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1493
1493
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307278241
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1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Written by Charles C. Mann


Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $16.95

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491. Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China...

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Return of a King
Return of a King
Written by William Dalrymple
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307958280
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Return of a King
The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Written by William Dalrymple


Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $30.00

From William Dalrymple—award-winning historian, journalist and travel writer—a masterly retelling of what was perhaps the West’s greatest imperial disaster in the East, and an important parable of neocolonial ambition, folly and hubris that has striking relevance to our own time.

With access to newly discovered primary sources from archives in Afghanistan...

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Those Angry Days
Those Angry Days
Written by Lynne Olson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400069743
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Those Angry Days
Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
Written by Lynne Olson


Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $30.00

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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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
Written by Anne Frank
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307776204
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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 >
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The Dispensable Nation
The Dispensable Nation
Written by Vali Nasr
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385536479
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The Dispensable Nation
American Foreign Policy in Retreat
Written by Vali Nasr


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $28.95

In a brilliant and revealing book destined to drive debate about the future of American power, Vali Nasr questions America’s dangerous choice to engage less and matter less in the world.

Vali Nasr, author of the groundbreaking The Shia Revival, worked closely with Hillary Clinton at the State Department on Afghan... Read more >
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Written by Viktor Frankl, Afterword by William J. Winslade, Foreword by Harold S. Kushner
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780807014271
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Man's Search for Meaning

Written by Viktor Frankl
Afterword by William J. Winslade
Foreword by Harold S. Kushner


Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2006
Price: $14.00

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the... Read more >
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Written by Jon Meacham
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ISBN: 9780679645368
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Written by Jon Meacham


Format: eBook, 800 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $17.99

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 >
The Borgias
The Borgias
Written by G.J. Meyer
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345526915
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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 >
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The Billionaire's Vinegar
The Billionaire's Vinegar
Written by Benjamin Wallace
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307338785
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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 >
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400067664
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Written by Jon Meacham


Format: Hardcover, 800 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $35.00

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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