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"I'm Staying with My Boys..." The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

Jim Proser

Jim Proser began his career as a photojournalist for regional newspapers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has written...

Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

Tony Horwitz

“A hard-driving narrative of one of America's most troubling figures… Horwitz describes the disaster in riveting...

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala

Rigoberta Menchu

Review “A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to...

The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

Michael Grunwald

This is a wonderfully written, provocative, and important book. It combines history and investigative journalism to...

Faith: A Journey For All

Jimmy Carter

About the Author Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982,...

The Civil War: The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series

Bruce Catton

An absorbing experience ... A fine work of scholarship."xa0— Boston Globe "Succeeds in evoking both the grandeur of...

This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America

Morgan Jerkins

From one of the fiercest critics writing today, a compelling and revelatory collection of linked essays that...

Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood

Terry Masear

“In her endearing new book, FASTEST THINGS ON WINGS: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood , Terry Masear reveals that...

A Nation of Immigrants

John F. Kennedy

“In this book, President Kennedy tells us what immigrants have done for America, and what America has done for its...

The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

Fernanda Santos

Meticulously researched and as dramatic as any thriller, Santos's account of the 2013 Arizona wildfire that killed 19...

American Dialogue: The Founders and Us

Joseph J. Ellis

Vivid. . . Ellis writes with insight and acuity in the present tense, just as he always has in the past tense, and in...

Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football

John U. Bacon

“John U. Bacon found himself with the kind of access unheard of in modern athletics. The result is a remarkable book...

The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster

Lyle Blackburn

An extremely enjoyable and spooky ride." -- Sean Whitley, director Southern Fried Bigfoot "I could not put this book...

The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Douglas G. Brinkley

Bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley, a professor at Tulane University, lived through the destruction of Hurricane...

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Candacy A. Taylor

With passion, conviction, and clarity, [Candacy] Taylor’s book unearths a fascinating and true—if not willfully...

Once They Moved Like the Wind: Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars

David Roberts

From Publishers Weekly During the westward settlement, for more than 20 years Apache tribes eluded both U.S. and...

The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods

Julia Butterfly Hill

Timely and inspiring."--" People Magazine""A page-turner... a book to read and then to lend to others... an inspiring,...

Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg (Crown Journeys)

James M. McPherson

From Publishers Weekly The country's most distinguished Civil War historian, a Pulitzer Prize winner (for Battle Cry of...

Project Blue Book: The Top Secret UFO Files that Revealed a Government Cover-Up (MUFON)

Brad Steiger

Brad Steiger (February 19, 1936 – May 6, 2018) was an American author of fiction and non-fiction works on the...

Dak to: America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands

Edward F. Murphy

James Kenney San Antonio Express-News Excellent....honest and realistic....Edward Murphy's meticulous research is...

Golden Gates: The Housing Crisis and a Reckoning for the American Dream

Conor Dougherty

“[I] seriously admir[ed Golden Gates ]. It focuses on the acute shortage of affordable housing in the San Francisco...

For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012, 3rd Edition

Allan R. Millett

A work of fine research, peer review and precise, evenhanded writing that is standing the test of time." -- Kirkus...

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Essential Mike Davis)

Mike Davis

Review “Davis’ work is the cruel and perpetual folly of the ruling elites.” — New York Times “As central to...

War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era)

James M. McPherson

McPherson, professor emeritus of Princeton and dean of Civil War historians, enhances our knowledge with this history...