A Masterpiece of Historical Fiction-The Great Novel of America's "Greatest Generation" Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II, which begins with The Winds of War and continues in War and Remembrance, stands as the crowning...
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Auteur:Brinkley, DouglasSommaire:Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's role in launching modern conservationsim, identifying the contributions of such influences as James Audubon and John Muir while describing how Roosevelt's exposure to natural wonders in his early...
- Auteur:Taylor, BradSommaire:
Taskforce operator Pike Logan and his partner Jennifer Cahill go against a Chechen suicide bomber intent on releasing a deadly, genetically mutated virus. Traversing the globe to stop this catastrophe, the two soon discover there is a...
- Auteur:Whitney, Brian, Fehr, ReneeSommaire:
Renee Fehr knew, without a single doubt, that Gregory Houser killed her sister. Yet for twenty-seven years Houser walked free. Renee wouldn't rest until he was convicted for murder.
- Auteur:Pilkington, RichardSommaire:
In 1971, authorities in Islamabad perpetrated mass atrocities in East Pakistan. How did the North Atlantic powers - the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada - respond? The West and the Birth of Bangladesh explores decision-making...
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Auteur:Coontz, StephanieSommaire:Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the 'male breadwinner marriage' is the least traditional family in history, and sexual assault was more common in the 1970s than today. Acclaimed...
- Auteur:Mazzetti, MarkSommaire:
Presents a revelatory account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special forces into competing covert paramilitary agencies responsible for the defeat of Osama bin Laden and other strategic war efforts, offering insight into...
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Auteur:Baxter, Jean RaeSommaire:This young adult historical novel focuses on Charlotte and her family, Loyalists who are forced to flee their home in the Mohawk Valley as a result of the violence of the “Sons of Liberty” during the American Revolution. At the...
- Auteur:O'Neill, RobertSommaire:
Rob O'Neill and Dakota Meyer are two of the most decorated and recognized US service members: O'Neill killed the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, and Meyer was the first living Marine to receive the Medal of...
- Auteur:Wilkerson, IsabelSommaire:
In this beautifully written masterwork, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities,...
- Auteur:Hickey, Donald R.Sommaire:
Hickey explores the anti-war rioting in Baltimore; the pre-war skirmish between the Chesapeake and the H.M.S. Leopold; the cruise of the U.S.S. Essex in the Pacific; the attempted invasion and annexation of Canada; the battles with the...
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Auteur:Fishman, CharlesSommaire:Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest company--it is the largest company in the history of the world. It is estimated that the company's low prices save American consumers $10 billion a year--but the #1 employer in 37 states has...
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Auteur:Klinkowitz, JeromeSommaire:Kurt Vonnegut is one of the few American writers since Mark Twain to have won and sustained a great popular acceptance while boldly introducing new themes and forms on the literary cutting edge. This is the "Vonnegut effect" that Jerome...
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Auteur:Freedman, RussellSommaire:In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.
- Auteur:KOONTZ, DeanSommaire:
A clairvoyant is able to foresee murders, but she is not able to prevent them. She comes up against a new power, a Power much stronger than hers, which wants her dead, to kill her before she can identify it.
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Auteur:Kendzior, SarahSommaire:From the St. Louis-based journalist often credited with first predicting Donald Trump's presidential victory. "A collection of sharp-edged, humanistic pieces about the American heartland...Passionate pieces that repeatedly...
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Auteur:Brockmann, SuzanneSommaire:After a near-fatal head injury, Navy SEAL lieutenant Tom Paoletti spies an international terrorist in his hometown. In a desperate attempt to prevent disaster, he creates his own makeshift counterterrorist team, which includes Dr. Kelly...
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Auteur:Kahn, Ashley, Miller, Hal, Santana, CarlosSommaire:From growing up dirt poor in Mexico to becoming a lowly dishwasher in the US and finally a person you might almost think is perpetually in a state of nirvana, this is the story of a truly fascinating man.
- Auteur:Farley, Audrey ClareSommaire:
As American women began to reject Victorian propriety, authorities feared that "oversexed" women could destroy civilization if allowed to reproduce and pass on their defects. In 1934, aided by a eugenics law, socialite Maryon...
- Auteur:Weiss, Martin D.Sommaire:
This examines investments and health care, proposing ways to protect and increase a financial portfolio through careful observations and decisions. Weiss offers five main lessons to better understand the stock market: watch for hidden...
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