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Modern History Biographies

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

1952 Results

1952 Results

No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of the Holocaust
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No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of the Holocaust

No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of the Holocaust

Chris Heath
$28.99
$40.00
Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir
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Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir

Hiding in Holland: A Resistance Memoir

Shulamit Reinharz
$14.99
$19.95
Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
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Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

József Debreczeni
$20.99
$28.00
The Dutchman's Suitcase: A young man's story of wartime forced labour in Nazi Germany
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The Dutchman's Suitcase: A young man's story of wartime forced labour in Nazi Germany

The Dutchman's Suitcase: A young man's story of wartime forced labour in Nazi Germany

Brad &. Elisabeth Seltzer
$20.99
$21.99
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War
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Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War

Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War

Deborah Cohen
$15.99
$22.00
Goodbye, Antoura: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide
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Goodbye, Antoura: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide

Goodbye, Antoura: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide

Karnig Panian
$20.99
$25.00
On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood
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On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood

On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood

Irmgard A. Hunt
$12.99
$16.99
Death Dealer: The Memoirs of the SS Kommandant at Auschwitz
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Death Dealer: The Memoirs of the SS Kommandant at Auschwitz

Death Dealer: The Memoirs of the SS Kommandant at Auschwitz

Rudolf Hoss
$29.99
$39.95
Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Europe
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Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Europe

Inside the Stargazer's Palace: The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Europe

Violet Moller
$21.99
$29.95
The the World of Virginia Woolf 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle
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The the World of Virginia Woolf 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle

The the World of Virginia Woolf 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw Puzzle

Sophie Oliver
$19.99
$24.99
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World
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The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World

The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World

Charles Mann
$16.99
$23.00
How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)
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How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)

How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)

Julie Masis
$17.99
$24.95
Winter Light: The Memoir of a Child of Holocaust Survivors
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Winter Light: The Memoir of a Child of Holocaust Survivors

Winter Light: The Memoir of a Child of Holocaust Survivors

Grace Feuerverger
$13.99
$18.95
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

Laura Cumming
$15.99
$20.99
Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution
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Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution

Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution

Anne Higonnet
$25.99
$35.00
The School That Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler
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The School That Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler

The School That Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler

Deborah Cadbury
$15.99
$21.99
The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing
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The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing

The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing

Adam Frankel
$13.99
$18.99
Mods, Scooters & Memories: Gy 65 Club
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Mods, Scooters & Memories: Gy 65 Club

Mods, Scooters & Memories: Gy 65 Club

Lucky
$17.99
$23.18
Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
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Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother

Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother

Eve Laplante
$14.99
$20.00
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
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Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch

Sally Bedell Smith
$14.99
$20.00
Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood
Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood

Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood

Nechama Tec
$15.99
Divine Corners: In the Shadow of the Holocaust on a Catskills Chicken Farm
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Divine Corners: In the Shadow of the Holocaust on a Catskills Chicken Farm

Divine Corners: In the Shadow of the Holocaust on a Catskills Chicken Farm

Michelle Friedman
$22.99
$24.95
Marie Antoinette: Teen Queen to Guillotine
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Marie Antoinette: Teen Queen to Guillotine

Marie Antoinette: Teen Queen to Guillotine

Melanie Burrows
$25.99
$34.95
A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching True Story of Survival, Hope and Love
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A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching True Story of Survival, Hope and Love

A Little Girl in Auschwitz: A Heart-Wrenching True Story of Survival, Hope and Love

Lidia Maksymowicz
$12.99
$17.99
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir
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Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir

Séamas O'Reilly
$14.99
$19.99
In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust
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In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust

In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust

Richard Hurowitz
$20.99
$28.99
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

James R. Hansen
$13.99
$14.99
Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
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Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

Eric Metaxas
$25.99
$35.00
Todos Los Seres Vivos (Premio Pulitzer de Biografía 2025) / Every Living Thing. the Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life: Pulitzer Prize Winner 2025
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Todos Los Seres Vivos (Premio Pulitzer de Biografía 2025) / Every Living Thing. the Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life: Pulitzer Prize Winner 2025

