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Modern History Biographies

Modern History Biographies – Biographies of figures shaping contemporary global history.

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2,040 Results

Saving the Tremors of Past Lives: A Cross-Generational Holocaust Memoir
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Saving the Tremors of Past Lives: A Cross-Generational Holocaust Memoir

Saving the Tremors of Past Lives: A Cross-Generational Holocaust Memoir

Regina Grol
$17.99
$25.00
The Sixties: Big Ideas, Small Books
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The Sixties: Big Ideas, Small Books

The Sixties: Big Ideas, Small Books

Jenny Diski
$14.99
$20.00
The Silent Heroes: A Memoir of Holland During World War II
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The Silent Heroes: A Memoir of Holland During World War II

The Silent Heroes: A Memoir of Holland During World War II

Hans Moederzoon van Kuilenburg
$12.99
$16.97
Katalog Der Leichenpredigten Und Sonstiger Trauerschriften in Geraer Sammlungen
Katalog Der Leichenpredigten Und Sonstiger Trauerschriften in Geraer Sammlungen

Katalog Der Leichenpredigten Und Sonstiger Trauerschriften in Geraer Sammlungen

$75.99
Gottinger Kopfe: Und Ihr Wirken in Die Welt
Gottinger Kopfe: Und Ihr Wirken in Die Welt

Gottinger Kopfe: Und Ihr Wirken in Die Welt

$25.99
L'Anarchiste et son juge: A propos de l'assassinat de Sadi Carnot
L'Anarchiste et son juge: A propos de l'assassinat de Sadi Carnot

L'Anarchiste et son juge: A propos de l'assassinat de Sadi Carnot

Pierre Truche
$28.99
Paul Delesalle: Un anarchiste de la Belle Epoque
Paul Delesalle: Un anarchiste de la Belle Epoque

Paul Delesalle: Un anarchiste de la Belle Epoque

Jean Maitron
$30.99
A Letter to My Family: A Journey through Persecution in Nazi Germany, Refuge in Shanghai, and New Life in America
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A Letter to My Family: A Journey through Persecution in Nazi Germany, Refuge in Shanghai, and New Life in America

A Letter to My Family: A Journey through Persecution in Nazi Germany, Refuge in Shanghai, and New Life in America

Lisa Johnson
$22.99
$24.99
Reflections of an Unconverted Convert
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Reflections of an Unconverted Convert

Reflections of an Unconverted Convert

Murray Joseph Haar
$13.99
$19.00
Reiki History: Real Reiki(R) from Japan to the Western World
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Reiki History: Real Reiki(R) from Japan to the Western World

Reiki History: Real Reiki(R) from Japan to the Western World

Shoshana Shay
$12.99
$13.99
The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler's List
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The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler's List

The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler's List

Mietek Pemper
$14.99
$19.95
Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Creator of Spider-Man and the Rise of Marvel Comics
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Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Creator of Spider-Man and the Rise of Marvel Comics

Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Creator of Spider-Man and the Rise of Marvel Comics

David Currie
$35.99
$49.99
The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family's True Holocaust Story
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The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family's True Holocaust Story

The Silk Factory: Finding Threads of My Family's True Holocaust Story

Michael Hickins
$17.99
$23.95
Sailing and Other Adventures on the Redneck Riviera
Sailing and Other Adventures on the Redneck Riviera

Sailing and Other Adventures on the Redneck Riviera

Gary William Gebhardt
$15.99
An Especially Good View: Watching History Happen
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An Especially Good View: Watching History Happen

An Especially Good View: Watching History Happen

Peter L. W. Osnos
$18.99
$25.95
My Brother's Voice: How a Young Hungarian Boy Survived the Holocaust: A True Story
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My Brother's Voice: How a Young Hungarian Boy Survived the Holocaust: A True Story

My Brother's Voice: How a Young Hungarian Boy Survived the Holocaust: A True Story

