Irwin F. Gellman

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Oklahoma

Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961

More than half a century after Eisenhower left office, the history of his presidency is so clouded by myth, partisanship, and outright fraud that most people have little understanding of how Ike's administration worked or what it accomplished. We know—or think we know—that Eisenhower distrusted his vice president, Richard Nixon, and kept him at arm's length; that he did little to advance civil rights; that he sat by as Joseph McCarthy's reckless anticommunist campaign threatened to wreck his administration; and that he planned the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. None of this is true. The President and the Apprentice reveals a different Eisenhower, and a different Nixon. Ike trusted and relied on Nixon, sending him on many sensitive overseas missions. Eisenhower, not Truman, desegregated the military. Eisenhower and Nixon, not Lyndon Johnson, pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 through the Senate. Eisenhower was determined to bring down McCarthy and did so. Nixon never, contrary to recent accounts, saw a psychotherapist; but while Ike was recovering from his heart attack in 1955, Nixon was overworked, overanxious, overmedicated, and at the limits of his ability to function.

The President and the Apprentice

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets

Muse of Fire (ARC Copy)

Terry Glaspey

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Life, Teachings, and Legacy of C. S. Lewis

The life, thought, and legacy of C. S. Lewis--a Prophet for our Times Brilliant mind of the twentieth century, Lewis bridged literature, philosophy, and religion. He taught at Oxford and Cambridge, all the while communicating in a clear, winsome manner that ordinary people could comprehend. He gave us masterpieces like The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and more. Yet, Lewis' life was as compelling as his work. In Not a Tame Lion, author Terry Glaspey gives readers a glimpse of the character of this extraordinarily gifted man--who believed that his sharp mind and rich imagination should be accompanied by a sense of responsibility to the wider world. If Lewis were alive today, he'd see the fruition of trends he warned against years ago. While we wait for eternity to dawn, Lewis shows how our lives can demonstrate the hope that endures, even in these shadowlands.

Not a Tame Lion

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Peter Ackroyd

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Brief Life

Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition-- Hitchcock's childhood was an isolated one. As an adult, Hitch rigorously controlled the press's portrait of him, drawing certain carefully selected childhood anecdotes into full focus and blurring all others out. Ackroyd reveals a jolly man fond of practical jokes, who smashes a once-used tea cup every morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. The result is a gripping biography of one of the most respected directors of the twentieth century.

Alfred Hitchcock

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Sean McMeekin

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Countdown to War

A bold, gripping history of the first month of World War I When an assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in late June 1914, no one could have imagined the shocking bloodshed that would soon follow. Indeed, as award-winning historian Sean McMeekin reveals in July 1914, World War I might have been avoided entirely had it not been for the actions of a small group of statesmen in the month after the assassination. Whether they plotted for war or rode the whirlwind nearly blind, these men sought to capitalize on the fallout from Ferdinand's murder, unwittingly leading Europe toward the greatest cataclysm it had ever seen. A deeply-researched account of the genesis of World War I, July 1914 tells the gripping story of the month that changed the course of the twentieth century.

July 1914

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Peter Stothard

An Alternative History of the Caesars

Palatine, the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome, was the heartbeat of Roman imperial power. This book provides a unique and vivid narrative of Rome's first dynasty, as seen through the eyes of one family, the Vitelli, who expertly maneuvered through the Palatine until their luck ran out.

Palatine

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Burke Davis

Excellent condition. No marks, highlighting, or writing. There may be some shelf wear. 

Nine April Days,1865

Here is a riveting chronicle of the nine final days of the Civil War, and anecdotal and intimate portrait of Grant, Lee, Lincoln, and the war's other notable personalities as they play out the end-game to America's bloodiest war.

To Appomattox

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Monica Crowley

Good condition. Some minor wear on the corners. 

His Candid Commentary on People and Politics

Focusing on politics in America--and particularly the 1992 presidential election--"Nixon Off the Record" features candid assessments by the former president of George Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as his pronouncements about many other politicians.

Nixon off the Record

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Denise Kiernan

The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home

A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore—and secure the future of the region and her husband’s legacy. This is the fascinating, “soaring and gorgeous” (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day.

The Last Castle

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Zachary Privott

Zachary Privott

@zachary221413

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