Leaders & Notable People Books


Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman (Galaxy Book, 409)Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman (Galaxy Book, 409)
Best Price: $8.51
This book was exactly what I was looking for. It is a historical perspective of Muhammad that...
Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in VietnamHome Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
Best Price: $22.06
I was a Navy Nurse, not Army. Same, same. This was the first book about the Viet Nam experience...
Ike: An American HeroIke: An American Hero
Best Price: $8.95
Easy to read and enlightening about Eisenhower. If we hadn't had Eisenhower in WW 2 we would...
Memoirs of the Second World War (An Abridgement of the Six Volumes of the Second World War)Memoirs of the Second World War (An Abridgement of the Six Volumes of the Second World War)
Best Price: $13.60
`Memoirs of the Second World War' by Winston Churchill This abridged (6 volumes) edition of...
Write it When I'm GoneWrite it When I'm Gone
Best Price: $5.99
Like many baby boomers,I was grateful Gerald R. Ford was there when the nation needed him. After...


Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. StuartCavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart
Best Price: $21.12
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause is the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate...
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in ChiefTried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Best Price: $23.10
James McPherson, a bestselling historian of the Civil War, illuminates how Lincoln worked...
In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front (Modern War Studies (Paper))In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front (Modern War Studies (Paper))
Best Price: $10.63
The book was originally written for the survivors of Bidermann's regiment and division, not for...
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific WarGoodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
Best Price: $6.80
Manchester makes it clear that he was not in on every battle he describes. Only a dullard would...
My Early Life: 1874-1904My Early Life: 1874-1904
Best Price: $7.95
If you want to know about Winston Churchill's early life and just how well he was able to write...


A Charmed Life: Growing Up in Macbeth's CastleA Charmed Life: Growing Up in Macbeth's Castle
Best Price: $5.45
I stumbled across this book when searching for something else. I was intrigued by the title...
Esther Great Lives Series: Volume 2Esther Great Lives Series: Volume 2
Best Price: $5.11
Charles Swindoll is a tremendous author. He makes this series come to life. Queen Esther was an...
If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of NeedIf Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need
Best Price: $17.13
A Medal of Honor recipient looks back at his own service?and ahead to America?s future. Jack...
Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives)Thomas Jefferson: Author of America (Eminent Lives)
Best Price: $5.75
If you need an extremely well-written, concise, sympathetic, balanced and reasonably complete...
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45
Best Price: $5.75
How far will the united States go to support a ruler on the words of others? Stilwell was, first...

The SeamstressThe Seamstress
Best Price: $5.82
This was one of the best books I ever read. The book was written so well. I wish more books were...
Rickles' Book: A MemoirRickles' Book: A Memoir
Best Price: $7.23
It is a joy to write this review, doing it requires no effort. It is easy to articulate my...
JoniJoni
Best Price: $3.97
I first read Joni in 1977, when I received it as a H.S. grad present. Having been born with...
Luther: Biography of a ReformerLuther: Biography of a Reformer
Best Price: $7.00
For Lutherans and all others this provides some of the best history on Martin Luther, what he...
Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in PicturesEdith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures
Best Price: $47.25

UndiscoveredUndiscovered
Best Price: $10.99
I thought this would be about her life and times in hollywood. It seems she only covers just a...
Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global BusinessAlpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business
Best Price: $12.50
Any regular watcher of Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show' will recognize this author, who made a...
When God Is Gone, Everything Is Holy: The Making of a Religious NaturalistWhen God Is Gone, Everything Is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist
Best Price: $15.61
If scientists like Richard Dawkins and Victor Stenger are to be believed, science has decisively...
Zachary Taylor: The 12th President, 1849-1850 (The American Presidents)Zachary Taylor: The 12th President, 1849-1850 (The American Presidents)
Best Price: $11.95
If you have don't have too much time to devote to President Taylor. This is the book for you....
Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black PowerRadio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power
Best Price: $17.00
As one reviewer notes, Robert Williams name is not noted in other books about this era. This is...

Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius (Stackpole Military History Series)Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius (Stackpole Military History Series)
Best Price: $3.98
Otto Carius tells of his days as a Panzer Commander. He starts his military career driving the...
She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie BernallShe Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
Best Price: $1.25
content: Cassie Bernall, 17, was being shot at the Littleton tragedy. Her mother describes the...
West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of BeliefWest of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief
Best Price: $7.89
With dry wit and self-deprecating humor, Steven Kotler examines surfing from a Spiritual...
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas JeffersonTwilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
Best Price: $13.00
In Twilight at Monticello, I was looking for an accessible portrait of Thomas Jefferson the...
Mao Zedong: A Life (A Penguin Life)Mao Zedong: A Life (A Penguin Life)
Best Price: $7.05
Jonathan Spence is probably the leading Western scholar on Chinese history, and for that reason...

