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Light and Liberty
Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Eric Petersen
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 14, 2005
Price: $11.95
Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed, every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Petersen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson’s published works to fashion... Read more >
Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Eric Petersen
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 14, 2005
Price: $11.95
Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed, every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Petersen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson’s published works to fashion... Read more >
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Light and Liberty
Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Eric Petersen
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.95
Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed, every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Petersen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson’s published works to fashion... Read more >
Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Eric Petersen
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.95
Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed, every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Petersen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson’s published works to fashion... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Discovering Subterranean London
Written by Andrew Emmerson
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $13.95
Beneath the streets and towering buildings of London, there is a realm of shadow and secrets. This little book is the first concise guide to the hidden world of underground London. Informative, authoritative and richly illustrated, this volume takes you on a subterranean tour of the many remarkable constructions that few... Read more >
Written by Andrew Emmerson
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $13.95
Beneath the streets and towering buildings of London, there is a realm of shadow and secrets. This little book is the first concise guide to the hidden world of underground London. Informative, authoritative and richly illustrated, this volume takes you on a subterranean tour of the many remarkable constructions that few... Read more >
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Hamilton's Curse
How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for Americans Today
Written by Thomas DiLorenzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $15.00
Two of the most influential figures in American history. Two opposing political philosophies. Two radically different visions for America.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were without question two of the most important Founding Fathers. They were also the fiercest of rivals. Of these two political titans, it is Jefferson—–the revered author... Read more >
How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for Americans Today
Written by Thomas DiLorenzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $15.00
Two of the most influential figures in American history. Two opposing political philosophies. Two radically different visions for America.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were without question two of the most important Founding Fathers. They were also the fiercest of rivals. Of these two political titans, it is Jefferson—–the revered author... Read more >
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We Two
Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
Written by Gillian Gill
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $18.00
It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century–and one of history’s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch... Read more >
Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
Written by Gillian Gill
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $18.00
It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century–and one of history’s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power, and seemed doomed to find failure as a monarch... Read more >
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A History of Egypt
From Earliest Times to the Present
Written by Jason Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $17.00
In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.
No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it... Read more >
From Earliest Times to the Present
Written by Jason Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $17.00
In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation.
No country's past can match Egypt's in antiquity, richness, and variety. However, it... Read more >
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The Marne, 1914
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Marne, 1914
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
Written by Holger H. Herwig
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $28.00
It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. Now, for the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
In this title, Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776-1783. This was the first navy of the United States and much of the fleet was comprised of ships that had been modified from existing vessels, converted... Read more >
Written by Mark Lardas
Illustrated by Tony Bryan
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
In this title, Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776-1783. This was the first navy of the United States and much of the fleet was comprised of ships that had been modified from existing vessels, converted... Read more >
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The Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839-1919
Written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
During the 19th Century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one an imperial struggle for power that saw the British forces trying, and failing, to gain control of an inhospitable and impenetrable region. The first two wars (1839 - 42, 1878 - 81) were attempts to expunge pro-Russian... Read more >
Written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
During the 19th Century Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan, each one an imperial struggle for power that saw the British forces trying, and failing, to gain control of an inhospitable and impenetrable region. The first two wars (1839 - 42, 1878 - 81) were attempts to expunge pro-Russian... Read more >
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The Army of Herod the Great
Written by Samuel Rocca
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents... Read more >
Written by Samuel Rocca
Illustrated by Christa Hook
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents... Read more >
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Blacklisted by History
The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies
Written by M. Stanton Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.00
Accused of creating a bogus Red Scare and smearing countless innocent victims in a five-year reign of terror, Senator Joseph McCarthy is universally remembered as a demagogue, a bully, and a liar. History has judged him such a loathsome figure that even today, a half century after his death, his name... Read more >
The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies
Written by M. Stanton Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.00
Accused of creating a bogus Red Scare and smearing countless innocent victims in a five-year reign of terror, Senator Joseph McCarthy is universally remembered as a demagogue, a bully, and a liar. History has judged him such a loathsome figure that even today, a half century after his death, his name... Read more >
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The Coral Sea 1942
The first carrier battle
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes.
