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9.0 Excellent

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Truman

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8.8 Great

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Open

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8.6 Great

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Samuel Johnson

John Wain's 1975 biography details the life of 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, exploring h...

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8.6 Great

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John Keats

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8.5 Great

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My Early Life

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8.5 Great

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography

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8.3 Great

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Surprised by Joy

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8.3 Great

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8.2 Great

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Down and Out in Paris and London

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8.2 Great

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The Road to Wigan Pier

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8.2 Great

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Will in the World

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8.0 Great

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Victoria: The Queen

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8.0 Great

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My Own Story

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8.0 Great

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Einstein: His Life and Universe

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7.8 Good

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Churchill: A Life

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7.8 Good

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FDR

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7.8 Good

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The Feather Thief

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7.8 Good

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The Iron Lady: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher

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7.5 Good

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Finding Freedom

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5.0 Mediocre