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The Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life
Kris Paronto · Center Street
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Army Ranger and bestselling author Kris Paronto reveals the values and creed shared by special forces for self-improvement and living a purposeful life.When Kris Paronto began talking with civilians about his experiences fighting the terrorist attack on the US State Department Special Mission... |
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The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival
Williams, Kate · Pegasus Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Queen Victoria, a new history of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I that reveals how the most important relationship of their life -- their friendship -- changed them forever. Elizabeth and Mary were cousins and queens, but eventually... |
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Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of King Edward Longshanks
Wilson-Lee, Kelcey · Pegasus Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Revealing the truth behind the life of a royal princess in medieval England, the colorful story of the five remarkable daughters of King Edward I. Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized -- and largely mythical -- notion... |
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Janis: Her Life and Music
Holly George-Warren · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.Janis Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a white... |
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Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of WWII
Handleman, Philip · Regnery History
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Only 14 of the approximately 1,000 Tuskegee Airmen-the famed black aviators who fought in World War II-are still living today. This is the remarkable first-person account of one of those 14 men, Lt. Colonel Harry T. Stewart, Jr, who flew 43 combat missions in Italy - including one legendary... |
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Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II
Alexievich, Svetlana · Random House
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes an oral history of children's experiences in WWII across Europe and Russia, in the celebrated tradition of her masterpiece, The Unwomanly Face of War.Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's... |
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Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson · Algonquin Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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"Dovey Johnson Roundtree set a new path for women and proved that the vision and perseverance of a single individual can turn the tides of history." - Michelle ObamaIn Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring... |
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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge
Sheila Weller · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid -- and brilliant -- Carrie FisherIn her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller -- with heart and a profound feeling for the times -- gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly... |
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Ian McKellen: A Biography
Garry O'Connor · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Sir Ian McKellen from an acclaimed biographer In 2001, Ian McKellen put on the robe and pointed hat of a wizard named Gandalf and won a place in the hearts of Tolkien fans worldwide. Though his role in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings introduced him to a new audience,... |
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Soldiers of a Different Cloth: Notre Dame Chaplains in World War II
John F. Wukovits · University of Notre Dame Press
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover
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In Soldiers of a Different Cloth, New York Times best-selling author and military historian John Wukovits tells the inspiring story of thirty-five chaplains and missionaries who, while garnering little acclaim, performed extraordinary feats of courage and persistence during World War II. Ranging... |
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