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The History of Surfing

Matt Warshaw

Meticulously researched, smartly written, beautifully laid out...required reading." - Outside Magazine"Written by one...

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

One of Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 in History Fall 2017 "Brilliant...The book brims with conversation pieces but also...

Becoming

Michelle Obama

Review “A serious work of candid reflection by a singular figure of early-twenty-first-century America . . . Becoming...

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Doris Kearns Goodwin

An elegant, incisive study....Goodwin has brilliantly described how Lincoln forged a team that preserved a nation and...

The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul (Random House Large Print)

Brian Kilmeade

Brian Kilmeade is the coauthor of George Washington's Secret Six , Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates , Andrew...

Granite Mountain

Brendan McDonough

[ Granite Mountain ] is a harrowing story of heroism in the face of natural disaster. It perfectly illustrates the...

The Vietnam War: An Intimate History

Geoffrey C. Ward

The companion volume to Burns’ Vietnam War documentary series on PBS, the book stands alone as a powerful summary of...

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Mike Duncan

“My favorite history book I’ve read this year so far!"― Jeff Glor, CBS This Morning: Saturday “Pleasingly...

Sword and the Shield

Peniel E. Joseph

Enchanting."― New York Times “Joseph, a prolific historian of twentieth-century African-American politics, an...

The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack (The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone, 2)

Rick McIntyre

“McIntyre’s stories of mutual aid among the wolves will remind us that all life is poised in an ever-shifting dance...

Patina Living

Brooke Giannetti

From the Inside Flap Through captivating photographs and heartfelt anecdotes, Brooke and Steve Giannetti invite readers...

Conquests And Cultures: An International History

Thomas Sowell

Another tour de force by one of America's leading public intellectuals. Conquests and Cultures continues in the...

Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead--My Life Story

Cecile Richards

“By detailing her own political battles, Cecile Richards has crafted a blueprint for budding activists.... Genial,...

Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights

Gretchen Sullivan Sorin

Make[s] powerfully clear the magnitude of the injustices and harrowing encounters endured by African-Americans...

African American Women of the Old West, First Edition

Tricia Martineau Wagner

Whether you are a history enthusiast or a lover of adventure stories, African American Women of the Old West presents...

Totch: A Life in the Everglades

Loren G. Brown

Review “The truest of true Florida voices.”— The Daily Beast

Native American Herbalist's Bible: 10 in 1: Discover the Secrets of Ancient Herbal Remedies, Grow Your Own Garden, Create Your Herbal Dispensatory and Apothecary Table, and Improve Your Wellness

Aiyana Ahyoka

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very instructive and beneficial Extremely informative and beneficial content! Provides all Native...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

“ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life...

The Federalist Papers

John Jay

The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the founding of the United States.'' --Amazon.com editorial review''In...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: A Library of America Paperback Classic

Frederick Douglass

About the Author Born a slave, Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895) educated himself, escaped, and made himself one of the...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics)

Glenn Crusoe

Robert O’Meally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and the Director of Columbia...

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

Jonathan B. Parshall

“To really know about the Battle of Midway, you must read this book.”—John B. Lundstrom, author of The First...

Topgun: An American Story

Dan Pedersen

If you loved the movie, you will love the real story in the book."― Pete Hegseth, Fox & Friends "If an institution is...

The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville

Shelby Foote

I cannot begin to tell you how pleased I am with the whole production -- the format, of course, and the quality of...