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By David McCullough
Our Price: $7.95 - $9.00
Kindle Price: $13.99
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
In this stirring book, the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ('Truman,' 'John Adams') tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence - when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have dissolved. The darkest hours of that tumultuous year were as dark as any Americans have known. The book is testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave founding epoch. Illus., 48 b&w photographs. 400p.
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America
By Thomas Fleming
Publisher: Basic Books
A popular narrative history of the American post-revolutionary world of 1804, culminating in the infamous duel in which Alexander Hamilton was fatally shot by Vice-President Aaron Burr. Illus., 12 b&w.446p. Pap.
By David Herbert Donald
Our Price: $8.95 - $10.00
Publisher: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
(Lincoln Library series). Winner of the Lincoln Prize. Drawing extensively from Lincoln's personal papers and from newly discovered records from his legal practice, this beautifully rendered and stunningly original portrait of the sixteenth president re-creates Lincoln's dramatic rise from obscurity to the pantheon of political immortality. A national bestseller. Sources & Notes, Index. B&W illus. 714p.
Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
By Phil Knight
Publisher: Scribner
Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded
By Jason Heller
Publisher: Melville House
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun
By Philip Matyszak
The Longest Silence
By Thomas McGuane
The New York Times Greatest Hits of Friday Crossword Puzzles: 100 Hard Puzzles
By The New York Times
The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away
By Patrick Johnson
Publisher: Adams Media
By Rebecca Frankel
"Under the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handler watched his dog take a bullet. During the weeks it would take the dog to heal, the handler never left its side. The dog had saved his life. Loyal and courageous, dogs are truly man's best friend on the battlefield. While the soldiers may not always feel comfortable calling the bond they form love, the emotions involved are strong and complicated.In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs' special abilities--from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions. The historyof dogs in the US military is long and rich, from the spirit-lifting mascots of the Civil War to the dogs still leading patrols hunting for IEDs today. Frankel not only interviewed handlers who deployed with dogs in wars from Vietnam to Iraq, but top military commanders, K-9 program managers, combat-trained therapists who brought dogs into war zones as part of a preemptive measure to stave off PTSD, and veterinary technicians stationed in Bagram. She makes a passionate case for maintaining a robust war-dog force. In a post-9/11 world rife with terrorist threats, nothing is more effective than a bomb-sniffing dog and his handler. With a compelling cast of humans and animals, this moving book is a must read for all dog lovers--military and otherwise"--