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Books like Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
The best books like Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln are The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, The Path to Power, and Alexander Hamilton. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin is about leadership, politics, civil war. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert A. Caro · Biography
Robert A.
A kindred biography read.
Read the summary → - The Path to Power
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Robert A. Caro · Biography
The first volume of Robert A.
Shares politics and ambition with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - Alexander Hamilton
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Ron Chernow · Biography
Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton — immigrant, orphan, Revolutionary War aide-de-camp, first Secretary of the Treasury, founder of the American financial system, and victim of Aaron Burr's bullet — is the most comprehensive single-volume account of Hamilton's life and the book that most directly sparked the Hamilton revival in popular culture, including Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical.
Both dig into ambition.
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- A Promised Land
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Barack Obama · Memoir
A Promised Land is the first volume of Barack Obama's presidential memoirs, covering his 2008 campaign through the first two and a half years of his presidency, ending with the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011.
Shares leadership and politics with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - Bossypants
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Tina Fey · Memoir
Bossypants is Tina Fey's memoir and comic essay collection about her upbringing in suburban Pennsylvania, her years doing improv comedy in Chicago, her time as a writer and head writer at Saturday Night Live, her creation of 30 Rock, and the experience of being a woman in charge in show business.
Shares leadership and ambition with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie · Self-help
How to Win Friends and Influence People is Dale Carnegie's 1936 guide to dealing with people effectively.
Shares leadership and empathy with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant · Memoir
Ulysses S.
Shares leadership and civil war with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - The Empathetic Workplace
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Katharine Manning · Business
The Empathetic Workplace is Katharine Manning's guide to responding effectively when employees, colleagues, or clients bring personal crises, trauma, or distress into professional settings.
Shares leadership and empathy with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Read the summary → - American Prometheus
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Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin · Biography
Kai Bird and Martin J.
Both dig into politics.
Read the summary → - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Ashlee Vance · Biography
Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk is the most comprehensive account of Musk's life and companies up to 2015, written with Musk's cooperation after an initial refusal and a long negotiation.
Both dig into ambition.
Read the summary → - Grant
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Ron Chernow · Biography
Ron Chernow's biography of Ulysses S.
Both dig into civil war.
Read the summary → - Lenin
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Victor Sebestyen · Biography
Victor Sebestyen's Lenin is a biography that aims to restore the man behind the mythology — both the Soviet mythology that made him a saint and the anti-communist one that made him a simple monster.
Both dig into leadership.
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Books like Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln: quick answers
What are the best books like Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln?
The best books like Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin are The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro, The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro, Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, Bossypants by Tina Fey, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, such as leadership, politics, civil war.
What should I read after Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln?
A natural next read after Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln is The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro. A kindred biography read. Other strong choices are The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro, Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, A Promised Land by Barack Obama.
What books are similar to Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin?
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln centers on leadership, politics, civil war. Books with a similar feel include The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro, The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro, Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, Bossypants by Tina Fey, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
