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New Releases

The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama

from $4.79

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Bono

from $6.19

Making a Scene
Making a Scene
Constance Wu

from $4.19

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Maggie Haberman

from $5.39

Waypoints
Waypoints
Sam Heughan

from $6.29

The Queen: Her Life
The Queen: Her Life
Andrew Morton

from $4.49

The King: The Life of Charles III
The King: The Life of Charles III
Christopher Andersen

from $5.09

Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors
Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War between the Windsors
Tom Bower

from $6.09

Travels with Mrs. Kennedy
Travels with Mrs. Kennedy
Clint Hill

from $7.29

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
Kerri K. Greenidge

from $9.39

In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography
In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography
Nick Chiles

from $13.99

Beyond the Wand: Growing Up a Wizard
Beyond the Wand: Growing Up a Wizard
Tom Felton

from $8.19

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman

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Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet
Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet
Robert Pinsky

from $10.89

Uphill
Uphill
Jemele Hill

from $5.59

The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
Bob Drury

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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Rabia Chaudry

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The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable Story of Mrs. Captain Kidd
The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable Story of Mrs. Captain Kidd
Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

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Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
Charles Leerhsen

from $8.99

A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents
A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents
Mary-Alice Daniel

from $6.49

The Family Outing
The Family Outing
Jessi Hempel

from $10.29

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
H.W. Brands

from $8.59

His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer
His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer
Fred Kaplan

from $13.29

Queens of the Age of Chivalry
Queens of the Age of Chivalry
Alison Weir

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Collectible Books

Poetry and History of Wyoming: Containing Campbell's Gertrude
Poetry and History of Wyoming: Containing Campbell's Gertrude
Washington Irving

from $61.00

Military History of the Irish Nation Comprising a Memoir of the Irish Brigade in the Service of France
Military History of the Irish Nation Comprising a Memoir of the Irish Brigade in the Service of France
Matthew O'Conor

from $39.00

Thirty Explosive Years in Los Angeles County
Thirty Explosive Years in Los Angeles County
Michael R. Adamson

from $28.00

The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, The Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; Including Sk
The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, The Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; Including Sk
Samuel C. Reid Jr.

from $118.00

Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears: The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, and Attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion, and 442nd "Go for Broke" Regimental C
Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears: The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, and Attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion, and 442nd "Go for Broke" Regimental C
Homer R. Ankrum

from $107.00

Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic: Treasures from the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale
Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic: Treasures from the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale

from $56.00

Through Shên-kan, The Account Of The Clark Expedition In North China, 1908-9
Through Shên-kan, The Account Of The Clark Expedition In North China, 1908-9
Arthur de Carle Sowerby

from $56.00

James Fenimore Cooper, Leatherstocking Boy
James Fenimore Cooper, Leatherstocking Boy
N.A. Rose

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A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
Robert V. Haynes

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Dictionary of Alaska Place Names
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names
Donald J. Orth

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Charting Louisiana: Five Hundred Years of Maps
Charting Louisiana: Five Hundred Years of Maps
Joseph R. Stroud

from $56.00

A History of the Colt Revolver (The Firearms Classics Library)
A History of the Colt Revolver (The Firearms Classics Library)
Charles T. Haven

from $51.00

The Lions of Marash: Personal Experiences with American Near East Relief, 1919-1922
The Lions of Marash: Personal Experiences with American Near East Relief, 1919-1922
Stanley E. Kerr

from $146.00

Viet Nam: Front Row Center: The True-Life Account of a Woman War Correspondent's Six-And-A-Half Years Spent with Our Troops in S
Viet Nam: Front Row Center: The True-Life Account of a Woman War Correspondent's Six-And-A-Half Years Spent with Our Troops in S
Patches Musgrove

from $68.00

Pliny: Natural History, Volume VII, Books 24-27. Index of Plants. (Loeb Classical Library No. 393)
Pliny: Natural History, Volume VII, Books 24-27. Index of Plants. (Loeb Classical Library No. 393)
Pliny the Elder

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Churchill and Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence (3 Volumes)
Churchill and Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence (3 Volumes)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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19th Century and Earlier