In May of 1942... Read more >
The first carrier battle
Written by Mark Stille
Illustrated by John White
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
The Battle of the Coral Sea is unique in the annals of naval history. It is the first battle in which enemy fleets never came within sight of one another. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were sent out to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes.
In May of 1942... Read more >
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Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
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Fw 190 Sturmbocke vs B-17 Flying Fortress
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... Read more >
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... Read more >
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German Special Forces of World War II
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
A long-overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out such audacious tasks as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent, Admiral Horthy. This book also... Read more >
Written by Gordon Williamson
Illustrated by Mike Chappell
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
A long-overdue study of the troops that made up Germany's elite special forces of World War II. Such forces included the legenday Skorzeny Commandos who carried out such audacious tasks as the glider-borne rescue of Mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the Hungarian regent, Admiral Horthy. This book also... Read more >
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Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500-130 BC
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for... Read more >
From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest
Written by Konstantin Nossov
Illustrated by Brian Delf
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $18.95
Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for... Read more >
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Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'.
In this latest addition to the Osprey... Read more >
Written by Ronald Pawly
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'.
In this latest addition to the Osprey... Read more >
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Imperial Roman Naval Forces 31 BC-AD 500
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Graham Sumner
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Roman navy, although somewhat overshadowed by the Legions, played an important role for the Roman Empire. For the army to conquer and rule its vast territories, control of the sea lanes was essential. The navy fleets needed to be structured and powerful in order to dominate the trade routes, transport... Read more >
Written by Raffaele D'Amato
Illustrated by Graham Sumner
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Roman navy, although somewhat overshadowed by the Legions, played an important role for the Roman Empire. For the army to conquer and rule its vast territories, control of the sea lanes was essential. The navy fleets needed to be structured and powerful in order to dominate the trade routes, transport... Read more >
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Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
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Remember the Alamo
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About American History with All the Boring Bits Taken Out
Written by Alison Rattle and Allison Vale
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $16.00
From pilgrims to pioneers to flappers . . . from Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor–the history of America in bite-size chunks
How did the conquistadors first stumble across America–and what were the Spanish looking for anyway? What was the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and how did it affect the Civil War?... Read more >
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About American History with All the Boring Bits Taken Out
Written by Alison Rattle and Allison Vale
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $16.00
From pilgrims to pioneers to flappers . . . from Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor–the history of America in bite-size chunks
How did the conquistadors first stumble across America–and what were the Spanish looking for anyway? What was the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and how did it affect the Civil War?... Read more >
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eBook.
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Remember the Alamo
Written by Alison Rattle and Allison Vale
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $16.00
From pilgrims to pioneers to flappers . . . from Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor–the history of America in bite-size chunks
How did the conquistadors first stumble across America–and what were the Spanish looking for anyway? What was the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and how did it affect the Civil War?... Read more >
Written by Alison Rattle and Allison Vale
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $16.00
From pilgrims to pioneers to flappers . . . from Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor–the history of America in bite-size chunks
How did the conquistadors first stumble across America–and what were the Spanish looking for anyway? What was the Dred Scott Supreme Court case and how did it affect the Civil War?... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Six Day War 1967: Jordan and Syria
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
Following the lightning destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and who had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while Syria... Read more >
Written by Simon Dunstan
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $19.95
Following the lightning destruction of the Egyptian forces at the outbreak of the Six Day War, Israel turned to the forces of Jordan and Syria, with whom Egypt had signed a mutual-defence pact, and who had now entered the war. Jordan's army moved against West Jerusalem and central Israel, while Syria... Read more >
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The Wild Frontier
Atrocities During the American-Indian War from Jamestown Colony to Wounded Knee
Written by William M. Osborn
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2009
Price: $19.00
The real story of the ordeal experienced by both settlers and Indians during the Europeans' great migration west across America, from the colonies to California, has been almost completely eliminated from the histories we now read. In truth, it was a horrifying and appalling experience. Nothing like it had ever happened... Read more >
Atrocities During the American-Indian War from Jamestown Colony to Wounded Knee
Written by William M. Osborn
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2009
Price: $19.00
The real story of the ordeal experienced by both settlers and Indians during the Europeans' great migration west across America, from the colonies to California, has been almost completely eliminated from the histories we now read. In truth, it was a horrifying and appalling experience. Nothing like it had ever happened... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The 1950s Home
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
