Some of the best books I own
Discover some of the best books I own—curated list of must-read titles across genres. Find your next favorite read in this handpicked collection!
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII
by Margaret George
The novel that started it all: Margaret George's debut novel of the legendary British king
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A Distant Mirror
by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
This is a story of the 14th century, when the whole world seemed to be spinning to its doom, and yet when our modern world was being born.
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Caesar
by Christian Meier
As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in history—Boswell called him ”the greatest man of any age.” Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, setting Caesar's life story against the rich political and social background of the Late Roman Republic.
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Flags of Our Fathers
by James Bradley
Chronicles one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, focusing on the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima
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Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
When master mechanic Peter Lake attempts to rob a mansion on the Upper West Side, he is caught by young Beverly Penn, the terminally ill daughter of the house, and their subsequent love send Peter on a desperate personal journey. Reprint.
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The Washing Of The Spears
by Donald R. Morris
Filled with colorful characters, dramatic battles like Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the sixty-year existence of the world's mightiest African empire—from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka (1787–1828), through its inevitable collision with white expansionism, to its dissolution under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879.
