In ';an unabashedly biased, deeply researched book' (SF Gate), Ed Asnerthe actor who starred as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Showreclaims the Constitution from the right-wingers who think that they and only they know how to interpret it.
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the ';rousing' (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War IIa triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction.
Inspired by Arthur Ashes bestselling memoir Days of Grace, a collection of positive, uplifting stories of seemingly small acts of grace from across the sports world that have helped to bridge cultural and racial divides.
Veteran diplomatic correspondent Paul Richter goes behind the battles and the headlines to show how American ambassadors are the unconventional warriors in the Muslim worldrunning local government, directing drone strikes, building nations, and risking their lives on the front lines.
The true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposing sides during World War II-an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption.
This official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film, The Birth of a Nation, surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil, while also exploring Turner's relevance to contemporary dialogues on race relations.
The former special advisor and press secretary to President Ronald Reagan shares a ';sentimental but often revealingenjoyable walk down Memory Lane' (Kirkus Reviews)told through the movies he watched with the Reagans every week at Camp David.
Chris Hedges's profound and unsettling examination of America in crisis is ';an exceedinglyprovocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard' (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and hate.
A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of ';extraordinary grit' (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
From one of America's most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, ';splendid' (The Washington Post) biography of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and Nobel Prizewinning humanitarian.
In Redeemers, acclaimed historian Enrique Krauze presents the major ideas that have formed the modern Latin American political mind during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuriesand looks closely at how these ideas were expressed in the lives of influential revolutionaries, thinkers, poets, and novelists.
"e;Like the cinema classic Casablanca, this is a gripping saga of undercover resistance, dangerous intrigue and inspiring courage in Nazi-occupied territory.
The concentration of power in the caudillo (leader) is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors, Cortez, the Spanish Crown, the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian population into a mestizo culture.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.
';A fascinating, fast-paced historyfull of remarkable characters and incredible stories' about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Awardwinning author of In the Heart of the Sea).
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The definitivehistory of combat aviation andfighter aircraft, from World War I to present INCLUDES 32 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND 12 MAPSLords of the Skyisthe dramatic, fast-paced, and definitive"e; (Michael Korda) history of fighter pilots and aircraftand their extraordinary influence on modern warfare,masterfully written by "e;one of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history (New York Post).
Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time.
In the two hundred years since their arrival in America, elephants have worked on farms, mills, mines, and railroads, in Hollywood, and in professional baseball.
'One of the best Stephen King novels not written by the master himself' - New York Times*******************The dark net is an online shadowland for criminals to operate anonymously, but when a demonic force begins to hack the minds of its users there is nowhere left to hide.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history"e; (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLINGFOLLOW-UP TOAMERICAN SNIPERJoin Chris Kyle on a journedy to discoverhow 10 firearms changed United States history (New York Times Book Review)Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combatexperience, U.
Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas—offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America?
ADAPTED AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY SPIKE LEE NOMINATED FOR SIX 2019 ACADEMY AWARDS & WINNER OF 'BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY' BAFTA WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when a black detective goes undercover in the KKK?
**NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM**Stamped from the Beginning is a redefining history of anti-Black racist ideas that dramatically changes our understanding of the causes and extent of racist thinking itself.
