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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

Doris Kearns Goodwin

5.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Erick.

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Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham

Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century

Peter Graham

4.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Jane.

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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann

5.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Jenny B.

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Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters by Matt Kaplan

Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters

Matt Kaplan

4.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Thomas.

The New York Times Book of Mathematics: More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers by

The New York Times Book of Mathematics: More Than 100 Years of Writing by the Numbers

4.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by staffer Melissa. Read her review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/661901521

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Detroit: An American Autopsy by Charlie LeDuff

Detroit: An American Autopsy

Charlie LeDuff

4.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Nate.

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Against Wind and Tide: Letters and Journals, 1947-1986 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Against Wind and Tide: Letters and Journals, 1947-1986

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

5.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Erick, who says it is "a journey through the eyes of a remarkable woman, filled with insight and much love.''

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Robert K. Massie

5.0
Recommended by Susie, Connie and Mary

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Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind by Ray Monk, Ray Monk

Robert Oppenheimer: His Life and Mind

Ray Monk, Ray Monk

5.0
A 2013 nonfiction staff favorite recommended by Erick, who says, "Such a wonderful interesting life, this bio focuses n his scientific work rather than his personal life, which I thought was interesting.''

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The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti

The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese

Michael Paterniti

5.0
A 2013 staff nonfiction favorite recommended by Susie.

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