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Abraham Lincoln (Book)

George S McGovern;Sean Schlesinger Arthur Meier JrWilentz

ISBN:9780805083453

America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the icon of greatness...more details
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Andrew Jackson (Book)

Sean Wilentz

ISBN:9780805069259

The towering figure who remade American politics--the champion of the ordinary citizen and the scourge of entrenched privilege
The Founding Fathers espoused a republican government...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:195

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Benjamin Harrison (Book)

Charles W Calhoun;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069525

The scion of a political dynasty ushers in the era of big government
Politics was in Benjamin Harrison's blood. His great-grandfather signed the Declaration and his grandfather...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:224

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Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines---And How It Will Change Our Lives (Book)

Miguel Nicolelis

ISBN:9780805090529

A pioneering neuroscientist shows how the long-sought merger of brains with machines is about to become a paradigm-shifting reality

Imagine living in a world where people use their computers...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:368

USD $30.05

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Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America (Book)

Kate Zernike

ISBN:9780805093483

A surprising and revealing look inside the Tea Party movement--where it came from, what it stands for, and what it means for the future of American politics

They burst on the scene at the height of the Great Recession--angry voters gathering by the thousands to rail against bailouts and big government. Evoking the Founding Fathers...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:243

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Brzezinski: A Life on the Grand Chessboard of Power (Book)

Patrick Vaughan

ISBN:9780805083163

Release Date: 01 February 2014

The first biography of the influential national security adviser and strategic thinker whose ideas have helped shape American foreign policy for five decades

Drawing on exclusive access to Zbigniew Brzezinski's private archives and diaries as well as original interviews with his colleagues and rivals...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:384

USD $39.51

 

Chester Alan Arthur (Book)

Zachary Karabell

ISBN:9780805069518

The Gilded Age bon vivant who became America's unlikeliest chief executive-and who presided over a sweeping reform of the system that nurtured him
Chester Alan Arthur never dreamed that one day he would be president of the United States. A successful lawyer...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:170

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Class Matters (Book)

The New York Times;Bill Keller

ISBN:9780805080551

The acclaimed "New York Times" series on social class in America--and its implications for the way we live our lives
We Americans have long thought of ourselves as unburdened by class distinctions. We have no hereditary aristocracy or landed gentry...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:268

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Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion (Book)

Dalai Lama;Paul Ekman

ISBN:9780805087123

Two leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment

At their first meeting...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:261

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Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism's Work Is Done (Book)

Susan J Douglas

ISBN:9780805083262

From the author of "Where the Girls Are," a sharp and irreverent critique of how women are portrayed in today's popular culture

Women today are inundated with conflicting messages from the mass media: they must either be strong leaders in complete command or sex kittens obsessed with finding and pleasing a man. In "Enlightened Sexism...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:354

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Harry S. Truman: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 (Book)

Robert Dallek;Sean Schlesinger Arthur Meier JrWilentz

ISBN:9780805069389

The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century

In April 1945...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:183

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Headless Horsemen: A Tale of Chemical Colts, Subprime Sales Agents, and the Last Kentucky Derby on Steroids (Book)

James D Squires

ISBN:9780805090604

A pointed and irreverent critique of thoroughbred racing's breakdown, by a prominent journalist turned horse breeder

Jim Squires was in trouble. He had gone from one business seemingly intent on committing suicide to another...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:249

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Herbert Hoover: The American Presidents Series: The 31st President, 1929-1933 (Book)

William E Leuchtenburg;Sean Schlesinger Arthur Meier JrWilentz

ISBN:9780805069587

The Republican efficiency expert whose economic boosterism met its match in the Great Depression

Catapulted into national politics by his heroic campaigns to feed Europe during and after World War I...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:186

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How Race Is Lived in America: Pulling Together, Pulling Apart (Book)

New York Times;Joseph Correspondents of the New York TimesLelyveld

ISBN:9780805070842

Whether it's the merger of a white church with a black church in the South, the hip-hop dreams of a suburban white teenager, or the struggles of a biracial partnership in a high-tech start-up...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:416

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In Nixon's Web: A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergate (Book)

III Gray L Patrick;Ed Gray

ISBN:9780805089189

"Challenges some assumptions and offers new theories about Watergate."--"The New York Times"

"In Nixon's Web" is the last untold story of Watergate...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:320

USD $19.32

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India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking (Book)

Anand Giridharadas

ISBN:9780805091779

Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young American-born writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new

Anand Giridharadas sensed something was afoot as his plane from America prepared to land in Bombay. An elderly passenger looked at him and said...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:288

