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The Dispensable Nation
The Dispensable Nation
Written by Vali Nasr
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385536486
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The Dispensable Nation
American Foreign Policy in Retreat
Written by Vali Nasr


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $14.99

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 >
Destiny of the Republic
Destiny of the Republic
Written by Candice Millard
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ISBN: 9780767929714
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Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Written by Candice Millard


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $16.00

A Booklist Notable Book of 2012

The extraordinary New York Times bestselling account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard.  
 
James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever...

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Russian Aces of World War 1
Russian Aces of World War 1
Written by Victor Kulikov, Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
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ISBN: 9781780960593
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Russian Aces of World War 1

Written by Victor Kulikov
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey


Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $22.95

Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa  – battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei  – fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of... Read more >
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
Written by Anne Frank, Edited by Otto M. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, Translated by Susan Massotty
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ISBN: 9780385480338
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The Diary of a Young Girl

Written by Anne Frank
Edited by Otto M. Frank and Mirjam Pressler
Translated by Susan Massotty


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1996
Price: $13.00

The basis for and official tie-in edition to the PBS Masterpiece Classic movie titled The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Jon Jones from a screenplay by Deborah Moggach. First airing April 11, 2010.

More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday's definitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated an... Read more >
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Between Man and Beast
Between Man and Beast
Written by Monte Reel
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ISBN: 9780385534222
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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 >
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With the Old Breed
With the Old Breed
Written by E.B. Sledge
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ISBN: 9780307549587
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With the Old Breed
At Peleliu and Okinawa
Written by E.B. Sledge


Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $7.99

“Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific—the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary—into terms we mortals can grasp.”—Tom Hanks

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Hitler's Charisma
Hitler's Charisma
Written by Laurence Rees
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ISBN: 9780307377296
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Hitler's Charisma
Leading Millions into the Abyss
Written by Laurence Rees


Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $30.00

Fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to listen to dissenting voices, Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, and yet he commanded enormous support and was able to exert a powerful influence over those who encountered him. How did Hitler become such an attractive figure to millions of... Read more >
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Operation Storm
Operation Storm
Written by John Geoghegan
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ISBN: 9780307464804
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Operation Storm
Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II
Written by John Geoghegan


Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $28.00

The riveting true story of Japan's top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time
 
In 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid--this time against New... Read more >
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Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2
Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2
Written by Kari Stenman, Illustrated by Chris Davey
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ISBN: 9781780960623
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Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2

Written by Kari Stenman
Illustrated by Chris Davey


Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $22.95

Entering service with the Dutch air force from early 1938, the aircraft was also built under license in Denmark and Finland. Production was also scheduled to commence in Spain too but Nationalist forces overran the factory before this commenced. The Dutch D.XXIs saw less than a week of action following the... Read more >
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
Written by Anne Frank, Edited by Otto M. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, Translated by Susan Massotty
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Definitive Edition
Written by Anne Frank
Edited by Otto M. Frank and Mirjam Pressler
Translated by Susan Massotty


Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 3, 1997
Price: $7.99

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 been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the... Read more >
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