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Reagan: The Life

From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive biography of a visionary and transformative president

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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II

Winner of the Pulitzer for History, No Ordinary Time is a chronicle of one of the most vibrant & revolutionary periods in US history. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin weaves togeth…

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Truman

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America…

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When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan

No one has ever captured Ronald Reagan like Peggy Noonan. In When Character Was King , Noonan brings her own reflections on Reagan to bear as well as new stories—from Presidents George W. Bush and his…

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Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan

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Reagan: His Life and Legend

Son of the Midwest, movie star, and mesmerizing politician—America’s fortieth president comes to three-dimensional life in this gripping and profoundly revisionist biography.

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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present

In the book, Zinn presented a different side of history from the more traditional "fundamental nationalist glorification of country".
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprisin…

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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

Published on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication, this edition of the classic book contains a new Preface by David McCullough, “one of our most gifted living writers” (The Washington P…

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Grant

Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, fond of drinking to excess; or as the triumphant but brutal Union ge…

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Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge, who served as president from 1923 to 1929, never rated highly in polls. The shy Vermonter, nicknamed "Silent Cal," has long been dismissed as quiet and passive. History has remembered…

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The Civil War: A Narrative

The Civil A Narrative (Hardcover, 3 Vol. Gift Set) A stunning literary and historical achievement, the three volumes of Shelby Foote’s THE CIVIL WAR vividly bring to life the four years of torment and…

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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival research and in-depth reporting.

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscu…

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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts.

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Alexander Hamilton

An alternate cover edition can be found here.

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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

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John Adams

The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.

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