 | Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission by James E. Talmage
Buy used from: $4.40 The magnum opus of Talmage and a great expression of both the man and the divine who was Christ.
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 | Joseph Smith: The First Mormon by Donna Hill
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.85 His life has inspired and shocked millions. Someone who continues to do that after more than a hundred years can't be ignored. I love his courage and wisdom that continues to amaze me.
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 | Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorized Biography of T.E.Lawrence by J.M. Wilson
Buy used from: $3.88 He was an adventurer, archeologist, thinker, writer, and humanitarian on top of a being a military genius. This book is as great as the man himself.
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 | Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $1.93 No matter how many times I read his plays there are new things to learn about being human. Although not a biography, this book is a great examination of his extraordinary plays.
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 | Steven Spielberg (Biography (a & E)) by Tom Powers
Buy used from: $0.65 It doesn't matter if he is doing adventure stories or historical epics, his work defines film at its finest. One of the few popular directors who is also an artistic wonder.
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 | Elizabeth I by Anne Somerset
Buy used from: $0.78 She was a vivid individual in a complex world. Her power of personality was mixed with a sly and courageous intellect that defied her times.
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 | The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
Buy used from: $3.99 His was a life no one should have lived. Yet, he not only lived it, but with help from a doctor he did so with some dignity.
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 | Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $0.74 This is the President that helped win a Civil War and reunite the fighting factions. He was also a humble and dedicated man.
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 | President Reagan The Role Of A Lifetime by Lou Cannon
Buy new: $21.33 / Used from: $0.70 The great communicator was also a courageous President who helped win the Cold War. He brought hope back into a nation that saw the history of its nation past its prime.
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 | No One Here Gets Out Alive by Danny Sugerman
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Dubbed "The electric poet," his life is both fascinating and revolting. Although he was too hedonistic to emulate he still took life and conquered it with music and gusto.
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 | In the Shadow of the Bomb by Silvan S. Schweber
Buy new: $64.00 / Used from: $6.37 The creation of the atomic bomb is the most horrible developments of our time, but the men behind it were fascinating. None more so than the enigmatic Oppenhiemer who was both coward and hero.
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 | Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $0.98 He was not the greatest man of his generation, but what he did allowed the better to thrive..
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