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The National Parks
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $50.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $50.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The American Civil War
A Military History
Written by John Keegan
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
For the past half century, John Keegan, the greatest military historian of our time, has been returning to the scenes of America’s most bloody and wrenching war to ponder its lingering conundrums: the continuation of fighting for four years between such vastly mismatched sides; the dogged persistence of ill-trained, ill-equipped, and... Read more >
A Military History
Written by John Keegan
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
For the past half century, John Keegan, the greatest military historian of our time, has been returning to the scenes of America’s most bloody and wrenching war to ponder its lingering conundrums: the continuation of fighting for four years between such vastly mismatched sides; the dogged persistence of ill-trained, ill-equipped, and... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and in
large print trade paperback.
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American Lion
Andrew Jackson in the White House
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2009
Price: $18.00
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power... Read more >
Andrew Jackson in the White House
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2009
Price: $18.00
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
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The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Written by Erik Larson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $15.00
Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining... Read more >
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Written by Erik Larson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $15.00
Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
Written by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
In this inspiring new book, Lidia Bastianich awakens in us a new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy that she explores. All of the recipes reflect the regions from which they spring, and in translating them to our home kitchens, Lidia... Read more >
A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
Written by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
In this inspiring new book, Lidia Bastianich awakens in us a new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy that she explores. All of the recipes reflect the regions from which they spring, and in translating them to our home kitchens, Lidia... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.00
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Washington Post Notable Book
A brilliant evocation of the qualities that made FDR one of the most beloved and greatest of American presidents.
Drawing on archival material, public speeches, correspondence and accounts by those closest to Roosevelt early in his career and during his presidency, H. W. Brands shows how... Read more >
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.00
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Washington Post Notable Book
A brilliant evocation of the qualities that made FDR one of the most beloved and greatest of American presidents.
Drawing on archival material, public speeches, correspondence and accounts by those closest to Roosevelt early in his career and during his presidency, H. W. Brands shows how... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Written by Anne Frank
Translated by B.M. Mooyaart
Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1993
Price: $5.99
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her... Read more >
Written by Anne Frank
Translated by B.M. Mooyaart
Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1993
Price: $5.99
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her... Read more >
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A Fiery Peace in a Cold War
Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon
Written by Neil Sheehan
Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $32.00
From Neil Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize—winning classic A Bright Shining Lie, comes this long-awaited, magnificent epic. Here is the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history–and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort. A Fiery Peace in a Cold... Read more >
Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon
Written by Neil Sheehan
Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $32.00
From Neil Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize—winning classic A Bright Shining Lie, comes this long-awaited, magnificent epic. Here is the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history–and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort. A Fiery Peace in a Cold... Read more >
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The Billionaire's Vinegar
The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Written by Benjamin Wallace
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
“Part detective story, part wine history, this is one juicy tale, even for those with no interest in the fruit of the vine. . . . As delicious as a true vintage Lafite.” —BusinessWeek
The Billionaire’s Vinegar tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold... Read more >
The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Written by Benjamin Wallace
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $14.95
“Part detective story, part wine history, this is one juicy tale, even for those with no interest in the fruit of the vine. . . . As delicious as a true vintage Lafite.” —BusinessWeek
The Billionaire’s Vinegar tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold... Read more >
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Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2002
Price: $15.00
In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.
The United States was more a fragile hope... Read more >
The Revolutionary Generation
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2002
Price: $15.00
In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.
The United States was more a fragile hope... Read more >
