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Reading Your Way Through Robert Caro

It's the 50th anniversary of the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning book that even President Obama said has shaped how he thinks about politics: The Power Broker. We're marking the occasion with 20% off the complete reading list of master biographer Robert Caro with code CARO50.

6 books
Book Cover for: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, Robert A. Caro
The legendary Pulitzer Prize winner and a brilliant multidimensional portrait

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert A. Caro

This American classic, reveals not only the story of one man’s might but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York.

Steven JohnsonRyan HolidaySteven Johnson & Ryan Holiday

Paperback, 1975

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Book Cover for: The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I, Robert A. Caro
The story of a young, poor Texas man's ambitious rise to presidential power

The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

Robert A. Caro

In this book, we are brought as close as we have ever been to a true perception of political genius and the American political process. Means of Ascent was a number-one national best seller and received the National Book Critics Circle Award.

graham starrLynn Steger Stronggraham starr & Lynn Steger Strong

Paperback, 1990

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Book Cover for: Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II, Robert A. Caro
Arguably, the most acclaimed political biography of our era

Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II

Robert A. Caro

Caro brings Lyndon Johnson to life, in this portrait of his wilderness years, as Johnson's almost mythic personality is seen at its most nakedly ambitious.

Ruth Franklin 🍵Alex ShephardRuth Franklin 🍵 & Alex Shephard

Paperback, 1991

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Book Cover for: Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III, Robert A. Caro
A continuation of LBJ's portrait during his senate years and an unprecedented study of how legislative power works in America

Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III

Robert A. Caro

An exquisite product of Caro’s penetrating research, Master of the Senate is both a portrait of the man himself—the titan of Capital Hill, volcanic, mesmerizing—and an important study of the workings and personal and legislative power.

Ronald BrownsteinTim HwangRonald Brownstein & Tim Hwang

Paperback, 2003

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Book Cover for: The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Robert A. Caro
One of the New York Times' 100 Best Books of the Century

The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson

Robert A. Caro

This is Book Four of Robert A. Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson. "One of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece" - The Times of London

Ruth Franklin 🍵Alex & Books 📚Ruth Franklin 🍵 & Alex & Books 📚

Paperback, 2013

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Book Cover for: Working, Robert A. Caro
Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these evocatively written, personal pieces

Working

Robert A. Caro

Caro shares his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books, giving a moving window into the author's role in defining our history.

Yashar Ali 🐘David SenraYashar Ali 🐘 & David Senra

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book