Sherry Rosenthal, Stephen Nasser
$14.99
$17.00
The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship
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The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship

The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship

Alex Beam
$21.99
$27.00
Spring Days in Winter: A Cold War Spy's Final Reckoning
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Spring Days in Winter: A Cold War Spy's Final Reckoning

Spring Days in Winter: A Cold War Spy's Final Reckoning

John Michell
$11.99
$12.49
Never Fitting In: My Journey with Parental Trauma, Addiction, Healing
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Never Fitting In: My Journey with Parental Trauma, Addiction, Healing

Never Fitting In: My Journey with Parental Trauma, Addiction, Healing

Sonia Claire Ascher
$22.99
$23.95
"Meeting" Anne Frank (full-color and expanded edition): An Anthology
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"Meeting" Anne Frank (full-color and expanded edition): An Anthology

"Meeting" Anne Frank (full-color and expanded edition): An Anthology

Tim Whittome
$34.99
$47.99
The Life of Sir Isaac Newton
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton

The Life of Sir Isaac Newton

David Brewster
$17.99
$23.99
The Last Orchestra of Auschwitz Music, Resistance, and Survival in the Nazi Death Camps
The Last Orchestra of Auschwitz Music, Resistance, and Survival in the Nazi Death Camps

The Last Orchestra of Auschwitz Music, Resistance, and Survival in the Nazi Death Camps

$11.99
Generation to Generation: Third Edition, 2026
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Generation to Generation: Third Edition, 2026

Generation to Generation: Third Edition, 2026

Stanley Papel
$21.99
$29.99
Morocco: A Remembrance of Childhood, Colonialism and the Cold War
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Morocco: A Remembrance of Childhood, Colonialism and the Cold War

Morocco: A Remembrance of Childhood, Colonialism and the Cold War

James B. Farmer
$18.99
$19.99
蒙特利尔被"迫"记录（下卷）
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蒙特利尔被"迫"记录（下卷）

蒙特利尔被"迫"记录（下卷）

Joe Chang
$22.99
$24.99
Memorias De Un Vigilante
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Memorias De Un Vigilante

Memorias De Un Vigilante

Jos S. Alvarez
$12.99
$16.99
Of HEROIC PROPORTION An American Story: of Patriotism and Survival in the Soviet Union During the Cold War
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Of HEROIC PROPORTION An American Story: of Patriotism and Survival in the Soviet Union During the Cold War

Of HEROIC PROPORTION An American Story: of Patriotism and Survival in the Soviet Union During the Cold War

Mary Bruno Friedman
$18.99
$25.99
The Mulberry Tree: The story of a life before and after the Holocaust
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The Mulberry Tree: The story of a life before and after the Holocaust

The Mulberry Tree: The story of a life before and after the Holocaust

Iboja Wandall-Holm
$23.99
$25.95
Fra Himalaya Til Sør-Stillehavet
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Fra Himalaya Til Sør-Stillehavet

Fra Himalaya Til Sør-Stillehavet

Arne Fronsdal
$12.99
$14.99
Glorious Courage: John Pelham in the Civil War
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Glorious Courage: John Pelham in the Civil War

Glorious Courage: John Pelham in the Civil War

Sarah Kay Bierle
$12.99
$16.95
The Lives of a Budapest Jew: László Weisz, 1908 to 1995
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The Lives of a Budapest Jew: László Weisz, 1908 to 1995

The Lives of a Budapest Jew: László Weisz, 1908 to 1995

Leslie Varady, Robert G. Varady
$11.99
$12.95
The Unspeakable: Breaking my Family's Silence surrounding the Holocaust
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The Unspeakable: Breaking my Family's Silence surrounding the Holocaust

The Unspeakable: Breaking my Family's Silence surrounding the Holocaust

Nicola Hanefeld
$24.99
$26.95
Robert Wedderburn: British Insurrectionary, Jamaican Abolitionist
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Robert Wedderburn: British Insurrectionary, Jamaican Abolitionist

