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Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism By Jeffrey Toobin Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781668013571
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 2nd, 2023

The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection—from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin.

Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement.

Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people was his patriotic duty.


The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story, A Memoir By Victoria Belim Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781419767852
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Published: Abrams Press - June 27th, 2023

A timely and deeply moving memoir of journalist Victoria Belim’s Ukrainian family history, interwoven with the country’s turbulent story
 
In 2014, the landmarks of Victoria Belim’s personal geography were plunged into tumult at the hands of Russia. Her hometown, Kyiv, was gripped by protests and violence.


Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency By Mark K. Updegrove Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9781524745745
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Published: Dutton - April 26th, 2022

An illuminating account of John F. Kennedy’s brief but transformative tenure in the White House, from acclaimed author and historian Mark K. Updegrove, head of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News


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Meditations (Chartwell Classics) By Marcus Aurelius, George Long (Translated by) Cover Image
By Marcus Aurelius, George Long (Translated by)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780785839989
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Published: Chartwell Books - December 7th, 2021

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in a highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by philosophy scholar Pierre Baumann.


Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath By Bill Browder Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781982153328
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 9th, 2023

Following his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another “explosive and compulsive” (Stephen Fry) thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of millions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.


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Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 By Steven A. Sund Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9798200983636
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Published: Blackstone Publishing - January 3rd, 2023

One of the darkest days in American history became an extraordinary story of courage under fire.


His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life By Jonathan Alter Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781501125546
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Published: Simon & Schuster - September 21st, 2021

From one of America’s most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, “splendid” (The Washington Post) biography of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and Nobel Prize–winning humanitarian.

Jonathan Alter tells the epic story of an enigmatic man of faith and his improbable journey from barefo


Mankiller: A Chief and Her People By Wilma Mankiller, Michael Wallis Cover Image
$22.00
ISBN: 9780312206628
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - February 12th, 2000

In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees.


Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties By Madeleine May Kunin, Governor Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781732854086
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Published: Green Writers Press - November 22nd, 2019

Many readers are already familiar with Madeleine Kunin, the former three-term governor of Vermont, who served as the deputy secretary of education and ambassador to Switzerland under President Bill Clinton.


The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea By Hyeonseo Lee, David John (With) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780007554850
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Published: William Collins - May 10th, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.


The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War By Stephen Kinzer Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250053121
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 7th, 2014

A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's world

During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world.


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Truman By David McCullough Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9780671869205
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Published: Simon & Schuster - June 14th, 1993

The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America’s beloved and distinguished historian.

The life of Harry S.