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Double Cross
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $11.99
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Written by Ben Macintyre
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $11.99
In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory. In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the... Read more >
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The Passage of Power
Written by Robert A. Caro
Format: eBook, 736 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $14.99
Written by Robert A. Caro
Format: eBook, 736 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $14.99
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
NAMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Economist * Time * Newsweek *...
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The Borgias
The Hidden History
Written by G.J. Meyer
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $30.00
The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait... Read more >
The Hidden History
Written by G.J. Meyer
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $30.00
The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait... Read more >
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Through the Perilous Fight
Six Weeks That Saved the Nation
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $30.00
In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
In the summer of 1814, the... Read more >
Six Weeks That Saved the Nation
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $30.00
In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
In the summer of 1814, the... Read more >
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Written by Anne Frank
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2010
Price: $5.99
The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. At last, in a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has... Read more >
Written by Anne Frank
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2010
Price: $5.99
The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. At last, in a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has... Read more >
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Written by Jon Meacham
Read by Edward Herrmann and Jon Meacham
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $50.00
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • Entertainment Weekly • The Seattle Times • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary... Read more >
Written by Jon Meacham
Read by Edward Herrmann and Jon Meacham
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $50.00
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • Entertainment Weekly • The Seattle Times • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary... Read more >
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $28.00
This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we... Read more >
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $28.00
This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we... Read more >
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Act of Congress
How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Written by Robert G. Kaiser
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $27.95
How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Written by Robert G. Kaiser
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $27.95
An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.
The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken—as...
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Between Man and Beast
An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm
Written by Monte Reel
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $26.95
The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beast—the gorilla—only to stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin's theory of evolution
In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the... Read more >
An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm
Written by Monte Reel
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2013
Price: $26.95
The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beast—the gorilla—only to stumble straight into the center of the biggest debate of the day: Darwin's theory of evolution
In 1856 Paul Du Chaillu marched into the... Read more >
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At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.95
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.95
With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern...
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