Hitler: A Study in TyrannyHitler: A Study in Tyranny
Best Price: $7.98
I enjoyed the book very much as an amateur historian and read it often, so much so that my...
The Journey of One Buddhist Nun: Even Against the WindThe Journey of One Buddhist Nun: Even Against the Wind
Best Price: $18.51
I love this book. Its core is a riveting spiritual biography of a single modern Thai nun, but...
George Mueller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)George Mueller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Best Price: $4.25
This is an older children's book, but it is also a good book for adults. There were many points...
Disputed Truth: Memoirs IIDisputed Truth: Memoirs II
Best Price: $10.95
This is a truly fine book. The second volume of Dr. Hans Kung's memoirs is vintage Kung:...
Hudson Taylor (Men of Faith)Hudson Taylor (Men of Faith)
Best Price: $3.26
We are missionaries, so this book inspired me very much! If you have small children, take into...

To End All WarsTo End All Wars
Best Price: $6.99
This was one of the most moving Christian testimonies I have read. It is the amazing biography...
Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken AutobiographyFidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography
Best Price: $11.80
This is a great book. You learn a different side of Castro that is depicted in the media. He is...
Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits (Library of World Biography Series) (Library of World Biography)Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits (Library of World Biography Series) (Library of World Biography)
Best Price: $18.60
This biography highlights the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and his work founding the Jesuit...
Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor (Library of World Biography)Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor (Library of World Biography)
Best Price: $18.60
Behind this fabulous tale of the rise of the daughter of a lumber merchant to the first and only...
The Historical Figure of JesusThe Historical Figure of Jesus
Best Price: $8.94
E.P. Sanders, a very professional and judicious scholar, provides here the best, short volume on...

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female PopeMistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope
Best Price: $12.97
_Mistress of the Vatican_ is a great read, even if you aren't a history buff or an expert of...
Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ReligionSurprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion
Best Price: $12.47
At thirteen, Danya Ruttenberg decided that she was an atheist. Watching the sea of adults...
A Simple PathA Simple Path
Best Price: $3.64
Most excellent writing. Use the steps in my daily spiritual life. Have used the book for...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Second Edition (Yale Nota Bene)The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Second Edition (Yale Nota Bene)
Best Price: $5.51
The autobiography of Franklin was a worthwhile book to read. I suggest ignoring the footnotes...
Wife No. 19Wife No. 19
Best Price: $30.18
Ann Eliza Young was a 19th century LDS woman who was born into the second generation of Mormon...

Gladys Aylward: The Little WomanGladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Best Price: $3.26
The movie made from this woman's life, The Inn of the 5th Happiness, was great. This book is...
The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe BergThe Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Best Price: $1.99
I felt like I was reading the sports pages for the first 140 pages. Too many stats, facts and...
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and LoveWhat Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love
Best Price: $3.98
A vacuous book - and its main focus, whom Radziwill still seems to have a kind of schoolgirl...
A Soldiers Vignettes of WWIIA Soldiers Vignettes of WWII
Best Price: $12.99
When nineteen year-old Ralph E. Bittner joined the U.S. Army in 1942, there was no way for him...
A Saint and His Lion: The Story of Tekla of EthiopiaA Saint and His Lion: The Story of Tekla of Ethiopia
Best Price: $5.25
My kids love the story. We are adopting from Ethiopia and wanted to begin teaching our children...

Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel ScottRachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
Best Price: $1.60
If you are looking to find more of the story beyond the cold, hard details of the Columbine...
My Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and MiraclesMy Cousin the Saint: A Search for Faith, Family, and Miracles
Best Price: $13.89
"My Cousin the Saint" is a terrific account of both branches of a family from...
The Fortunate PilgrimThe Fortunate Pilgrim
Best Price: $4.21
Thanks in part of authors like Puzo, our vision of the turn of the century Italian immigrant...
Something Beautiful for GodSomething Beautiful for God
Best Price: $4.75
In this book it describes how Mother Teresa established her Missionaries of Charity and how they...
Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant GeneralLost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General
Best Price: $10.97
Let me first say, that I am one of those who considers Field Marshal Erik von Manstein one of...
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