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Faustian Bargains: Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace in the Robber Baron
Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace crossed paths only briefly; but Wallace's life, especially one violent episode and its intricate aftermath, illuminates the dark side of our 36th president. Perhaps no...
The Eleventh Day
'The best available account of 9/11 - soberly written, judiciously weighted, meticulously sourced' Robert Harris Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan have written the definitive account of 9/11. The shockwaves of...
Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First
"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...
Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who
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"A brilliantly researched tale of greed, ambition, and our desperate need to believe in magic, it's history that captures America as it really was--and always will be. A great read."...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Love
A remarkable compilation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s reflections on love and its transformative power-a stellar addition to Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. "I have also decided...
The Complete New Yorker
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EVERY PAGE OF EVERY ISSUE ON 8 DVD-ROMS, WITH A COMPANION BOOK OF HIGHLIGHTS. "A cultural monument, a journalistic gold mine, an essential research tool, an amazing time machine." What...
Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile
On September 11,1973, a military coup in Chile overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende, beginning an era of political repression that lasted over sixteen years. Mary Helen Spooner takes...
Write Home For Me: A Red Cross Woman in Vietnam
An intimate portrait of tragedy, hope and humour in a war zone. An intimate portrait of tragedy, hope and humour in a war zone. Working as a journalist at the...
Freedom Riders Abridged: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice
The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of...
Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that
Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...
America's Mission: The United States and the Worldwide Struggle for
The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith....
The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat
Anyone who cares to understand the cultural ferment of America in the later twentieth century must know of the writings and lives of those scruffy bohemians known as the Beats....
Conquistadores
A riveting new history of Spanish imperialism, and the men who laid its foundations The 'conquistadores', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...
Nancy: A Portrait of My Years with Nancy Reagan
Recounts the time the author spent with the former first lady, sharing such details as her experiences during the assassination attempt on her husband and the challenges she faces as...
The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the First Gulf War
In 1991, while one war was being waged against Iraq, another was being fought amongst the American generals leading the operation. The Generals' War offers unvarnished portraits of the top...
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American
A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American...
The Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on
Instant New York Times Bestseller A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer...
A Song For Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival
From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of...
The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and
Pinochet File reveals a record of complicity with atrocity by the U.S. government. The documents, first declassified for the original edition of the book, formed the heart of the campaign...
Herbert Hoover: A Life
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"At last, a biography of Herbert Hoover that captures the man in full... [Jeansonne] has splendidly illuminated the arc of one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century."-David...
Founding Character: The Words and Documents That Forged a Nation
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The essential historical references and documents in this volume reflect the character of the United States during the Revolutionary War. This compilation includes the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up...
The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
This work untangles the intricacies of the US-Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Sixteen years after its first publication, Chomsky has revised and updated this corrosive study, hailed as a defining work on modern...
Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five
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"A fascinating and well-written account of a little-known chapter that was crucial to the course of World War II and to America's global leadership." -Henry A. Kissinger In the dark...
The Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on
Instant New York Times Bestseller A searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party's dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer...
Into Unknown Skies: An Unlikely Team, a Daring Race, and the First
"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
The definitive account of Barack Obama's life before he became the 44th president of the United States - the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped...
What Happened
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A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful...
Better Day Coming: Blacks and Equality, 1890-2000
From the end of postwar Reconstruction in the South to an analysis of the rise and fall of Black Power, acclaimed historian Adam Fairclough presents a straightforward synthesis of the...
Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that
Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...
Chile And The Nazis - From Hitler to Pinochet
The Story of Chile's Collusion with the Nazis During World War II; After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour and Hitler's subsequent declaration of war upon the US, Chile's reluctance...
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-65
Volume two of a three volume history of the American civil rights movement, America in the King Years. This volume takes the reader from the assassination of President Kennedy and...
Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal
In the wake of the profound economic crisis known as the Great Depression, a group of high-powered individuals joined forces to campaign against the New Deal-not just its practical policies...
The Dark Side
The Dark Side is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not...
The Watergate Affair, 1972: The Resignation of President Richard
This publication presents the report of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force (WSPF) during the 28th month period from May 25, 1973 when Archibald Cox took office as Special Prosecutor to...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House
From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...
An Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' PICK An NPR Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Longlisted for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence...
Tanker War: America'S First Conflict with Iran, 1987-88
In May 1987 the US guided missile frigate Stark, sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf, was suddenly blown apart by the air force of Iraq. A fifth of the...
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play
The sweeping story of the American stadium-from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to recreation,...
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play
The sweeping story of the American stadium-from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to recreation,...
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink
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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of...
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World
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"Our women are serving actively in many ways in this war, and they are doing a grand job on both the fighting front and the home front." -- Eleanor Roosevelt,...
The Soccer War
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Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency,...
A History of the Twentieth Century: 1933-1951
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The world was still reeling from the ravages of the century's first Great War when a dramatic and inexorable chain of events set it afire once again. In the Second...
The Falklands War: An Imperial History
Why did Britain and Argentina go to war over a wintry archipelago that was home to an unprofitable colony? Could the Falklands War, in fact, have been a last-ditch revival...
Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean
How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to...
The Cambridge History of America and the World: Volume 4, 1945 to the
The fourth volume of The Cambridge History of America and the World examines the heights of American global power in the mid-twentieth century and how challenges from at home and...
The Cambridge History of America and the World
The second volume of The Cambridge History of America and the World examines how the United States rose to great power status in the nineteenth century and how the rest...