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James Buchanan (Book)

Jean H Baker;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier JrSchlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069464

A provocative reconsideration of a presidency on the brink of Civil War
Almost no president was as well trained and well prepared for the office as James Buchanan. He had served in the Pennsylvania state legislature...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:192

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James K. Polk (Book)

John Seigenthaler;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069426

The story of a pivotal president who watched over our westward expansion and solidified the dream of Jacksonian democracy
James K. Polk was a shrewd and decisive commander in chief...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:208

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John Adams (Book)

John Patrick Diggins;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069372

A revealing look at the true beginning of American politics
Until recently rescued by David McCullough, John Adams has always been overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson. Volatile...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:224

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John Tyler: The American Presidents Series: The 10th President, 1841-1845 (Book)

Gary May;Sean Schlesinger Arthur Meier JrWilentz

ISBN:9780805082388

The first "accidental president," whose secret maneuverings brought Texas into the Union and set secession in motion

When William Henry Harrison died in April 1841...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:183

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Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam (Book)

Gordon M Goldstein;Benjamin Rochkin BenjaminLevine

ISBN:9780805079715

A revelatory look at the decisions that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, drawing on the insights and reassessments of one of the war's architects

"I had a part in a great failure. I made mistakes of perception...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:300

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Life's Little Annoyances: True Tales of People Who Just Can't Take It Anymore (Book)

Ian Urbina

ISBN:9780805083033

"A gold mine of ideas . . . to help us wage personal and quiet vengeance against those who annoy us." --"South Florida Sun-Sentinel""" For some of us...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:191

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Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World (Book)

Sharon Waxman

ISBN:9780805086539

A journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own the great works of ancient art

Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis? Why do there seem to be as many mummies in France as there are in Egypt? Why are so many Etruscan masterworks in America? For the past two centuries...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:414

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Miss Conduct's Mind Over Manners: Master the Slippery Rules of Modern Ethics and Etiquette (Book)

Robin Abrahams

ISBN:9780805088779

A witty, sophisticated guide to the new principles of modern social behavior, by a psychologist and popular alternative-etiquette-and-ethics guru

This is no rule book about forks and calling cards. As a child...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:274

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Next Stop, Reloville: Life Inside America's New Rootless Professional Class (Book)

Peter T Kilborn

ISBN:9780805083088

An eye-opening investigation of the growing phenomenon of "Relos," the professionals for whom relocation is a way of life

Drive through the newest subdivisions of Atlanta...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:254

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Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen (Book)

Joe Drape

ISBN:9780805088908

An inspiring portrait of the extraordinary high-school football team whose quest for perfection sustains its hometown in the heartland

The football team in Smith Center...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:288

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Out of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero (Book)

Richard Bernstein;Howell New York TimesRaines

ISBN:9780805074109

Following the lives of heroes, victims, and terrorists of September 11, 2001, Richard Bernstein, one of "The New York Times"'s most skillful journalists...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:336

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Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age (Book)

Matthew Brzezinski

ISBN:9780805081473

For the fiftieth anniversary of Sputnik, the behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space The spy planes were driving Nikita Khrushchev mad. Whenever America wanted to peer inside the Soviet Union...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:322

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The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from Ceos on How to Lead and Succeed (Book)

Adam Bryant

ISBN:9780805093063

Dozens of top CEOs reveal their candid insights on the keys to effective leadership, and the qualities that set high performers apart

What does it take to succeed in business and to inspire others...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:249

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The Emotional Calendar: Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your Life (Book)

J R Sharp

ISBN:9780805091304

A leading Harvard psychiatrist reveals how our emotional lives are profoundly shaped by the seasons, and how to recognize our own seasonal patterns and milestones

In two decades of psychiatry practice...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:273

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The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music (Book)

Ben Ratliff

ISBN:9780805081466

An intimate exploration into the musical genius of fifteen living jazz legends, from the longtime "New York Times "jazz critic

Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:235

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The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities: An Unconventional Compendium of Health Facts and Oddities, from Asthmatic Mice to Plants That Can Kill (Book)

Nicholas Bakalar

ISBN:9780805088540

Delightful doses of medical miscellany about wacky doctors and their curious patients, from their smallest bones (the stapes) to their heaviest organs (the liver)

In this addictive collection of trivia...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:225

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The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings (Book)

Ben Ratliff

ISBN:9780805070682

A connoisseur's tour through the great American art form
"A Love Supreme. Miles Ahead. Brubeck Time. Yardbird Suite. The Sidewinder," For newcomers just beginning their library of recordings...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:272

