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Countdown 1960
Countdown 1960

Chris Wallace

Instant New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthA riveting new work and fresh take on the lead-up to the presidential election of 1960, drawing timely parallels to the choice Americans face in 2024It’s January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy...
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Black Saturday
Black Saturday

Trey Yingst

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify the scope and magnitude of this latest and most dramatic outbreak in one of the bloodiest, most nuanced,...
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The Barn
The Barn

Wright Thompson

An instant New York Times bestseller! “It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel… The Barn describes not just the poison of silence...
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Kingmaker
Kingmaker

Sonia Purnell

“A thorough account of Harriman’s rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read … riveting and revelatory.” —The New Yorker “a must-read book of Fall 2024” —People Magazine “Rigorous but rollicking.” —The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling...
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Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians
Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians

Kenny Curtis

Oh, Muses! Get ready for 20 brand-new, tongue-in-cheek tales from Greek mythology, as told by the team behind the smash hit podcast and New York Times best-selling book Greeking Out.Want to know the greatest feats and the funniest secrets of the gods and heroes of Greek mythology? You're...
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On Freedom
On Freedom

Timothy Snyder

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny“A rigorous and visionary argument . . . Buy or borrow...
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The Siege
The Siege

Ben Macintyre

“For six days, it was the Iranian Embassy on Princes Gate in London that riveted the world. . . . Macintyre’s superb reconstruction restores it to vivid, complex life.”—The Washington PostA thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue...
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