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The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Written by Candice Millard
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2009
Price: $11.99
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most... Read more >
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Written by Candice Millard
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: December 16, 2009
Price: $11.99
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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Seabiscuit
An American Legend
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2002
Price: $16.00
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad... Read more >
An American Legend
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2002
Price: $16.00
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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Born on a Mountaintop
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $27.00
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $27.00
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Guns of August
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman
Format: eBook, 640 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why... Read more >
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman
Format: eBook, 640 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $7.99
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Revolutionary Summer
The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $35.00
The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $35.00
A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis.
The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
Those Angry Days
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
Written by Lynne Olson
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world.
At the center... Read more >
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
Written by Lynne Olson
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world.
At the center... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Duel with the Devil
The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
Written by Paul Collins
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $12.99
The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
Written by Paul Collins
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $12.99
Duel with the Devil is acclaimed historian Paul Collins’ remarkable true account of a stunning turn-of-the-19th century murder and the trial that ensued – a showdown in which iconic political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr joined forces to make sure justice was done. Still our nation’s longest running “cold case,&rdquo...
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The Greatest Generation
Written by Tom Brokaw
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2001
Price: $17.00
"In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the massive and daring Allied invasion of Europe that marked the beginning of the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. There, I underwent a life-changing experience... Read more >
Written by Tom Brokaw
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2001
Price: $17.00
"In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the massive and daring Allied invasion of Europe that marked the beginning of the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. There, I underwent a life-changing experience... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
Isaac's Storm
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Written by Erik Larson
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2011
Price: $11.99
At the dawn of the twentieth century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city... Read more >
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Written by Erik Larson
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2011
Price: $11.99
At the dawn of the twentieth century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Seabiscuit
An American Legend
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2003
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains a Seabiscuit discussion guide and an excerpt from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise... Read more >
An American Legend
Written by Laura Hillenbrand
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 1, 2003
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains a Seabiscuit discussion guide and an excerpt from Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken.
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