Robert Wedderburn: British Insurrectionary, Jamaican Abolitionist

Ryan Hanley
$20.99
$28.00
The Quiet Strength of Resilience: A Holocaust Survival Story Spanning Four Generations
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The Quiet Strength of Resilience: A Holocaust Survival Story Spanning Four Generations

The Quiet Strength of Resilience: A Holocaust Survival Story Spanning Four Generations

Ron Schwarz
$20.99
$22.00
Read Between the Lines: The story of a Kindertransport survivor
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Read Between the Lines: The story of a Kindertransport survivor

Read Between the Lines: The story of a Kindertransport survivor

Leon Dwolatzky Duval
$17.99
$24.99
A Song for Bohemia
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A Song for Bohemia

A Song for Bohemia

Anne Marie Kenny
$32.99
$34.99
Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life
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Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life

Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life

Gidon Lev
$20.99
$28.00
Between Ukraine and Russia: Working In America
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Between Ukraine and Russia: Working In America

Between Ukraine and Russia: Working In America

Susan Gold
$14.99
$19.95
Admiral Canaris: How Hitler's Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis
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Admiral Canaris: How Hitler's Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis

Admiral Canaris: How Hitler's Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis

David Alan Johnson
$24.99
$32.95
El Hombre Que Nunca Escap? de Auschwitz / The Man Who Never Escaped Auschwitz
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El Hombre Que Nunca Escap? de Auschwitz / The Man Who Never Escaped Auschwitz

El Hombre Que Nunca Escap? de Auschwitz / The Man Who Never Escaped Auschwitz

Gabriel Salinger
$14.99
$19.95
Union General Daniel Butterfield: A Civil War Biography
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Union General Daniel Butterfield: A Civil War Biography

Union General Daniel Butterfield: A Civil War Biography

James S. Pula
$23.99
$32.95
Memoirs of a Baby Boomer: A Personal Time Capsule 1949 - 1962
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Memoirs of a Baby Boomer: A Personal Time Capsule 1949 - 1962

Memoirs of a Baby Boomer: A Personal Time Capsule 1949 - 1962

Philip Haldeman
$13.99
$18.95
Founders' Curse: James Monroe's Struggle Against Political Parties
Founders' Curse: James Monroe's Struggle Against Political Parties

Founders' Curse: James Monroe's Struggle Against Political Parties

Brook Poston
$67.99
Las 999 Mujeres de Auschwitz: La Extraordinaria Historia de Las Jóvenes Judías Que Llegaron En El Primer Tren a Auschwitz / 999: The Extraordinary You
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Las 999 Mujeres de Auschwitz: La Extraordinaria Historia de Las Jóvenes Judías Que Llegaron En El Primer Tren a Auschwitz / 999: The Extraordinary You

Las 999 Mujeres de Auschwitz: La Extraordinaria Historia de Las Jóvenes Judías Que Llegaron En El Primer Tren a Auschwitz / 999: The Extraordinary You

Heather Dune MacAdam
$11.99
$14.95
Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age
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Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age

Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age

Daisy Hay
$24.99
$26.95
J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man
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J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man

J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man

Edward G. Longacre
$25.99
$34.95
A Canadian Jew in Uncle Sam's Army: Darkly Humorous Recollections of Disparity, Irony, and Narrowly Surviving During the Cold War
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A Canadian Jew in Uncle Sam's Army: Darkly Humorous Recollections of Disparity, Irony, and Narrowly Surviving During the Cold War

A Canadian Jew in Uncle Sam's Army: Darkly Humorous Recollections of Disparity, Irony, and Narrowly Surviving During the Cold War

Adam L. Harris
$16.99
$17.95
In the Wake of Madness: My Family's Escape from the Nazis
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In the Wake of Madness: My Family's Escape from the Nazis

In the Wake of Madness: My Family's Escape from the Nazis

Bettie Lennett Denny
$20.99
$27.95