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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present Best Price: $16.37 In 1960, a secretary named Lois Rabinowitz went to court to pay a traffic ticket for her boss.... | The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America Best Price: $14.40 In "The Big Burn", author Timothy Egan skillfully weaves the story of a massive August... | Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Best Price: $14.55 From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea , the continuing story of this... | Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters Best Price: $12.50 I was drawn to the book because of the interview I saw on the Jim Leher News Hour with the... | D-Day: The Battle for Normandy Best Price: $14.25 Anthony Beevor is probably most famous for his other World War Two book, 'Stalingrad', and in... |
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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power Best Price: $2.00 Judging purely from the sorts of folk who are vocal supporters of Sarah Palin, and discounting... | Strength in What Remains Best Price: $15.18 "And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, 'Today is the... | America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story Best Price: $2.00 "America's Prophet" is author Bruce Feiler's case for Moses as America's role model,... | D-Day: The Battle for Normandy Best Price: $14.45 Anthony Beevor is probably most famous for his other World War Two book, 'Stalingrad', and in... | Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Best Price: $4.78 I was drawn to this book as a fan of the work of the co author Patrick Robinson. I was somewhat... |
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The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System Best Price: $14.94 I work in the industry and see Charles more often than not on my CNBC feed. Charles was to me a... | The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception Best Price: $14.59 I couldn't recommend this book because the foreward trivialises the suffering of people... | Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle Best Price: $14.63 This is a great read and they have put a lot of effort into trying to understand why there is... | The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Best Price: $7.75 If you've read "Isaac's Storm" you have some idea of Mr. Larson's writing ability.... | Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes Best Price: $16.74 This edition of Lidia's publications enables a reader to plan, prepare, and serve healthy meals... |
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Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes Best Price: $16.96 The pages should be covered in plastic, to protect them from drooling as you read. | The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship Best Price: $12.19 I would never know this book was used. It came in pristine condition, well worth the $10.00... | A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars Best Price: $17.51 In February 1942, intelligence officer Victor Jones erected 150 tents behind British lines in... | Assault on the Liberty Best Price: $25.00 I met the author of this book on a message board on the Prodigy service back in the mid 1990's.... | The Queen Mother: The Official Biography Best Price: $18.98 Biography is good, although too long considering the amount of writing already in existence... |
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The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President Best Price: $10.99 This book has much interesting material albeit none is first hand and the author had only his... | The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House Best Price: $21.79 This book has much interesting material albeit none is first hand and the author had only his... | The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl Best Price: $8.81 Through the 1920's, a farmer on the Great Plains could easily make a fortune compared to a... | The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Best Price: $4.00 Again an example of the hyper globalisation theory taken to its extreme. Friedman is very good... | A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars Best Price: $20.79 Nicholas Rankin opens up a fascinating hidden world of camouflage, deception, and trickery that... |
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Best Price: $6.00 I bought this book to use as ammunition against any Mormons coming knocking on my door. You know... | Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live Best Price: $10.68 As a longtime reader of the Badass of the Week webpage, I was incredibly excited when Ben broke... | A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars Best Price: $21.56 A celebration of cleverness and cunning! This book explores the creation and use of camouflage,... | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City Best Price: $16.00 I was looking forward to reading this book, especially since it was on a subject that I knew... | |