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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Signet Classics)

Harriet Ann Jacobs

Review “One of the major autobiographies of the African-American tradition.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. About the...

Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery

A quiet delight of a book." ---Kirkus

1776 (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

David McCullough

A stirring and timely work." -- "The New York Times Book Review""Brilliant . . . powerful . . . "1776" is vintage...

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi

Review One of the best crime stories ever written. About the Author Vincent Bugliosi (1934―2015), was the prosecutor...

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

Yvon Chouinard

Wonderful . . . a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope." —Jared...

Common Sense (Books of American Wisdom)

Thomas Paine

From the Inside Flap In 1775, as hostilities between Britain and the colonies intensified, Paine wrote Common Sense to...

The Founders' Speech To A Nation In Crisis: What the Founders Would Say to America Today

Steven Rabb

I am a great fan of history, our exceptional Nation, its Founders, and our way of life here...so this book seemed a...

The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West

Peter Cozzens

Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History Winner of the Caroline Bancroft History Prize Shortlisted for...

Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison

Shaka Senghor

“[A] harrowing [portrait] of life behind bars . . .xa0Gritty, visceral . . . Senghor writes about the process of...

The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Nathaniel Philbrick

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Philbrick here takes on an oft-told tale, replete with its dashing, flawed main...

Tombstone (Frontier Lawmen)

Tom Clavin

“Clavin’s out to dispel the myths…[interjecting] some wry commentary into his breezy narrative style…It’s all...

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

Mona Hanna-Attisha

“Axa0stirringxa0andxa0personalxa0account . . . For all her doggedness, Hanna-Attisha is a goofy, appealing,xa0very...

Apache: Inside the Cockpit of the World s Most Deadly Fighting Machine

Warrant Officer Ed Macy

From Publishers Weekly Macy, retired after 23 years in the British army, does for the Apache helicopter's gunships what...

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

Melissa Fleming

No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII

Robert Weintraub

One of NPR's Maureen Corrigan's Best Books of 2015 New York Times Bestseller "Weintraub... combines a gritty war story...

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom

Susan Veness

I'm a frequent visitor to the parks by I'm impressed by the facts author Susan Veness finds that I've never heard of....

Facts the Historians Leave Out: A Confederate Primer

John Tilley

About the Author John Shipley Tilley was born in Conyers, Georgia in 1880. He earned his M.A. at Harvard and went on to...

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics

Dan Shaughnessy

Boston Globe Bestseller “Colorful, fast-paced . . . Wish It Lasted Forever packs the stat sheet with entertainment...

A History of the American People

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson's A History of the American People is as majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. His theme is...

One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

Michael Dobbs

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Washington Post reporter Dobbs ( Saboteurs ) is a master at telling stories as...

Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

From Publishers Weekly Politicians rail about welfare queens, crack babies and deadbeat dads, but what do they know...

Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About Series)

Kenneth C. Davis

From Publishers Weekly Davis, author of the trademarked series of Don't Know Much About primers, seeks to dispel public...

Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family

Jess Walter

“A stunning job of reporting.” — New York Times Book Review “A brilliant, cautionary tale of the dangers of...

The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History

William C. Rempel

From the Inside Flap Kirk Kerkorian was a pioneering American aviator, movie mogul, risk taker, and business tycoon who...