the interrelationships between the inner workings of the Roosevelt White House and the destiny of the US, painting a portrait that fills in a historical gap in the story of America under Roosevelt. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore Roosevelt--by setting aside 230 million acres of Wild America for posterity--who turned conservationism into a universal endeavor. see all copies from £15.27! new only from £15.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	His Excellency: George Washington more books like this by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist This biographical study of George Washington, the founding father who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," reexamines the personal and public sides of the man who set this nation on its course and became its first president. Joseph Ellis draws on voluminous research, and especially on the archives in the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Lincoln more books like this by David Herbert Donald add to wishlist Abraham Lincoln put an end to slavery, won the Civil War and saved the Union from splitting in two. Despite this achievement, however, he never sought fame. This biography presents a portrait of a man both flawed and intensely human. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
10	The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt more books like this by Edmund Morris add to wishlist The first volume of Edmund Morris's biography of Theodore Roosevelt covers his life up to 1901, when he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President McKinley. Morris explores Roosevelt's origins and growth, and conveys the robust personality that charmed a nation. see all copies from £2.93! new only from £7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Night more books like this by Elie Wiesel add to wishlist Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale more books like this by Art Spiegelman, Fred Jordon (Editor) add to wishlist At last! Here is the definitive edition of the book acclaimed as "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" ("Wall Street Journal") and "the first masterpiece in comic book history" ("The New Yorker"). It now appears as it was originally envisioned by the author: "The Complete Maus. "It is the story of Vladek ... see all copies from £11.71! new only from £12.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Six Wives of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist This history of the reign of King Henry VIII of England is told through the lives of his wives--Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.57! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Wordy Shipmates more books like this by Sarah Vowell add to wishlist From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Assassination Vacation" and "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" comes an examination of the Puritans, their covenant communities, deep-rooted idealism, political and cultural relevance, and their myriad oddities. see all copies from £6.99! new only from £6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist The narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son becomes a text which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey. see all copies from £1.42! new only from £5.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself more books like this by Frederick Douglass add to wishlist In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Frederick Douglass published this powerful account of his life in bondage and his triumph over oppression. The book, which marked the beginning of Douglass's career as an impassioned writer, journalist, and orator for the abolitionist cause, reveals the terrors he faced as a slave, ... see all copies from £2.86! new only from £2.86! \| first editions
17 view cover	Beyond the hundredth meridian: John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West. more books like this by Wallace Earle Stegner add to wishlist The author recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. "No library of western/southwestern materials can be without this book. . . ".-- Books of the Southwest. see all copies from £8.90! new only from £9.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom more books like this by Corrie Ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill add to wishlist The true story of two sisters sent to a Nazi concentration camp for helping Jews, and how they survived. see all copies from £5.58! new only from £6.62!
20 view cover	Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar more books like this by Simon Sebag Montefiore add to wishlist This intimate biography of Joseph Stalin is also a group portrait of Stalin and those around him during his 30-year rule of the Soviet Union--including Beria, Molotov, Stalin's wife, Nadya, and others in his court. It is thick with details of everyday life, and it is this detail that demythologizes the Soviet dictator, and which reveals his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.64! \| first editions
21 view cover	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation more books like this by Cokie Roberts add to wishlist Explores the lives of women who helped shape the United States, profiling such key figures as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinkney, Dolley Payne Madison, Deborah Read Franklin, and Catherine Littlefield Greene. see all copies from £3.11! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love more books like this by Dava Sobel add to wishlist Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary more books like this by Philip Boehm (Translator) add to wishlist For eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. She tells of the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject. see all copies from £6.43! new only from £7.37!
24 view cover	Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story more books like this by C David Heymann add to wishlist The bestselling author uses his impressive list of sources and impeccable insight to reveal the true story of the relationship between Jacqueline Kennedy and her brother-in-law, Robert F. Kennedy. Their affair has been an open secret for decades amongst Kennedy insiders. Now, C. David Heymann will share those secrets with the thousands of readers ... see all copies from £12.15! new only from £12.15!
25 view cover	American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson more books like this by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist A biography of Thomas Jefferson, written by a professor of history at Mount Holyoke. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions

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