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Looking to read biography of Abraham Lincoln. There is lot of myths surrounding his life. Any recommendations of an authentic one?

Even though it is around one and half year old post, my list is down here in case if anyone has the same question. I have personally read all these books: "Awaken the Giant within" -- Anthony Robbins "The Greatest Salesman in the World" -- Og Mandino "Karma Yoga: the Yoga of Action" -- Swami...

I see from Wikipedia that Foundation series has three novels originally: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. And 30 years later Asimov added two prequels: Prelude to Foundation, Forward the Foundation. My question is should I start with the prequels or with the original...

The book was not (and still is not) available in India and am not earning 2000 dollars per month so that I can buy one from amazon. International prices are around 10 to 20 folds for the same book published in India. I am doing fine, thanks for asking :) . Don't get much time to read except...

Not abut OS wars but Hacker culture, which form the basis of the whatever you see today, Desktop, icons o your Desktop, Personal Computer, even micro-processor and internet were built by Hackers and if you look at today you will see how IT MNCs are trying to control these things they they never...

and those 1 million people can never ever be saved by using DDT because Mosquitoes have developed resistance against DDT when, IIRC, I was 13 years old, which was 14 years ago. In India, we used to spray DDT in our homes once in a year to kill the mosquitoes. My father works for a government...

I think if you read this, then one also needs to read Hackers - Heroes of Computer Revolution by Steven Levy

The Hillside Stranglers by Darcy'O Brien

I just finished reading "Ordinary Love and good Will: Two Novellas" by Jane Smiley. I have to admit that though I don't like fiction , I am caught and bound by the family love shown in Ordinary Love. It was like if I was sitting there and watching the conversation and I am in their place...

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WOW Libra, you are amazing :D

The Americans -- Alistair Cooke Two of a Kind -- Dary O'Brien Conspiracy of Silence -- Anthony Pearson Inside Peking -- Beverly Hooper Sleeping at the Starlite...

The Making of the President 1960 -- Theodore Harold White

Profiles in Courage -- John F. Kennedy Michael Jackson (the magic and the madness) -- J. Randy Taraborrelli A Year in Province -- Peter Mayle The Road Ahead -- Bill Gates

I enlisted the same book 5 days ago while I was searching on amazon :D