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My Favorite Books
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TrumanTruman by David McCullough
Buy new: $15.84 / Used from: $2.72
Excellent Biography
Merlin's Tour of the UniverseMerlin's Tour of the Universe by Neil de Grasse Tyson
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Great Introduction to Astronomy
All the King's MenAll the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
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An Amazing Look at the life of Huey Long
A People's History of the United States: 1492-PresentA People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn
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Will change the way you look at US History
Just Visiting This Planet: Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon, and StarsJust Visiting This Planet: Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon, and Stars by Neil de Grasse Tyson
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Part II to the Introduction to Astronomy. Better than the first.
Angela's Ashes: A MemoirAngela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt
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A Great Memoir
Tis: A MemoirTis: A Memoir by Frank McCourt
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The Sequel to the Great Memoir
Goldwyn: A BiographyGoldwyn: A Biography by A. Scott Berg
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A great Horatio Alger story and an amzing bio. Princeton Representing!!
Max Perkins: Editor of GeniusMax Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg
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The inside scoop on what happened behind the scenes in the publishing world. A great bio with plenty of anecdotes about Perkins, Thomas Wolfe, Hemingway, and others.