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Michael Korda
Born
in London, The United Kingdom
October 08, 1933
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Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
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published
2010
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18 editions
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Queenie
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published
1970
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7 editions
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Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
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published
2014
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25 editions
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With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain
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published
2009
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23 editions
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Ike: An American Hero
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published
2007
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17 editions
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Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
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published
2017
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7 editions
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Horse People: Scenes from the Riding Life
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published
2003
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23 editions
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
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published
2004
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26 editions
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Country Matters: The Pleasures and Tribulations of Moving from a Big City to an Old Country Farmhouse
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published
2001
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21 editions
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Another Life: A Memoir of Other People
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published
1999
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14 editions
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“Escapism sold books, to be sure, but not nearly as many as were sold by exposing America’s flaws and making the average American reader (and book club member) look closely at his or her most cherished social assumptions. Americans might not be eager to accept integration, feminism, homosexuality, juvenile delinquency, and the drug culture– or to shoulder the blame for the existence of these problems– but they were certainly willing to read about them.”
― Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900-1999
― Making the List: A Cultural History of the American Bestseller, 1900-1999
“It must be nice, Queenie thought, to be one thing or another, to know where you belonged.”
― Queenie
― Queenie
Polls
Ulysses S. Grant Poll
This poll will examine the choices for the Ulysses S. Grant reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin on October 4, 2010 and will continue for three months (October, November and December). This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the Ulysses S. Grant thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Grant books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if so- I have added both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Grant's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
This poll will examine the choices for the Ulysses S. Grant reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin on October 4, 2010 and will continue for three months (October, November and December). This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the Ulysses S. Grant thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Grant books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if so- I have added both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Grant's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
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