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This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

In this courageous memoir, Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, tells her inspirational story of how she emerged from...

They came together in the summer of 1942. It was as good a rifle company as any in the world. Here is the story of E Company -- men who went hungry, froze,...

This Is A True Story Of Secret Identities And International Intrigue; It Is The Gripping Account Of The History Making Collusion Between Hollywood And High-...

The First Nine Months Of Donald Trump's Term Were Stormy, Outrageous -- And Absolutely Mesmerizing. Now, Thanks To His Deep Access To The West Wing, Bestsel...

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER After a decade abroad, the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos returns to three places he ha...

as Meaningful Today As It Was When Sigurd F. Olson Wrote It, the Singing Wilderness Is An Essential Antidote To The Trials Of Modern Life. This Unique Volu...

An absorbing study of the duels fought between the US Navy's escort warships and Hitler's U-boats between December 1941 and May 1945. Although the Battle ...

Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning ...

on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Seat To A White Man On A Segregated Bus, Sparking The Montgomery, Alabama, Bus Boycott. A Year Later...

The Life, Times, And Work Of Herbert Marcuse, One Of The 20th Century's Most Remarkable Cultural Figures-- Assimilation & Catastrophe -- The Sorrows Of ...

ONE BIBLE, MANY ANSWERS In God's Problem the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus challenges the contradictory biblical explanations for ...

Early Republic / Stephen P. Oakley -- Power And Process Under The Republican Constitution / T. Corey Brennan -- The Roman Army And Navy / David Potter -- Th...

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In this #1 New York Times Bestseller, the iconic a...

It was the day before Independence Day, 1833. As his bride, Lucie, was about to be sold down the river, Thornton Blackburn planned a daring―and successful...

On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That acc...

Tobin Met Ozella Williams In The Old Market Building In Charleston, South Carolina, And Learned Of The Oral Tradition And Coded Quilts Used To Navigate Esca...

In Thomas Dixon's Novel That Became The Film The Birth Of A Nation, The Scalawag - A White Southerner Who Supported Congressional Reconstruction And The Rep...

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, the powerful story of how a prominent white supremacist changed his heart and mind Derek Black grew up at the ep...

Maude Travers gulped for air. Why had this man struck her? Why was she on this kitchen floor in this ramshackle tenement? Blinking hard she was instantly si...

Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson -- who was at the very epicenter of the crashing financial markets -- provides a startling, first- person acco...

A Critique Of The White American Class Structure Argues That The Paths Of Social Mobility That Once Advanced The Nation Are Now Serving To Further Isolate A...

Derrick Jensen's most ambitious, important, and best book to date. Publishers Weekly The author, who in earlier books like The Culture of Make Believe dis...

*A Town and Country Must-Read Book of Summer?**A BUZZFEED BEST BOOK OF JUNE**A Washington Post “Book to Read This Summer”**AN ADVOCATE BEST LGBTQ+ BOOK ...

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the follow-up to mega-bestselling author Bill ...

The New York Times Bestseller!#1 NYT bestselling author Michael Savage calls out the mass hysteria mongers and their methods, and shows Americans that we m...

Political consultant Doug Schoen has been the power-behind-the-throne to Presidents, Prime Ministers and even a politician-priest whose brother was a mafia ...

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the warAt the start of WWII, the US found itse...

Documents The 1946 Survival Story Of Six Navy Officers Whose Martin Mariner Seaplane Crashed In The Antarctic During A White-out Snowstorm, Describing The H...

Fawn M. Brodie. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [555]-560.Categories: HistoryUnited States

Part one of the classic Civil War study of General Ulysses S. Grant, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton, introduces General Grant as he undertake...

No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his ...

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that h...

In The Summer Of 2010, Photographer Brandon Stanton Began An Ambitious Project -- To Single-handedly Create A Photographic Census Of New York City. The Phot...

"If I could, I would put this book into the hands of every Christian in America." --Dr. David Jeremiah "Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, an...

The Election Happened, Remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-randall, Then Deputy Secretary Of The Department Of Energy. And Then There Was Radio Silence. Across All...

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This Popular and Classic Text explores both the paradoxes and the possibilities of postwar America. Author William H. Chafe portrays the significant cultur...

The Detroit True Crime Chronicles sets forth the rich history of criminal activity in the Motor City. Using information from declassified federal documents...

In A Natural, Cultural, And Artistic History Of Our Favorite Mood Enhancer, The Authors Show How Caffeine Was Discovered, Its Early Uses, And The Unexpected...

A St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Book of 2017The first full biography of Ernest Hemingway in more than fifteen years is the first to draw on a wide array of ...

In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bus...

A New Edition Of A Definitive History Of American Environmental Policy, Focusing On Policies From 1970 To The Trump Administration And Their Historical Cont...

Describes The Origins Of Nascar Racing In The World Of Southern Moonshiners, Who Used Fast Ford Cars To Transport Bootleg Alcohol During The Depression And ...

For Romans, bathing was a social event. Public baths, in fact, were one of the few places where large numbers of Romans gathered daily in an informal contex...

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the sho...

Heartbreaking and wicked: a memoir of stunning beauty and remarkable grace. Improbable friendships and brushes with death. A schoolgirl affecting the cour...

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this wild and sceni...