USD $22.39

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The New York Times Essential Library: Opera: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Works and the Best Recordings (Book)

Anthony Tommasini

ISBN:9780805074598

An insightful, provocative selection of the best opera performances, chosen by "The New York Times"'s chief classical music critic in one hundred original essays
Opera intertwines the drama of the theater with the powerful emotionality of music. In this magical and illuminating guide to the best opera recordings...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:336

USD $23.71

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The Political Fix: Changing the Game of American Democracy, from the Grassroots to the White House (Book)

Douglas E Schoen

ISBN:9780805089738

Top political insider Douglas E. Schoen dissects the failures of modern politics and unveils the practical-minded, citizen-powered solutions that will revive American democracy

One of America's foremost political pollsters...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:272

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The Power of Women: Realize Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community (Book)

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

ISBN:9780805088670

From the bestselling author of "Women Who Think Too Much," a groundbreaking self-improvement program that empowers women

Women are extraordinarily hard on themselves. They scrutinize their flaws...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:319

USD $32.93

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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America (Book)

Jeffrey Rosen

ISBN:9780805081824

A leading Supreme Court expert recounts the personal and philosophical rivalries that forged our nation's highest court and continue to shape our daily lives
"The Supreme Court" is the most mysterious branch of government...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:274

USD $34.10

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The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity (Book)

Matt Miller

ISBN:9780805087871

A leading political and business thinker identifies the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know--but don't

America is at a crossroads. In the face of global competition and rapid technological change...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:258

USD $34.10

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Thomas Jefferson (Book)

Joyce Appleby;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069242

An illuminating analysis of the man whose name is synonymous with American democracy
Few presidents have embodied the American spirit as fully as Thomas Jefferson. He was the originator of so many of the founding principles of American democracy. Politically...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:208

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Ulysses S. Grant (Book)

III Bunting Josiah

ISBN:9780805069495

The underappreciated presidency of the military man who won the Civil War and then had to win the peace as well
As a general, Ulysses S. Grant is routinely described in glowing terms-the man who turned the tide of the Civil War...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:180

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When March Went Mad: Magic, Bird, and the Game That Transformed Basketball (Book)

Seth Davis

ISBN:9780805088106

The dramatic story of how two legendary players burst on the scene in an NCAA championship that gave birth to modern basketball

Thirty years ago...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:323

USD $35.07

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Who We Are Now: The Changing Face of America in the 21st Century (Book)

Sam Roberts

ISBN:9780805070804

A revealing view of America and its citizens at the dawn of a new century, by the author of the "New York Times "Notable Book "Who We Are"
For more than two centuries...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:304

USD $18.24

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Why Women Have Sex: Sexual Motivation, from Adventure to Revenge (and Everything in Between)

Cindy M Meston

ISBN:9780805088342

An unparalleled exploration of the mysteries underlying women's sexuality that rivals the culture-shifting Kinsey Report, from two of America's leading research psychologists

Do women have sex simply to reproduce or display their affection? When University of Texas at Austin clinical psychologist Cindy M...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:306

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William Howard Taft (Book)

Lewis H Lapham;John Morton Blum

ISBN:9780805069549

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Format:Hardcover  Pages:192

USD $28.98

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Woodrow Wilson (Book)

H W Brands;Jr Schlesinger Arthur Meier

ISBN:9780805069556

A comprehensive account of the rise and fall of one of the major shapers of American foreign policy
On the eve of his inauguration as President...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:192

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Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times (Book)

New York Times;John Darnton

ISBN:9780805070859

Now in paperback, today's most celebrated writers explore literature and the literary life in an inspirational collection of original essays.
By turns poignant...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:284

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Written Into History: Pulitzer Prize Reporting of the Twentieth Century from the New York Times (Book)

Anthony Lewis

ISBN:9780805071788

With each news day, history unfolds as steadfast journalists uncover facts and public opinion. Drawn from the "New York Times"'s archive of an unparalleled eighty-one Pulitzer Prizes...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:384

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Outrageous Fortunes: The Twelve Surprising Trends That Will Reshape the Global Economy (Book)

Daniel Altman

ISBN:9780805091021

A Harvard-trained economist's startling predictions reveal critical challenges in the decades ahead, helping individuals, businesses, and governments to make smarter decisions

As individuals...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:257

USD $28.24

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Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (Book)

Dick Cavett

ISBN:9780805091953

The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, including John Lennon, Richard Nixon...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:279

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