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1775: A Good Year for Revolution
Kevin Phillips · Penguin Books
Format: Book
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A groundbreaking account of the American Revolution—from the bestselling author of American Dynasty In this major new work, iconoclastic historian and political chronicler Kevin Phillips upends the conventional reading of the American Revolution by debunking the myth that 1776 was the struggle’s... |
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard · Doubleday
Pages: 381
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime... |
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Called to Rise
DAVID O BROWN · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his compassionate, community-focused response to the killing of five of his officers shares his uplifting personal story and a blueprint for the future of policing. |
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The Negro's Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union
James M McPherson · Vintage Books
Pages: 366
Format: Paperback
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In this classic study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson deftly narrates the experience of blacks--former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and common people--during the Civil War. Drawing on contemporary journalism, speeches, books,... |
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The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government
Mike Lofgren · Viking
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred, House of Cards-style exposé of who really wields power in Washington Mike Lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the primaries. His argument this time is that for all of the backstabbing... |
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Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win
LUKE HARDING · Vintage
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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With the recent indictments of Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, and George Papadopoulos, Russia expert Luke Harding lays out the most in-depth look to date at the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia. Beginning with a meeting with Christopher Steele, the man behind the shattering dossier... |
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How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
Rosa Brooks · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 438
Format: Print book
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A former top Pentagon official, daughter of anti-war activists, wife of an Army Green Beret and human rights activist presents a scholarly examination of how a constant state of war is contrary to America's founding values, undermines international rules and compromises future security.... |
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Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939
Adam Hochschild · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a noble cause that failed For three crucial years in the 1930s,... |
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The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America's Role in the World
Derek Chollet · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Authoritative and original, The Long Game is a controversial assessment of President Obama's foreign policy legacy. Too often, critical discussions concerning American foreign policy are divorced from the political reality in which leaders face choices and make decisions. Here, consummate... |
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Before the First Shots Are Fired: How America Can Win Or Lose Off The Battlefield
Tony Zinni · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Hardcover
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For the better part of the last half century the United States has been the Worlds Police claiming to defend ideologies allies and our national security through brute force But is military action always the most appropriate response Drawing on his vast experience from combat in Vietnam... |
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Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right
KENNETH STERN · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Widening the dialogue begun with Strangers in Their Own Land and Hillbilly Elegy, a former NPR CEO and lifelong Democrat's chronicle of his immersion in Republicanism to understand his fellow Americans across the political divide.Ken Stern doesn't believe that our political world... |
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Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
Jonathan Chait · Custom House
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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"An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from... |
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The Price of Politics
Bob Woodward · Simon & Schuster; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Based on 18 months of reporting, Woodward's 17th book The Price of Politics is an intimate, documented examination of how President Obama and the highest profile Republican and Democratic leaders in the United States Congress attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal... |
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