While this gorgeous coffee table book celebrating America's national parks might be labeled by some as a companion to Ken Burns's PBS series, there is little question that it stands alone among books on the subject. Duncan and Burns combine awe-inspiring photos with fascinating prose to document the... Read more

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In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed a... Read more

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Offers a dramatic account of the largest-ever forest fire in America, which cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy because the heroism shown by the forest rangers turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, which Roosevelt wanted to conserve, in a book by a Pulitzer Prize and National Book... Read more

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The popular conservative pundit Glenn Beck is especially exercised when he hears liberals spout what he sees as easy (read "lazy'), small-minded bromides--wide generalizations delivered from on high which seem to stop debate. Since argument and debate are Beck's stock in trade, he provides in-d... Read more

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Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nation... Read more

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During his two terms as the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and observations on the extraordinary, the historic, and the routine day-to-day occurrences of his presidency. Now, nearly two decades after he ... Read more

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Provides the true story of the actions that led to the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima by the American Marines in February 1945, complete with maps and an eight-page photo insert. Reissue. ... Read more

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A definitive Pulitzer Prize-winning recreation of the powderkeg that was Europe during the crucial first thirty days of World War I traces the actions of statesmen and patriots alike in Berlin, London, St. Petersburg, and Paris. Reprint. ... Read more

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Analyzes conundrums attributed to the war from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, in an account that offers insight into the war's psychology, ideology, and economics while also discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography. ... Read more

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Television personality, chef, and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich shares a wonderful array of recipes from parts of Italy that don't often get the culinary spotlight. Roast Lobster with Bread Crumb Topping hails from Sardinia, while Le Marche boasts Farro with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, and Polenta ... Read more

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In October, 2006, a gunman entered a school, took a group of girls hostage and shot them, killing several and wounding many before he turned the gun on himself. The school was in an Amish community, and the grieving Amish families astonished the world when, deep in grief and loss, they remained true... Read more

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From the Publisher: From the bestselling author of A History of the World in Six Glasses, this is a riveting history of humanity told through the foods we eat. Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance; it has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organizat... Read more

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One of NBC's most famous anchormen celebrates the greatest generation in history--Americans born in the 1920s who came of age during the Great Depression, fought in World War II, and went on to build America. "The Greatest Generation" will be also be the subject of a concurrent NBC-TV show... Read more

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While rarely listed in the group we remember as the Founding Fathers, Sam Adams nevertheless contributed greatly to the revolutionary cause through his stirring writings, and he is one of the more fiery and interesting figures from the period. Biographer Ira Stoll provides as thorough as possible ac... Read more

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