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An epic story of valor and sacrifice by a legendary Marine company in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian ("Gives the brave Marines of George Company long overdue recognition"--New York Post) "What would you want if you could...
This selection of interviews showcases the remarkable career of one of this generationâs greatest and most divisive thinkersâfeaturing a foreword by Stephen Fry. Â â . . . pulls together some of Hitchensâs greatest dialogues, each sparkling with intelligence and wit.â...
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A remarkable book . . . an important bookâone that challenges, stimulates and entertains. Anyone who does not believe there are lessons to be learned from history should start right here."âThe EconomistSometime around 1750,...
Stephen Puleo's American Treasures is a narrative history of America's secret efforts to hide its founding documents from Axis powers, and its national tradition of uniting to defend the definition of democracy. A Boston Globe BestsellerOn December 26, 1941, Secret...
From award-winning and bestselling author David Nasaw, a brilliant re-examination of post-World War II America that looks beyond the victory parades and into the veteransââand nationâsâunhealed traumasIn its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was...
Winner of the Lillian Smith Book AwardWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeFinalist for the National Book AwardThe Nation's "Most Valuable Book"â[A] vibrant intellectual history of the radical right.ââThe Atlantic âThis sixty-year campaign to make libertarianism...
A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic worldWhen Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions, but Shi'a believed that God had inspired the...
This instant New York Times bestselling âdynamic detective storyâ (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the worldâs greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I.September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden...
Some ideas are forbidden not because they are falseâbut because they threaten the foundations of power. In an age of expanding government, managed narratives, and pressure to conform to an evolving moral orthodoxy, the principles that once defined a free society are...
A fresh, original history of America's national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from 1630 to the present dayIn this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase "City on a Hill," from a 1630 sermon by...
