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The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It

John W. Dean

“Mr. Dean’s book will remind people of why Nixon deserves so unflattering a historical reputation . . . It should...

Never Without Heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70

Lawrence C. Vetter

From the Inside Flap FOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR,THIRTEEN NAVAL CROSSES,SEVENTY-TWO SILVER STARS . . .In four...

Stalking the Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account

Stuart A. Herrington

“A poignant, personal account by an Army district advisor who discovered the Vietcong to be a formidable...

Reluctant Q: A Quartermaster's tale of survival in the Burma jungle in WWII

Nick Spill

George Spill was born a cockney in London. He was conscripted into the British Army when he was 30 years old. He was...

George Washington: The Founding Father (Eminent Lives)

Paul Johnson

About the Author Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human...

Kennedy

Ted Sorensen

About the Author Distinguished s author and statesman, Ted Sorenson was the personal counsel to President Kennedy...

Siege: Trump Under Fire

Michael Wolff

Review “[ Siege is] a mordant, readable tell-all designed to show how Trump, simply by being Trump, has made himself...

Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby

Dan Abrams

A fascinating blend of courtroom drama and legal analysis." -The Wall Street Journal "Clear, straightforward writing...

The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel

Uri Bar-Joseph

Review “Trenchant, serpentine…. Packed with jaw-dropping and intimate details…. Bar-Joseph has done a laudable...

Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War

Helen Thorpe

A breakthrough work... What Thorpe accomplishes in SOLDIER GIRLS is something far greater than describing the...

Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose

Paris Hilton

From Publishers Weekly Heiress, socialite, model, actress, singer and media darling Hilton loves her life, knows how to...

Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories

Paul Brandus

“[A] fast-moving and well-written history of the presidency…. Brandus is a top-notch tour guide, filling his pages...

Blood on the Risers: A novel of conflict and survival in special forces during the Vietnam War

Michael O'Shea

If you weren't there...the Vietnam War...this read will certainly take you there.xa0 As a 21 year old Green Beret...

The Way I See It: Rants, Revelations and Rules for Life

Alan Sugar

Lord Alan Sugar is chairman of Amshold Group Ltd, a member of the House of Lords, and the popular star of "The...

Warriors: Portraits from the Battlefield

Sir Max Hastings

From Bookmarks Magazine English historian and journalist Max Hastings knows something of courage from his many years...

Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA

John Anthony Rizzo

“CIA Directors have come and gone over the past several decades. There were two constants at the agency: crises and...

U-Boat Ace: The Story of Wolfgang Luth (Bluejacket Books)

Jordan Vause

About the Author Jordan Vause, a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, currently works for an aerospace corporation...

Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (Eminent Lives)

Michael Korda

About the Author Michael Korda is the New York Times bestselling author of Charmed Lives , Ike , Country Matters ,...

Flying the Line, An Air Force Pilot's Journey: Pilot Training, Vietnam, SAC, 1970-1979

Lt Col Jay Lacklen USAFR Retired

About the Author Jay Lacklen is a retired Air Force reserve Lt Col with 12,500 flying hours who teaches Air Force pilot...

The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House

Chris Whipple

Review “The juicy new Biden book [that] is plenty revealing.” — Politico West Wing Playbook “(Whipple is)...

At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA

George Tenet

From Booklist Tenet, former director of the CIA, has finally delivered his long-anticipated book. It was supposed to...

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

A handsome new hardcover edition of Walden made utterly glorious with dozens of evocative wood engravings by Michael...

His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra

Kitty Kelley

From Library Journal This is the expose that Sinatra went to court to prevent. It's all herethe tumultuous marriages,...

15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour

Thom Nicholson

From the Inside Flap e cross the border: no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you." In...