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The thrilling adventures of traveler, rancher, and fighter Big-Foot” Wallace in a bygone era of the American frontier. Amid the embroiling conflicts of f...

All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. From Jacob Riis to Abraham Lincoln, Davy Crocket...

Hailed as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce was a brilliant inventor, a leading entrepreneur, and a daring risk taker who pil...

the Beloved Author Of refuge, Terry Tempest Williams Is One Of The Country’s Most Eloquent And Imaginative Writers. The Desert Is Her Blood. In This Poten...

Introduction -- The People Of The Canyon -- The People Of The Plateau -- The Invasion Begins -- Banishment -- Supai Charley -- In The Public Interest -- A S...

Product Description “A compelling and important history that this nation desperately needs to hear.” -Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling a...

Ilarion Merculieff weaves the remarkable strands of his life and culture into a fascinating account that begins with his traditional Unangan (Aleut) upbring...

With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have...

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days...

"My beloved friends," writes Anna Briggs Bentley, "How often do I wish that you could peep in at us and hear the sound of cheerful voices issuing from our ...

See the Collector's Edition of Spoken from the Heart In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura Bush, one of our most beloved and private...

two Kids With The Same Name Were Born Blocks Apart In The Same Decaying City Within A Year Of Each Other. One Grew Up To Be A Rhodes Scholar, Army Officer...

In the hinterland behind the port of Mobile lies the vast swampy convergence of the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers, a delta rich in fish, game animals, hard and...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

Confederate Williamsburg. A Line Of Defense -- Sickly Season -- Rumors Of War -- The Battle Of Williamsburg. Sunday Skirmish -- Pandemonium Broke Loose -- A...

This book begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state of Mississippi during the 1850s and ends with a treatment of its ...

In 1880, the California woman safeguarded the Republic by maintaining a morally sound home. Scarcely forty years later, women in the Pacific state won full...

The Author Of Reclaiming The Gods And The Isle Of Avalon Now Details The Fascinating Significance Of The Design Of The U.s. Capital. Nicholas R. Mann. Inclu...

Gripping Accounts Of All Know Fatal Mishaps In The Most Famous Of The World's Seven Natural Wonders.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyDeat...

The bestselling book that became the blockbuster film starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Diane Lane. Boston Globe Mesmerizing....Packs an emotiona...

Genesis. First Principles -- Patriotism And Profit -- The Acts Of The Founders -- Building With Other People's Money -- Golden Spike -- A Railroad Life: H.k...

A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster—a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance...

Looks At A Variety Of Island HomesCategories: History United StatesState & Local

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of comin...

a Special 60th Anniversary Edition Of The Bestselling Re-creation Of The Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor, By The Author Of a Night To Remember. sunday, De...

Welcome To My Washington, Dc! Vibrant, Lush Paintings Full Of Elaborate Detail Bring The Capital City To Life! A Young Girl And Her Friend Explore All Their...

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of aban...

With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have...

Larry McMurtry criscrosses America -- driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- as he shares his fascination with this nation's great trai...

Two Police Detectives Reconstruct The Investigation Of The Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson And Ronald Goldman And The Presentation Of The Evidence At The Tri...

This volume celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra. It describes some its most reknowned musical directors such as Stotowski and Mut...

The 50 Greatest Players in Green Bay Packers History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football Leagueâ...

Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound hum...

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. ...

When a heart attack claimed Gert Boyle's husband in 1970, the forty-six-year-old housewife and mother of three found herself at the helm of Columbia Sportsw...

Through A Thoughtful Interrogation Of The Effects Of Faith And Religion On Our Lives, Our Relationships, And Our Country, God Land Investigates Whether Our ...

He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine -- but it would nearly cost him his life. Semyo...

John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the maj...

When Ben Hewitt And His Wife Bought A Sprawling Acreage Of Field And Forest In Northern Vermont, The Landscape Easily Allowed Them To Envision The Self-sust...

The Author Describes Her Mormon Upbringing, Juxtaposing These Reminiscences With Discussions Of The Flooding Of A Wildlife Bird Sanctuary And Its Effect On ...

The inspiring story of New York Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge His death certificate bears the number one. As chaplain to the Fire Departmen...

“Heroic and inspiring.”―The New York Times Grace Humiston was a lawyer, a detective, and the first female U.S. District Attorney. She was also a soci...

THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS is a glorious celebration of the Great American Game, and of the city that loves it so. It is a love affair that began in 1874, whe...

John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the maj...

John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the maj...

When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character in t...

the American Plague Delves Into America's Not-so-distant Past To Recount One Of The Greatest Epidemics Of Our Time. It Tells The Story Of The Yellow Fever ...

Howell Raines has gone fly fishing with presidents of the United States and legends of the sport, as well as relatives, childhood friends, and his two sons...