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An intimate, inspiring masterclass in obsession that invites you to sit beside a legendary biographer as he sifts through the archives of history. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Working.
- studious
- intimate
- inspiring
- quietly awe-struck
- 01
The passage of power
Robert A. Caro
A masterclass in narrative history that captures the agonizing wait for power and the terrifying, electrifying moment it is finally seized.
- 02
Means of Ascent
Robert A. Caro
A masterclass in narrative history that reads like a gripping political thriller about the raw, unvarnished mechanics of power.
- 03
The art of memoir
Mary Karr
An illuminating and cathartic exploration of how we shape our memories and how our memories shape us.
- 04
The Road to Character
David Brooks
An earnest, biographical meditation on cultivating deep inner goodness in a world obsessed with external achievement.
- 05
Reporter
Hersh, Seymour M.
A gritty, unvarnished masterclass in shoe-leather journalism and the relentless pursuit of the truth.
- 06
South and west
Joan Didion
A raw, sun-bleached glimpse into the unvarnished notebooks of a master observer tracing the fault lines of American culture.
- 07
An unfinished life
Robert Dallek · 2003
A monumental, clear-eyed dismantling of American mythology that reveals the fragile, complex humanity behind a legendary figure.
- 08
Hitch-22
Christopher Hitchens
A smoky, late-night masterclass in intellectual combat and literary friendship, delivered by a fiercely unapologetic raconteur.
- 09
The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin
A sweeping, character-driven epic that traces the rise and tragic rupture of a world-shaping political friendship.
- 10
All over but the shoutin'
Rick Bragg
A lyrical, fiercely loving tribute to a mother's sacrifice and the inescapable gravity of a Southern childhood.
- 11
Save Me the Plums
Ruth Reichl
A sensory, behind-the-scenes journey through the golden age of food media and the personal evolution of an unexpected leader.
- 12
The Path Between the Seas
David McCullough · 1977
A sweeping, character-driven epic that captures the staggering human cost and awe-inspiring triumph of reshaping the earth.
