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Doll Parts

Amanda Lepore

A must-have collector's item for readers eager for a glimpse into the unique world of a fearless chanteuse. A...

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

Martin Dugard

“Immersively written . . . Mr. O'Reilly and Mr. Dugard succeed in investing a familiar national tragedy with fresh...

Sniper One: On Scope and Under Siege with a Sniper Team in Iraq

Dan Mills

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. When the 1st Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, under Mills's command, was told...

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Jon Meacham

Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2012 : As multifaceted a character as has ever been seen in American history...

The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers

Bernard Beckett

About the Author CRAIG HARRISON joined the Blues and Royals, a Household Cavalry regiment, at sixteen. He has served in...

Hanns and Rudolf: The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz

Thomas Harding

“Thomas Harding has written a book of two intersecting lives: His uncle, a German Jew and potential Nazi victim, and...

Guantánamo Diary

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

A longtime captive has written the most profound and disturbing account yet of what it's like to be collateral damage...

Fighting for the French Foreign Legion: Memoirs of a Scottish Legionnaire

Alex Lochrie

Alex Lochrie has had a varied and colourful career. He has been a Police officer, Forensic Scene of Crime Examiner, a...

You'll Die in Singapore

Charles McCormac

McCormac recounts his escape along with 16 other British and U.S. soldiers from a Japanese POW camp. Only two survived...

White Water Red Hot Lead: On Board U.S. Navy Swift Boats in Vietnam

Dan Daly

White Water Red Hot Lead is an extraordinary story of heroism and love set against a backdrop of small boat operations...

The Brave Ones: A Memoir of Hope, Pride and Military Service

Michael J. MacLeod

Review “I’ve known a few men over forty who have enlisted in the Army. They bring a perspective and maturity to the...

Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years

Russ Baker

“One of the most important books of the past ten years.” ― Gore Vidal “A tour de force … Family of Secrets...

Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom

Carl Bernstein

From the Artist Carl Bernstein; read by Robert Petkoff

Spoken from the Heart

Laura Bush

A deeply felt, keenly observed account of her childhood and youth in Texas--an account that captures a time and place...

Happy People Are Annoying

Josh Peck

About the Author JOSH PECK is an actor, comedian, podcaster, and social media star who has held lead roles in iconic...

The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

Max Boot

The Road Not Taken is an impressive work, an epic and elegant biography based on voluminous archival sources. It...

JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero

Chris Matthews

Review “If history at its best is about telling storiesthat bring the past to life, then Chris Matthews is a master...

American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant

Ann Tyson

“A momentous account… The overall story is enticing, brutal, and current.” — Publishers Weekly “An...

The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division's Charge into the Third Reich

Daniel P. Bolger

“Gen. Rose’s story is now wonderfully told by Daniel Bolger, himself a three-star general who in retirement has...

Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America

Howard Blum

“Howard Blum’s riveting and perturbing Dark Invasion …is well-researched and written, and it maintains a fairly...

Outside the Wire: Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

Jim Ross

About the Author Jim Ross is a travel writer and photographer with a special focus on Route 66 and Oklahoma. His...

The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution (Simon & Schuster America Collection)

David O. Stewart

Crafting the Constitution was one of the most amazing collaborations in human history. David O. Stewart's book is both...

Pale Horse: Hunting Terrorists and Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division

Jimmy F. Blackmon

“A riveting account of extraordinary combat aviation operations during intense fighting in the mountains of...

The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation

Brenda Wineapple

Review “The relevance of this riveting and absorbing book is clear enough . . . literary and incisive . . . vivid and...