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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 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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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
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abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
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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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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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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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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of... Read more >
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of... Read more >
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An Uncommon History of Common Things
Written by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson
Foreword by Henry Petroski
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $40.00
Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stick—and presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout... Read more >
Written by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson
Foreword by Henry Petroski
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $40.00
Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stick—and presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout... 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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Defend the Realm
The Authorized History of MI5
Written by Christopher Andrew
Format: Hardcover, 1056 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $40.00
An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British... Read more >
The Authorized History of MI5
Written by Christopher Andrew
Format: Hardcover, 1056 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $40.00
An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
