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A Matter of Honor: Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame, and a Familys Quest for Justice
Anthony Summers - Harper Format: Hardcover
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On the seventy-fifth anniversary, the authors of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Eleventh Day unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral who was in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the continuing struggle to restore his lost honor - and clear... |
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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America
Audrey Clare Farley - ?Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Hidden Valley Road and Patient H.M., a harrowing exploration of violence against children and its psychological and political consequences, from the author of The Unfit Heiress. In 1954, researchers at the newly formed National Institute of Mental Health set out to study... |
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The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt
Eric Burns - Pegasus Books, 2016. Format: Print book
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Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most fascinating and written-about presidents in American history -- yet the most poignant tale about this larger-than-life man has never been told.More than a century has passed since Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, but he still continues to fascinate.... |
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My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy
CLINT HILL - Gallery Books Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal never-before-told stories of Secret Service Agent Clint Hill's travels with Jacqueline Kennedy through Europe, Asia, and South America. Featuring more than two hundred rare and never-before-published photographs.While... |
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Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
Catherine Coldstream - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery.. Cloistered takes the reader deep into the hidden world of a traditional Carmelite monastery as it approaches the third Millennium and tells the story of an intense personal journey into and out of an enclosed... |
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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe
John Guy - Harper Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking, freshly-researched examination of one of the most dramatic and consequential marriages in history: Henry VIII's long courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn.Hunting the Falcon is the story of how Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn... |
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Into The Wild
Jon Krakauer - Turtleback Books Format: School & Library Binding
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body was discovered four months later, explores the allure of the wilderness. |
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Carson the Magnificent
Bill Zehme - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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A much-anticipated biography - twenty years in the making - of the entertainer who redefined late-night television and reshaped American culture.. In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson - the only one he'd... |
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