by James W Loewen  
Publisher Comments Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Jane Mayer Publisher Comments A dramatic and damning narrative account of how America has fought the War on Terror. In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists... (read more) Your Price $27.50 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Robert D Putnam
Publisher Comments In a groundbreaking bestseller based on vast new data, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and our democratic structures--and tells how we may reconnect.... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Charles C. Mann
Powells.com Staff Pick Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat — a scholarly, thorough work of history that's almost compulsively readable. In 1491, he summarizes and examines the last thirty years of research into the pre-Columbian Americas, and comes to... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your Price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Vincent Bugliosi Publisher Comments Famed Charles Manson prosecutor and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi... (read more) Your Price $26.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Erik Larson
Powells.com Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Alex De Tocqueville Publisher Comments The complete edition based on the revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition Originally penned in the mid-eighteenth century by Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America remains the most penetrating and astute picture of American... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by David McCullough
Publisher Comments The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
Revolution and Constitution Era by Carol Berkin Publisher Comments "Carol Berkin has now written the liveliest and most concise account yet of the adoption of the Constitution. With unflagging verve, she sweeps readers along as she introduces the players, canvasses the issues, and explains the critical decisions. And... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Candice Millard
Powells.com Staff Pick This true story traces the exploration of a previously un-navigated tributary of the Amazon River by Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by his son Kermit. The trip was extremely dangerous, and Candice Millard tells the story with detail that makes you... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Powells.com Staff Pick A first rate biography by the brilliant historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, this landmark book details Lincoln's political acumen and remarkable leadership style. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your Price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Jimmy Carter
Publisher Comments Following his #1 New York Times bestseller Our Endangered Values, the former president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine. President... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Peter F. Et Al Drucker Publisher Comments With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $11.96 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by James M. McPherson
Publisher Comments Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Akhil Amar Publisher Comments In America’s Constitution, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your Price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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