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Manhunt
The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad
Written by Peter L. Bergen


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-95588-3 (0-307-95588-5)

Chosen by the Washington Post As One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2012
Based on exhaustive research and unprecedented access to White House officials, CIA analysts, Pakistani intelligence, and the military, this is the definitive account of ten years in pursuit of bin Laden and of the twilight of al-Qaeda.

It... Read more >


Available
May 28, 2013
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The Man Who Saved the Union
Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
Written by H.W. Brands


Format: Trade Paperback, 752 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-47515-2 (0-307-47515-8)

Ulysses Grant emerges in this masterful biography as a genius in battle and a driven president to a divided country, who remained fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field who made the sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of criticism... Read more >

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The Passage of Power
The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV
Written by Robert A. Caro


Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-71325-5 (0-375-71325-5)

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE


The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to 1964. It is an unparalleled account of the battle between Johnson and John Kennedy for the 1960 presidential... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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Here Is Where
Discovering America's Great Forgotten History
Written by Andrew Carroll


Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
Publisher: Crown Archetype
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-46397-5 (0-307-46397-4)

Here Is Where chronicles Andrew Carroll’s fascinating journey across America to find and explore unmarked historic sites where extraordinary moments occurred and remarkable individuals once lived. Sparking the idea for this book was Carroll’s visit to the spot where Abraham Lincoln’s son was saved by the brother of Lincoln’s assassin. Carroll... Read more >

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Gettysburg
The Last Invasion
Written by Allen C. Guelzo


Format: Hardcover, 656 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-59408-2 (0-307-59408-4)

From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history—the most intimate and richly readable account we have had—of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and an eBook.

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The Enlightenment
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden


Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $32.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6068-9 (1-4000-6068-0)

One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.

Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of the ideas... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.

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The Immobile Empire

Written by Alain Peyrefitte


Format: Trade Paperback, 688 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $24.00
ISBN: 978-0-345-80395-5 (0-345-80395-7)

In 1793, Lord George Macartney and an enormous delegation—including diplomats, doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers, and aristocrats—entered Beijing on a mission to open China to British trade. But Macartney’s famous refusal to perform the traditional kowtow before the Chinese Emperor was just one sign that the two empires would not see... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.

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The Black Count
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Written by Tom Reiss


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-38247-4 (0-307-38247-8)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

The real-life protagonist of The Black Count... Read more >
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