Todos Los Seres Vivos (Premio Pulitzer de Biografía 2025) / Every Living Thing. the Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life: Pulitzer Prize Winner 2025

Jason Roberts
$19.99
$26.95
Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray Eames
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Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray Eames

Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray Eames

James Yang
$13.99
$18.99
Legacy of Hope: Hidden Heroes from Generation to Generation
Legacy of Hope: Hidden Heroes from Generation to Generation

Legacy of Hope: Hidden Heroes from Generation to Generation

Avi Mizrachi
$20.99
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank
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Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank

Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank

Anne Frank
$9.99
$12.95
Diario de Anne Frank (Edición Ilustrada) / The Diary of a Young Girl (Illustrated Edition)
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Diario de Anne Frank (Edición Ilustrada) / The Diary of a Young Girl (Illustrated Edition)

Diario de Anne Frank (Edición Ilustrada) / The Diary of a Young Girl (Illustrated Edition)

Anne Frank
$19.99
$26.95
Do Not Cry When I Die: A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter's Survival in Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen
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Do Not Cry When I Die: A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter's Survival in Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen

Do Not Cry When I Die: A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter's Survival in Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen

Renee Salt, Kate Thompson
$14.99
$19.99
Return to the Place I Never Left
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Return to the Place I Never Left

Return to the Place I Never Left

Tobias Schiff
$20.99
$24.99
Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
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Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute

Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute

Nicholas Fox Weber
$28.99
$40.00
Global Marxism: Decolonisation and Revolutionary Politics
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Global Marxism: Decolonisation and Revolutionary Politics

Global Marxism: Decolonisation and Revolutionary Politics

Simin Fadaee
$24.99
$29.95
Holocaust Memoiren einer Bergen-Belsen Überlebenden: Klassenkameradin von Anne Frank
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Holocaust Memoiren einer Bergen-Belsen Überlebenden: Klassenkameradin von Anne Frank

Holocaust Memoiren einer Bergen-Belsen Überlebenden: Klassenkameradin von Anne Frank

Nanette Blitz Konig
$13.99
$14.95
Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir
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Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir

Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir

Aron Goldfarb, Graham Diamond
$10.99
$13.99
Hidden Recipes: A Holocaust Memoir
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Hidden Recipes: A Holocaust Memoir

Hidden Recipes: A Holocaust Memoir

Eva Moreimi
$12.99
$18.00
Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany
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Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany

Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany

Marie Jalowicz Simon
$29.99
$40.00
The Fun of It
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The Fun of It

The Fun of It

Amelia Earhart
$12.99
$16.95
October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978
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October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978

October Men: Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' Miraculous Finish in 1978

Roger Kahn
$13.99
$18.99
Julius Streicher: Nazi Editor of the Notorious Anti-semitic Newspaper Der Sturmer
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Julius Streicher: Nazi Editor of the Notorious Anti-semitic Newspaper Der Sturmer

Julius Streicher: Nazi Editor of the Notorious Anti-semitic Newspaper Der Sturmer

Randall Bytwerk
$13.99
$17.95
Adolfo Kaminsky the Forger of Paris: Authorized Biography. New and Expanded Edition
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Adolfo Kaminsky the Forger of Paris: Authorized Biography. New and Expanded Edition

Adolfo Kaminsky the Forger of Paris: Authorized Biography. New and Expanded Edition

Sarah Kaminsky
$23.99
$32.95
Wildly Different: Five Women Who Reclaimed Nature in a Man's World
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Wildly Different: Five Women Who Reclaimed Nature in a Man's World

Wildly Different: Five Women Who Reclaimed Nature in a Man's World

Sarah Lonsdale
$21.99
$29.95
The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor
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The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

Zipora Klein Jakob
$14.99
$19.99
Pessoa: A Biography
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Pessoa: A Biography

Pessoa: A Biography

Richard Zenith
$21.99
$30.00