Michael Korda
Born
in London, The United Kingdom
October 08, 1933
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Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
19 editions
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published
2010
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Queenie
28 editions
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published
1970
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Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
20 editions
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published
2014
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With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain
20 editions
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published
2009
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Ike: An American Hero
17 editions
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published
2007
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Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
8 editions
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published
2017
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Horse People: Scenes from the Riding Life
24 editions
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published
2003
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
25 editions
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published
2004
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Country Matters: The Pleasures and Tribulations of Moving from a Big City to an Old Country Farmhouse
23 editions
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published
2001
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Another Life: A Memoir of Other People
13 editions
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published
1999
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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

Spotlighted Book Discussion Poll I - October 26, 2011
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
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. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; 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.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
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. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; 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.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent


The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World

Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist

The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828
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