"In this timely, elegant and powerful book, Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro help us understand the momentous significance of the individuals who imagined an end to war. As...
The American Spirit
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the...
1944: Fdr And The Year That Changed History
**New York Times Bestseller** Jay Winik brings to life in “gripping” detail (The New York Times Book Review) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War...
Hell And Good Company: The Spanish Civil War And The World It Made
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, “The most extraordinary book about the Spanish Civil War ever...
The Radium Girls: They Paid With Their Lives. Their Final Fight Was For Justice.
‘A perfect blend of the historical, the scientific and the personal, this richly detailed book sheds a whole new light on this unique element and the role it...
Bowling Alone: The Collapse And Revival Of American Community
Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work—but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this...
The Last Republicans: Inside The Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.w. Bush And George W. Bush
An historian’s revealing and intimate portrait of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush that explores their relationship as presidents and as father and son—the first major...
The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story Of Treachery, Tragedy, And Extraordinary Heroism
From New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima: in 1917 a ship laden with the most...
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Pillar Of Fire: America In The King Years, Part Ii - 1963-64 [abridged]
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on the American Civil Rights Movement.In the second volume of his three-part history, a...
Pearl Harbor: From Infamy To Greatness
“A valuable reexamination” (Booklist, starred review) of the event that changed twentieth-century America—Pearl Harbor—based on years of research and new...
