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24 books recommended for fans of The Lightning and the Sun by Savitri Devi, tied together by themes of Asian & Asian American, Fascism & Totalitarianism, Hinduism, and Egypt.

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Themes: Hinduism • Eastern • Theology

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Egypt • Ancient

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Asian & Asian American • Fascism & Totalitarianism • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Egypt • Eastern • Ancient

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Themes: Asian & Asian American • Hinduism • Theology

#13

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Eastern • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Asian & Asian American • Eastern • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Egypt • Ancient • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

#18

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Themes: Asian & Asian American • Political Ideologies • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Mein Kampf

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Fascism & Totalitarianism • Presidents & Heads of State • Political Ideologies

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Themes: Asian & Asian American • Presidents & Heads of State • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for The Lightning and the Sun by Savitri Devi — spanning Asian & Asian American, Fascism & Totalitarianism, Hinduism and featuring authors such as Paramahansa Yogananda, Kara Cooney, Heidi Holland, Stanley G. Payne, and others.