Top 10 Influential Political Leaders of the Last Century

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  • To the Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam

    • ASIN: 0451222180
    • ISBN: 0451222180
    • Manufacturer: Dutton Caliber

    The riveting memoir of a Vietnam War helicopter pilot.“When you step into a Huey with Tom Johnson, you’re in for the real thing. No one has previously captured the Vietnam helicopter experience with such gripping authority.”—Robert F. Dorr, author of Chopper  From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying ... [Read More]

  • Vashti Harrison Boxed Set

    • ASIN: 0316451843
    • ISBN: 0316451843
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    Discover New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Vashti Harrison and bold and visionary women in history in this beautiful boxed set of Little Leaders books!These beautifully illustrated books introduce readers of all ages to 80 women who changed the world. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History features 40 trailblazing black women in Am... [Read More]

  • Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)

    • ASIN: 0316475114
    • ISBN: 0316475114
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    "Meet 40 trailblazing women who broke barriers of race and gender to pave the way for future generations. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History is important, timely, and written in style that kids will enjoy. " - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor A NEW YORK TIMES INSTANT BESTSELLER!A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!This beautifully illustrated New York Times... [Read More]

  • Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison)

    • ASIN: 0316475173
    • ISBN: 0316475173
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    The instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world.Featuring the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, Little D... [Read More]

  • Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

    • ASIN: 038549565X
    • ISBN: 038549565X
    • Brand: Anchor
    • Manufacturer: Anchor

    “The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp... [Read More]

  • Educated: A Memoir

    • ASIN: B072BLVM83
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II

    • ASIN: 0804176728
    • ISBN: 0804176728
    • Brand: Ballantine Books
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

    NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER “A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the reader back into the Pershing’s turret and dials up a battle scene to rival the peak moments of Fury.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the author of the international bestseller A Higher Call comes t... [Read More]

  • The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau

    • ASIN: 0307888002
    • ISBN: 9780307888006
    • Brand: Kershaw Alex
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

    The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe—from the first landing in Italy to th... [Read More]

  • The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation

    • ASIN: 0190652160
    • ISBN: 0190652160
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    George Washington's place in the foundations of the Republic remains unrivalled. His life story from his beginnings as a surveyor and farmer, to colonial soldier in the Virginia Regiment, leader of the Patriot cause, commander of the Continental Army, and finally first president of the United States reflects the narrative of the nation he guided in... [Read More]

  • Becoming

    • ASIN: 1524763136
    • ISBN: 1524763136
    • Brand: WaterBrook Press
    • Manufacturer: Crown Publishing Group

    An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United Stat... [Read More]

  • The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

    • ASIN: B01N7KMS7X
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

    A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller!Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection - May/June 2018 "the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still."—NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark dangerThe Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across... [Read More]

  • Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

    • ASIN: 0812994760
    • ISBN: 0812994760
    • Manufacturer: Random House

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island“Brava to Lynne Olson for a biography that should challenge any outdated assumptions about who deserves to... [Read More]

  • Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

    • ASIN: 1538729741
    • ISBN: 1538729741
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    In this instant New York Times bestseller, the celebrated author of Make Your Bed shares amazing adventure stories from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including... [Read More]

  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

    • ASIN: 1400064163
    • ISBN: 9781400064168
    • Brand: Random House
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • 2019 History Channel This Day in History Boxed Calendar: 365 Remarkable People, Extraordinary Events, and Fascinating Facts

    • UPC: 760789270703
    • ASIN: 1492663662
    • ISBN: 1492663662
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

    The #1 history calendar, from one of the most relied-upon and best-respected sources of historical material, The History Channel. Perfect for history buffs and trivia lovers alike, this 2019 boxed calendar assembles a year of the most fascinating and influential events, accomplishments, and inventions, dating from early civilization up to the 21st ... [Read More]

  • D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

    • ASIN: 045149508X
    • ISBN: 045149508X
    • Manufacturer: Crown

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The dramatic, untold true story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain’s elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory in World War II“Gripping. Spies, romance, Gestapo thugs, blown-up trains, courage, and treachery (lots of treachery)—and all of it true.”—Erik Larson, author of The Devil i... [Read More]

  • Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force

    • ASIN: 1538729652
    • ISBN: 1538729652
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    The New York Times bestselling true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the lives of 23 comrades-in-arms.In the predawn hours of March 4, 2002, just below the 10,469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, a... [Read More]

  • The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

    • ASIN: 1101904216
    • ISBN: 1101904216
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.“The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉ If anyone could be considered a Ru... [Read More]

  • Washington: A Life

    • ASIN: B003ZK58SQ
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • 100 World Leaders Who Shaped World History

    • ASIN: 0912517468
    • ISBN: 0912517468
    • Brand: Brand: Bluewood Books
    • Manufacturer: Bluewood Books

    In this book readers will discover a wide range of men and women who have had dramatic effects upon the history of the world including: military (Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan); monarchs (Elizabeth I and Louis XVI); dictators (Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev); religious (Pope John XXIII and Siddhartha Gautama); U.S. Presidents (George Washing... [Read More]

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