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Ronald Reagan: The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989
Jacob Weisberg · Times Books
Pages: 185
Format: Print book
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The conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts,... |
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
Nancy Isenberg · Viking
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestseller
A New York Times Notable and Critics' Top Book of 2016
Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
One of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head On
NPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016's Great Reads
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Valley Forge
BOB DRURY · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is and Lucky 666 return with an unforgettable and perhaps the most underappreciated chapter in American history - the inspiring, page-turning account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter... |
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Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir
Penelope Lively · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved and bestselling author takes an intimate look back at a life of reading and writing"The memory that we live with . . . is the moth-eaten version of our own past that each of us carries around, depends on. It is our ID; this is how we know who we are and where we have been."Memory... |
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The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet
Gyalo Thondup · PublicAffairs
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Shortly before midnight on March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama, without his glasses and dressed as an ordinary Tibetan solider, slipped out of his summer residence with only four aides at his side. At that moment, he became the symbolic head of the Tibetan government in exile, and Gyalo Thondup,... |
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Hidden History of Nantucket
Frank Morral · History Press (SC)
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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The celebrated history of Nantuckets great whaling days often overshadows the fascinating changes that took place in the years following. Discover the story behind the Nantucket Civil War Monumentand learn about some named on it, some left off and some who may not belong. Meet the Cold... |
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Richard III: England's Most Controversial King
CHRIS SKIDMORE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed historian Chris Skidmore comes the authoritative biography of Richard III, England's most controversial king, a man alternately praised as a saint and cursed as a villain. Richard III is one of English history's best known and least understood monarchs. Immortalized... |
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George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
David L. Roll · Dutton Caliber
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall - America's most distinguished soldier-statesman since George Washington - whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century.
Winston Churchill called... |
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Hannibal
Patrick Hunt · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps with his war elephants and brought Rome to its knees.
Hannibal Barca of Carthage, born 247 BC, was one of the great generals of the ancient... |
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First Women: The Grace and Power of America's First Ladies
Kate Andersen Brower · Harper
Pages: 380
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy... |
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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet
John Bemelmans Marciano · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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The American standard system of measurement is a unique and odd thing to behold with its esoteric, inconsistent standards twelve inches in a foot, three feet in a yard, sixteen ounces in a pound, one hundred pennies to the dollar. For something as elemental as counting and estimating the world... |
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