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"Not everything is lost. Responsibility cannot be lost, it can only be abdicated. If one refuses abdication, one begins again."--James Baldwin. We live, acc...

A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle ...

As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza Spent More Time Alongside President Barack Obama Than Almost Anyone Else. His Years Photographing The...

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...

Thoreau Went To Walden Pond To Live Simply In The Wild And Contemplate His Own Place In The World By Observing Nature. Robert Sullivan Went To A Disused, Ga...

“Will shape our thinking about America and the Middle East for years.”—Christopher Dickey, Newsweek The Washington Post - Robert Kagan Today, the conventio...

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...

The classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was almost thirty years ago. In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenent Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang ...

No period in British history has more resonance and mystery today than the sixteenth century. New Worlds, Lost Worlds brings the atmosphere and events of th...

An Account Of The Horrendous October 2009 Attack On The American Combat Outpost Keating In Afghanistan, Told In A Frank, Engaging Vernacular By The Staff Se...

In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political ...

America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year o...

This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive acc...

After a short introduction, the authors work through each phrase of the Lord's Prayer, using it as a framework for the Christian life. Providing basic faith...

Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of l...

Savannah and the Georgia coast, with its old plantations, huge ancient oaks hung with Spanish moss, and tales of pirates, wars, fevers, African voodoo, and ...

A spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a ...

Traces the naval hero's modest Scottish origins, the circumstances that brought him to America under a charge of murder and a false name, his sea battle ach...

This Revelatory And Dramatic History Of Disinformation Traces The Rise Of Secret Organized Deception Operations From The Interwar Period To Contemporary Int...

Personal Computers May Have Replaced The Typewriter In Most Homes And Offices, But The Venerable Writing Machine Is Currently Staging A Comeback. From Porta...

THIS IS THE BOOK THATCHANGED AMERICA Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing with headline after he...

Beginning With World War Ii And Ending With The Collapse Of The Soviet Union, This Is A New Account Of The Strategic Dynamics That Drove The Age, With Portr...

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Here is the definitive history of the battle of Midway, an American victory that marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific during World War II. To...

A bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America from award-winning Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott.In an urgent...

In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, reader...

Analyzes Many Puzzling Aspects Of The Civil War, From Its Mismatched Sides To The Absence Of Decisive Outcomes For Dozens Of Skirmishes, And Offers Insight ...

Praise for Presence-Based Coaching"Presence-Based Coaching is a masterful treatise on coaching in the consciousness age. This book brings structure and str...

Presents An Illustrated Biography Of The Feminist Icon And Legal Pioneer Who Has Changed The World, Especially In The Realms Of Gender Equality And Civil Ri...

A comprehensive and delightful look at Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, The Burrow, Azkaban prison and all of the memorable places, both loved and feared, that brou...

Gitta Sereny first saw Albert Speer on trial at Nuremberg. Over the last years of his life she came to know him - through hundreds of hours of conversation...

Every five hundred years, the Church cleans out its attic and has a giant rummage sale. Well, not exactly. But according to internationally renowned religi...

A 12-week New York Times Bestseller Helen Rappaport Paints A Compelling Portrait Of The Doomed Grand Duchesses. —people Magazine The Public Spoke Of The S...

Celebrated novelist David Treuer has gained a reputation for writing fiction that expands the horizons of Native American literature. In Rez Life, his firs...

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

The Headlines Are Clear: Religion Is On The Decline In America As Many People Leave Behind Traditional Religious Practices. Diana Butler Bass, Leading Comme...

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the single most sweeping change in the history of America's income tax. It was also the best political and economic story of ...

The one hundred conspiracy theories of all time-from Harold Wilson as a Soviet agent to Princess Diana's death, from the attacks on 9/11 in the U.S. and on ...

Settled with high hopes of prosperity and home to many thousands in their heydays, ghost towns offer a fascinating glimpse into the past. Often all that rem...

Presents A Reconstruction Of The Eighteenth-century Empress's Life That Covers Her Efforts To Engage Russia In The Cultural Life Of Europe, Her Creation Of ...

Adam Smith wrote that man has an intrinsic "propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another." But how did trade evolve to the point where we...

Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter and The Liberator, returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day...

Shortlisted for the National Books Critics Circle Award: "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs The de...

From Nbc News And Msnbc Correspondent Jacob Soboroff, Winner Of The 2019 Walter Cronkite Award: An Intimate And Deeply Reported Journey To Uncover The Truth...

A poignant and breathtaking tribute to the noble tradition of the United States Navy. The Naval Historical Foundation proudly presents this handsome editio...

Improve your confidence and add joy to your home cooking with this beautiful, practical, full-color cookbook filled with information, techniques, and more ...

"A deeply spiritual, deeply moving book" about life on the Great Plains, by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk (The New York Times B...