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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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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In 1922, just four years after the war to end all wars, an unknown Austrian then living in Bavaria planned a pamphlet to be called Settling Accounts. In it he intended to attack the ineffectiveness of the dominant political parties in Germany which were opposed to the new National Socialists (Nazis)... 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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An account of World War II as it was experienced by three influential commanders draws on primary source materials to evaluate their explosive relationships with one another, their command talents and their enthusiasm for publicity. ... 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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An evaluation of America's impact on Catholicism draws on historical, social, and religious sources to trace the church's transformation from a reactionary monolith to an institution in which the deepest aspects of faith are being called into question; in an account that discusses the author's own w... Read more

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A thought-provoking tour of the eighteenth-century houses belonging to some of America's most important early leaders looks inside the domestic world of the Founding Fathers to chronicle the private lives, families, culture, interests, and aspirations of Jefferson, Washington, Adams, Hamilton, and o... Read more

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Former Secretary of Education William Bennett presents the full sweep of American history in small, digestible bites--each of which honors a person or an event that contributed to the history of this great land. Bennett offers 365 judiciously chosen tales of struggle, conflict, and triumph--one for ... Read more

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Traces the development of the concept of postmodernism, explains its differences with modernism, and discusses political and social influences. ... Read more

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James McManus, who memorably chronicled the genesis of his own poker obsession in POSITIVELY FIFTH STREET, expands his analysis to examine the history of the poker's evolution and to reveal how the game came to represent the essence of American culture. McManus identifies possible roots of poker fro... Read more

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In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic... Read more

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Distinguished contributors tell the stories of 70 great cities--from ancient Jerusalem and Alexandria to modern New York and Tokyo--in a collection with 330 illustrations, 280 of them in color, that paints a portrait of the history of world civilization. ... Read more

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Thomas Buergenthal, a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, relives the incredible story of how he survived the Auschwitz concentration camp as a 10-year-old boy. At first, Buergenthal was protected by his parents, who used their fluency in German and their fair complexions to av... Read more

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A detailed account of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge providing background on its engineering history as well as the political and social climate of the late-nineteenth century. ... Read more

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This comprehensive activity book/curriculum guide contains all you need to make modern history come alive for your child!Don't just read about history—experience it! Designed to turn The Story of the World, Volume 4 into a complete history program, this activity book provides comprehension ... Read more

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