Quick view Details George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas B Allen
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Quick view George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas B Allen This fascinating new book takes readers into the secret world behind the Revolutionary War in which they can follow the escapades of spies and intelligence agents of the time and learn about the methods used in wartime espionage. Illustrations. Maps. View Details
Quick view The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright A gripping narrative that spans five decades, " "The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center... View Details
Quick view The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 by Anthony Summers Draws on thousands of recently released official documents and new interviews to present a report on the September 11 attacks that examines why the crisis was not prevented, how the government and military responded, and who was behind it. View Details
Quick view Spies of the Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network That Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers The story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era. View Details
Quick view The Great Depression: America 1929-1941 by Robert S McElvaine Repackaged to tie-in to a forthcoming PBS series on the Great Depression scheduled to air in October, this perennially popular work is fully revised to include new scholarship published over the last eight years. One of the country's premier scholars on... View Details
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Quick view Zeitoun by Dave Eggers When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. After the storm, he traveled the flooded streets in a canoe, passing on supplies and helping those he could. A... View Details
Quick view Ava's Man by Rick Bragg The national bestseller, now in paperback, continues Rick Bragg's personal history of the Deep South in this masterly family chronicle so vivid one can smell the cornbread and whiskey. "As toothsome as a catfish supper. Bragg is every bit the equal of ... View Details
Quick view Last Man Down by Richard Picciotto The highest-ranking firefighter to survive the World Trade Center collapse--and the last fireman to escape the devastation after being buried alive for four hours--tells his story. First time in paperback with a new Afterword. View Details
Quick view America's Constitution: A Biography by Akhil Reed Amar The author, a member of the Yale Law School faculty, presents a provocative examination of the historical forces--some quite surprising--that have molded the U.S. Constitution. View Details
Quick view Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville A brilliant new translation of de Tocqueville's masterpiece also includes an account of Tocqueville's travels in Michigan among the Iroquois. View Details