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We Didn't Start the Fire: A Reading List

Suggested reading for students and admirers of the dean of modern day historians, William Martin Joel (1949 - ).
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Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
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David McCullough
Doris Day (A.E. Hotchner)
Doris Day
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A.E. Hotchner
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution (Frank Dikotter)
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution
3
Frank Dikotter
Cry: The Johnnie Ray Story (Jonny Whiteside)
Cry: The Johnnie Ray Story
4
Jonny Whiteside
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
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James A. Michener
Walter Winchell (Michael Herr)
Walter Winchell
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Michael Herr
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life (Richard Ben Cramer)
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life
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Richard Ben Cramer
Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Larry Tye)
Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
8
Larry Tye
Nixonland (Rick Perlstein)
Nixonland
9
Rick Perlstein
Studebaker: The Complete History (Patrick Foster)
Studebaker: The Complete History
10
Patrick Foster
Television: A Biography (David Thomson)
Television: A Biography
11
David Thomson
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future (Victor Cha)
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
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Victor Cha
Korea: A New History of South and North (Cha, Victor)
Korea: A New History of South and North
13
Cha, Victor
Marilyn (Gloria Steinem)
Marilyn
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Gloria Steinem
Executing the Rosenbergs (Lori Clune)
Executing the Rosenbergs
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Lori Clune
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
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Richard Rhodes
Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Wil Haygood)
Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson
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Wil Haygood
The Korean War: A History (Bruce Cumings)
The Korean War: A History
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Bruce Cumings
Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work (Susan L. Mizruchi)
Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work
19
Susan L. Mizruchi
Anna and the King of Siam (Margaret Landon)
Anna and the King of Siam
20
Margaret Landon
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
Eisenhower: In War and Peace (Jean Edward Smith)
Eisenhower: In War and Peace
22
Jean Edward Smith
Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio (Jeffrey Kluger)
Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio
23
Jeffrey Kluger
Q: A Voyage Around the Queen (Craig Brown)
Q: A Voyage Around the Queen
24
Craig Brown
Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World (Mike Stanton)
Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World
25
Mike Stanton
Liberace: An Autobiography (Liberace)
Liberace: An Autobiography
26
Liberace
The Essential (George Santayana)
The Essential
27
George Santayana
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
28
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Malenkov: Stalin's Successor (Martin Ebon)
Malenkov: Stalin's Successor
29
Martin Ebon
We Are Your Soldiers (Rowell)
We Are Your Soldiers
30
Rowell
Peter and the Wolf (Sergei Prokofiev)
Peter and the Wolf
31
Sergei Prokofiev
Nelson Rockefeller's Dilemma (Marsha Barrett)
Nelson Rockefeller's Dilemma
32
Marsha Barrett
Campy, the Story of Roy Campanella (David A. Adler)
Campy, the Story of Roy Campanella
33
David A. Adler
The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction (Stephen Lovell)
The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction
34
Stephen Lovell
Citizen Cohn (Nicholas Von Hoffman)
Citizen Cohn
35
Nicholas Von Hoffman
Peron and the Enigmas of Argentina (Robert D. Crassweller)
Peron and the Enigmas of Argentina
36
Robert D. Crassweller
The Letters of Arturo Toscanini (Arturo Toscanini)
The Letters of Arturo Toscanini
37
Arturo Toscanini
Modern Polyesters (Shiers & Long)
Modern Polyesters
38
Shiers & Long
The Last Valley (Martin Windrow)
The Last Valley
39
Martin Windrow
Crazy Man Crazy: The Bill Haley Story (Bill Haley Jr.)
Crazy Man Crazy: The Bill Haley Story
40
Bill Haley Jr.
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