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Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me
RALPH MACCHIO - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn't been a week Ralph Macchio hasn't heard friendly shouts of "Wax on, wax off" or "Sweep the leg!" Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso... |
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The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story
Miriam C Davis - Chicago Review Press
Format: Print book
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From 1910 to 1919, New Orleans suffered at the hands of its very own Jack the Ripper-style killer. The story has been the subject of websites, short stories, novels, a graphic novel, and most recently the FX television series American Horror Story. But the full story of gruesome... |
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Mech Cadet Yu
Greg Pak - Boom ! Studios
Format: Print book
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Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth and bond with young cadets from the elite Sky Corps Academy to defend the world from the terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. It's a great honor to be chosen, but this year...well, the wrong kid was picked. |
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Discovering Vintage New Orleans: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Bars, Hotels & More
Bonnye Stuart - Globe Pequot Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Discovering Vintage New Orleans is a guide to all of the city's timeless classic spots that take you back in time. The book spotlights the charming stories that tell you what each place is like now and how it got that way. It includes indexes that let you choose the places you want... |
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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
Christian G. Appy - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"Few people understand the centrality of the Vietnam War to our situation as much as Christian Appy." - Ken BurnsThe critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insights into Vietnam's place in America's self-image. How did the Vietnam War change the way we think... |
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Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
Tom Cotton - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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From U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, an intimate and inspiring portrait of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard, the official ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army and Americas oldest infantry unit, dating to 1784: part history of the Old Guard, part memoir of Senator Cotton's time as a platoon... |
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Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age
David A. Price - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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comes the dramatic, untold story of the brilliant team who built the world's first digital electronic computer at Bletchley Park, during a critical time in World War II.Decoding the communication of the Nazi high command was imperative for the success of the Allied invasion of Normandy.... |
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From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town
Ingrid D Rowland - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman... |
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Summoned to Glory: The Audacious Life of Abraham Lincoln
Richard Striner - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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A radical reinterpretation of America's greatest president.Where previous Lincoln biographers describe his temperament as "moderate," "passive," or even "conservative," historian Richard Striner offers a stunningly original perspective that will shed significant... |
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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In a display case in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture sits a rough cotton bag, called Ashley's Sack, embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love, passed down through generations. In 1850s... |
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