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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death

Anthony Everitt · Random House
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built an empire...
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The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz- Age America

Karen Abbott · Crown
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"Gatsby-era noir at its best."...
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Talk Radio's America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States

Brian Rosenwald · Harvard University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The cocreator of the Washington Post's "Made by History" blog reveals how the rise of conservative talk radio gave us a Republican Party incapable of governing and paved the way for Donald Trump.America's long road to the Trump presidency began on August 1, 1988, when,...
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Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy

Dan Abrams · Hanover Square Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Coming soon! Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by Dan Abrams and David Fisher will be available May 21, 2019.
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Barnum: An American Life

Robert Wilson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Robert Wilson's Barnum, the first full-dress biography in twenty years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story ... It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves." - The Wall Street JournalP. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator...
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Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation

Douglas Waller · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 624
Format: Hardcover

A major addition to the history of the Civil War, Lincoln's Spies is a riveting account of the secret battles waged by Union agents to save a nation. Filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue, it is also a striking portrait of a shrewd president who valued what his operatives uncovered....
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I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis

Jeremy K. Everett · Brazos Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Hunger is one of the most significant issues in America. One in eight Americans struggles with hunger, and more than thirteen million children live in food insecure homes. As Christians we are called to address the suffering of the hungry and poor: "For I was hungry, and you gave me food...
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Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court

Mollie Hemingway · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In this definitive deep dive into the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two women with extraordinary behind-the-scenes access - The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network senior counsel Carrie Severino - reveal what really happened and explore...
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