Best Non-Fiction Reading of 2007
Discover the best non-fiction books of 2007 with our curated reading list. Explore top-rated titles, acclaimed authors, and must-read recommendations from a standout year in literature.
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The Thirty Years War
by C. V. Wedgwood
Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives …
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Conservatize Me
by John Moe
It has been said that everyone in America is firmly planted in red or blue—permanently conservative or irreversibly liberal. But are we all really that …
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Whistling Past Dixie
by Thomas F. Schaller
Two generations after he challenged Republicans to envision a Southern-based national majority, Phillips issues a bold challenge to Democrats to transform American politics by building …
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The English Civil War
by Diane Purkiss
In this compelling history of the violent struggle between the monarchy and Parliament that tore apart seventeenth-century England, a rising star among British historians sheds …
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Augustus
by Anthony Everitt
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire …
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American Creation
by Joseph J. Ellis
National Bestseller Acclaimed historian Joseph J. Ellis brings his unparalleled talents to this riveting account of the early years of the Republic. The last quarter …
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For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions
by James R. Gaines
On April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul …
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Empire of Blue Water
by Stephan Talty
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Talty’s vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean [is] a pleasure to read from bow to stern.”—Entertainment Weekly “In …
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The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War
by Leonard L. Richards
Award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards gives us an authoritative and revealing portrait of an overlooked harbinger of the terrible battle that was to come. When …
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The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson
A historical chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of Dr. John Snow, who put his own life on the line …
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The Secret Life of Houdini
by William Kalush
In this groundbreaking book, renowned magic expert Kalush and bestselling writer Sloman team up to expose Harry Houdinis secret life as a spy, and the …
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Everything Conceivable
by Liza Mundy
Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social …