The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost
The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost
Peter Manseau

from $4.79

The Oxford History of Medieval Europe
The Oxford History of Medieval Europe
George Arthur Holmes

from $7.09

The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
Peter S. Canellos

from $10.19

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
Russell Shorto

from $5.79

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
Stephen Fry

from $12.19

The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson

from $4.19

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
S.C. Gwynne

from $8.99

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan

from $8.39

Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined
Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined
Stephen Fry

from $10.59

Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick

from $4.59

A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn

from $4.09

The Pioneers
The Pioneers
David McCullough

from $4.69

Blood and Treasure
Blood and Treasure
Bob Drury

from $5.69

The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware
Patrick K. O'Donnell

from $9.69

Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
Edward Slingerland

from $6.39

The Virginia Dynasty
The Virginia Dynasty
Lynne Cheney

from $5.99

The Five
The Five
Hallie Rubenhold

from $14.99

Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Lara Maiklem

from $7.59

Killing Crazy Horse
Killing Crazy Horse
Martin Dugard

from $6.39

Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
W. Caleb McDaniel

from $6.09

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20th Century

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper

from $6.09

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell

from $4.59

By Water Beneath the Walls: The Untold Origin Story of the Navy SEALs, A Unit That Should Not Exist
By Water Beneath the Walls: The Untold Origin Story of the Navy SEALs, A Unit That Should Not Exist
Benjamin H. Milligan

from $11.69

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson

from $3.69

American Serial Killers
American Serial Killers
Peter Vronsky

from $6.59

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II
Mari Eder

from $7.69

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann

from $8.89

Clara's War
Clara's War
Clara Kramer

from $5.49

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
Anne Fadiman

from $3.59

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein

from $14.88

Father, Soldier, Son: Memoir of a Platoon Leader In Vietnam
Father, Soldier, Son: Memoir of a Platoon Leader In Vietnam
Nathaniel Tripp

from $6.29

In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote

from $3.99

The Hiding Place for Young Readers
The Hiding Place for Young Readers
Corrie ten Boom

from $12.74

The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson

from $4.89

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

from $3.99

Killing the Mob
Killing the Mob
Martin Dugard

from $6.39

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell

from $6.59

Dear Bob: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II
Dear Bob: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II
Martha Bolton

from $5.09

Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Jeff Shesol

from $4.29

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
Ian W. Toll

from $18.09

21st Century

American Marxism
American Marxism
Mark R. Levin

from $4.99

Peril
Peril
Bob Woodward

from $5.39

Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
Chris Wallace

from $4.89

Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
Joseph Pfeifer

from $10.59

Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
Mo Rocca

from $4.99

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson

from $7.59

The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
Craig Whitlock

from $6.19

First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
Toby Harnden

from $6.79

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis

from $4.29

I Alone Can Fix It
I Alone Can Fix It
Carol Leonnig

from $5.19

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Yeonmi Park

from $6.69

A Promised Land
A Promised Land
Barack Obama

from $4.49

More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
Sebastian Mallaby

from $11.19

Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama

from $3.99

Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
Carol Leonnig

from $4.89

The Code Breaker
The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson

from $5.79

Lady in Waiting
Lady in Waiting
Anne Glenconner

from $4.59

Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey Inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East
Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey Inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East
Joel C. Rosenberg

from $9.19

Historical Movies

Just Mercy
Just Mercy

from $4.99

1917
1917

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On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex

from $6.59

Harriet
Harriet

from $3.99

Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge

from $4.19

Silence
Silence

from $7.79

Dunkirk
Dunkirk

from $5.29

Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures

from $5.89

The Untouchables
The Untouchables

from $4.49

Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari

from $9.69

Bridge of Spies DVD
Bridge of Spies DVD

from $7.09

American Made
American Made

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Fury
Fury

from $5.29

The Courier
The Courier

from $5.59

Tombstone
Tombstone

from $3.99

The Big Short
The Big Short

from $6.69

Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty

from $4.79

Troy
Troy

from $4.79

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down

from $3.79

Fresh Fall Reads—History Edition
October 13, 2022
Fresh Fall Reads—History Edition
Fresh Fall Reads—History Edition
October 13, 2022
Fresh Fall Reads—History Edition
Remembering David McCullough
August 14, 2022
Remembering David McCullough
The Life and Work of a Celebrated Historian
Remembering David McCullough
August 14, 2022
Remembering David McCullough
The Life and Work of a Celebrated Historian
Five Historic First Ladies
July 21, 2022
Five Historic First Ladies
And the Scandals of Their Day
Five Historic First Ladies
July 21, 2022
Five Historic First Ladies
And the Scandals of Their Day
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