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The March of Folly
From Troy to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through the ages, of failure, mismanagement, and delusion in government.
Drawing on a comprehensive array of examples,...
Embers of War
The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WORKS OF HISTORY IN RECENT YEARS
Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians • Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award...
Iran Awakening
A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced...
The Fall of the House of Dixie
The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Told through the words of the people who lived it,...
Henry Clay
The Essential American
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured...
The Mercury 13
The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2003
**For readers of The Astronaut Wives Club, The Mercury 13 reveals the little-known true story of the remarkable women who trained for NASA space flight.
In 1961, just as NASA launched its first man into space, a group of women underwent secret testing in the hopes of becoming America’s...
Pirate Hunters
Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE • A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers
Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But...
Rise and Kill First
The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF’s targeted killing programs, hailed by The New York Times as “an exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject.”
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD IN HISTORY
NAMED...
Warrior Soul
The Memoir of a Navy SEAL
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2003
“Since the first navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered,” writes Chuck Pfarrer. “No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been left in the field. This legacy of valor is unmatched in modern warfare.”
Warrior Soul...
Katz on Dogs
A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living with Dogs
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In a nation where our love of dogs keeps growing and dog ownership has reached an all-time high, confusion about dogs and their behavioral problems is skyrocketing. Many dogs are out of control, untrained, chewing up furniture, taking medication for anxiety, and biting millions of people a year.
Now,...
by Anna Quindlen
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2007
“The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed,” writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen about her beloved black Labrador retriever, Beau. With her trademark wisdom and humor, Quindlen reflects on how her life has unfolded in tandem with...
by VARIOS
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2013
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Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professor
Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments...
Enemies
A History of the FBI
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
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“Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is...