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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020
From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.
Over two decades, Rick Perlstein has published three definitive works about the emerging dominance of conservatism in modern American politics.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. "The Sapiens of 2020."---The Guardian
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Utopia for Realists comes "the riveting pick-me-up we all need right now" (People), the #1 Dutch bestseller Humankind, which offers a "bold" (Daniel H.
“[Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of Salomon Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s.
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery.
$30.00ISBN: 9781501176722Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Atria Books - November 19th, 2019“Gareth Russell has chosen a handful of passengers on the doomed liner and by training a spotlight on every detail of their lives, he has given us a meticulous, sensitive, and at times harsh picture of the early 20th century in Britain and America.
$27.99ISBN: 9781250800466Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book - November 10th, 2020INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series
“Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”$17.00ISBN: 9780143134510Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Penguin Books - June 30th, 2020"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington Post
The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.$35.00ISBN: 9781451694178Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Simon & Schuster - June 16th, 2020Vicious battles, powerful monarchs, and royal intrigue abound in this “gripping, complex, and sensational” (Hilary Mantel) true story of the War of the Roses—a struggle among three brothers, two of whom became kings, and the inspiration for Shakespeare’s renowned play, Richard III.
In 15th-century England, two royal families, the House of York a$28.00ISBN: 9780802148742Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Atlantic Monthly Press - March 3rd, 2020A brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story--Washington, D.C. on the eve of Abraham Lincoln's historic second inaugural address as the lens through which to understand all the complexities of the Civil War
$16.00ISBN: 9780807057834Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Beacon Press - August 11th, 20152015 Recipient of the American Book Award
The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples
$30.00ISBN: 9781984856135Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Random House - October 6th, 2020Is peace an aberration? The bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity.
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE EAST HAMPTON STAR$35.00ISBN: 9780465096985Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Basic Books - August 25th, 2020The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise
