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Biography / History

I love history, I like biographies. Here I tried to come up with a list of histories I've read that aren't too political.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
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Bill O'Reilly
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
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Bill O'Reilly
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
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Bill O'Reilly
Killing Jesus (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Jesus
4
Bill O'Reilly
Killing Reagan (Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard)
Killing Reagan
5
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
American Titan (Marc Eliot)
American Titan
6
Marc Eliot
American Rebel (Marc Eliot)
American Rebel
7
Marc Eliot
Steve McQueen: A Biography (Marc Eliot)
Steve McQueen: A Biography
8
Marc Eliot
Thunderstruck (Erik Larson)
Thunderstruck
9
Erik Larson
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
10
Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
11
Erik Larson
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
12
Erik Larson
George Washington's Secret Six (Brian Kilmeade)
George Washington's Secret Six
13
Brian Kilmeade
Thomas Jefferson & the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (Brian Kilmeade)
Thomas Jefferson & the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
14
Brian Kilmeade
The Jefferson Lies (David Barton)
The Jefferson Lies
15
David Barton
Gifted Hands (Ben Carson, MD)
Gifted Hands
16
Ben Carson, MD
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
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Stephen E. Ambrose
The Wild Blue (Stephen Ambrose)
The Wild Blue
18
Stephen Ambrose
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
19
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
20
Howard Zinn
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor
21
No Easy Day (Mark Owen)
No Easy Day
22
Mark Owen
American Sniper (Chris Kyle)
American Sniper
23
Chris Kyle
American Wife (Taya Kyle)
American Wife
24
Taya Kyle
Blood of Heroes (James Donovan)
Blood of Heroes
25
James Donovan
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
26
David McCullough
Valiant Ambition (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Valiant Ambition
27
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Last Lecture (Randy Pausch)
The Last Lecture
28
Randy Pausch
What's So Funny (Tim Conway)
What's So Funny
29
Tim Conway
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business (Dick Van Dyke)
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
30
Dick Van Dyke
Shatner Rules (William Shatner)
Shatner Rules
31
William Shatner
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
32
Michael Shaara
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
33
The Glorious Cause (Jeff Shaara)
The Glorious Cause
34
Jeff Shaara
Gone for Soldiers (Jeff Shaara)
Gone for Soldiers
35
Jeff Shaara
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures With Except
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures With Except
36
Rush Revere and the First Patriots (Rush Limbaugh)
Rush Revere and the First Patriots
37
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Revere and the American Revolution (Rush Limbaugh)
Rush Revere and the American Revolution
38
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner (Rush Limbaugh)
Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner
39
Rush Limbaugh
Miracles and Massacres (Glenn Beck)
Miracles and Massacres
40
Glenn Beck
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