History Books


Brave Companions Best Price: $8.96 McCullough shows that history is more than great men and great events. One only needs to read...	Alexander Hamilton Best Price: $5.70 Alexander Hamilton was a man whom people either loved or hated while he lived. After he died,...	Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (New York Review Books Classics) Best Price: $12.53 Wallace Stegner was not only a great writer ("Angle of Repose") and teacher (Stanford...	Murder of a Medici Princess Best Price: $14.05 Caroline Murphy's new book is another "must have" for lovers of remarkable...	Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Best Price: $2.95 This is an excellent acount of the transcontinental journey of Lewis and Clark in 1803-1806, by...



Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Best Price: $7.40 Oral history at its finest. Sadly, the World War 2 generation is dying away, and its books such...	Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 Best Price: $14.98 Excellent account of what happened that fateful day. Lynn Spencer takes you into the cockpits...	Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...) Best Price: $7.00 this book is misleading in that it tells you every thing you already knew unless you failed...	The Reluctant Fundamentalist Best Price: $7.46 Mohsin Hamid has produced a dull novel that is bereft of any creativity or literary value. I...	Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Best Price: $7.22 What can you say about a man who has changed the world for over 2 million people? Not...



Heart of Darkness (Green Integer) Best Price: $5.00 If you have any respect for the power of the English language this is a must read.	Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook Best Price: $16.95 I had the pleasure of meeting with Martha Foose at a cooking demonstration. She is a pleasure...	Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America Best Price: $8.44 This history written by a talented and far sighted individual, James Webb, places the complete...	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition Best Price: $29.99 The Y2K dilemma is yet to be reconciled so later editions (beyond the 4th edition) will be...	Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous Best Price: $11.68 This book is a good read and the authors choice of words are hilarious, vulgur and...

The Brief American Pageant: A History Of The Republic: Complete (Student Text) Best Price: $60.00 I initially had the pleasure of reading an earlier version of this book during my high-school...	One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer Best Price: $4.97 As gripping to read as any novel, this young man lets us into a world we would not normally see....	The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale Best Price: $19.12 I first read this book early this year(1997) and I was very impressed by it. I must have read...	Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China Best Price: $13.00 There are a lot of excellent books on modern China out there, but this one is a cut above. I...	Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil Best Price: $6.75 Few books have created as great a furor as did the Kabul School of Beauty. Penned by a Michigan...

The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed Best Price: $14.96 About halfway through The Last Days of Old Beijing a question entered my mind. How long can...	Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History Best Price: $6.99 A graphic (literally and figuratively) biography of the author's father. Maus relates...	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) Best Price: $10.81 McPherson does an exceptional job of creating a work that is interesting and educational for...	The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage Best Price: $17.38 There is a review in this week's THE WEEK magazine, calling Epstein's book 'maybe the best...	Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda Best Price: $19.77 A fascinating collection of stories and events relative to our government and other countries...

The Guns of August Best Price: $4.14 A lively recollection of origins, decision makers and events that led to World War I and a vivid...	Man's Search for Meaning Best Price: $8.95 What could a man like this teach us about the search for meaning?? Plenty, his determination to...	Meditations (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $5.54 The style is direct and unpretentious. The message is simple but extraordinarily powerful: life...	An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy (The Liberation Trilogy) Best Price: $6.54 This book will be the definitive work, from the American point of view, on the war in North...	On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Best Price: $8.53 At a time when high-profile juvenile killers fill the airwaves, Grossman's book sheds some...

Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most Best Price: $18.95 After watching an episode of the tv series that this book is based on, I ordered two books - one...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written By Himself Best Price: $3.92 I Read Douglass for an assignment in my college U.S. History class, and was almost dreading...	Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Best Price: $5.19 Having been fortunate enough to obtain an advance-release copy of Erik Larson's book...	The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge Best Price: $19.95 McCoullough writes a great narrative history. This is the way true historians should write,...	Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush Best Price: $14.50 I sometimes think that in an era when "history" means who won last season's American...

The Hiding Place (Deluxe Christian Classics) Best Price: $5.67 The highly emotional story of Corrie ten Boom is told beautifully in her book, The Hiding Place....	Salt: A World History Best Price: $6.95 Who would have believed at the turn of the century that there would be sufficient material to...	Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew Best Price: $13.00 This an unbelievably well-written book that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and I couldn't...	Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior Best Price: $8.88 The book certainly had some interesting points, but overall, even for a military buff like me,...	Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition Best Price: $12.14 Milton Friedman is a great economist and a good man. His books, especially his Monetary...

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) Best Price: $8.00 This book really is as good as it says it is. This book really provides an in depth overview of...	FDR Best Price: $11.63 FDR comes to life, his greatness and his flaws. Mr. Smith has constructed a marvelous one volume...	The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities Best Price: $13.98 The year 2012 is on the horizon; the Mayan calendar foretold this date as the end of times. Some...	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Best Price: $4.95 Many say Lincoln was our greatest president because he saved the Union. I say our greatest...	The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour Best Price: $15.79 Reading this book is an emotional and stirring event on many different levels. It offers one of...

The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions Best Price: $7.95 Being at a stage of agnosticism, I found myself curious and needing to know more about all the...	The Art of War Best Price: $2.95 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R20YM6VZTDJYEB This is a magnificent book that...	Johnstown Flood Best Price: $24.45 David McCullough's book on the 1889 Johnstown Flood remains mybest friend. I admire how he...	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Best Price: $8.02 "Founding Mothers" tells the story of women, famous, not so famous and obscure, who...	The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Best Price: $10.20 I was intrigued by this book after hearing the authors in an interview on the BBC World Service...

Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age Best Price: $15.99 This book is a mediocrity at best. An interesting idea that never comes to fruition. The...	The Greatest Generation Best Price: $45.20 Having served in the 76th., inf.div. this book brings back many memories of my youth.	The Sign of the Beaver Best Price: $1.99 My son read this book when he was 11 and it really captured his imagination. He said it was the...	A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties Best Price: $12.00 I've been a Dylan fan since 1970 and have followed his career through all of its ups and downs,...	The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars Best Price: $14.88 Mr. Pham has done his father a great service. This book is something of a memoir written from...

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Best Price: $6.39 This is probably a minority view but...I think 'Campaign Trail' is Thompson's best work. Why? ...

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