Andrew Gerow Hodges

Denise George

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

My Father's Heroic Quest to Save 149 World War II POWs

In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in POW camps in occupied France. Andy Hodges had been excluded from military service due to a lingering shoulder injury, so he joined the Red Cross, volunteering for the toughest assignments. In the fall of 1944, Andy was tapped for what sounded like a suicide mission: a desperate attempt to aid the Allied POWs in occupied France. Andy did far more than deliver supplies. By the end of the year, he had negotiated the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners, leaving no man behind.

Behind Nazi Lines

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This book is in excellent condition. Plus its signed my the author! 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Great Journey 

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The Story of D-Day

Elizabeth Baquedano

South Carolina

Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.

Aztec, Inca and Maya

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Kentucky

The Diaries of Victor Klemperer 1933-1941

I Shall Bear Witness

Simon James

Many photographs and much detailed information! 

A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.

Ancient Rome

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Mary Chestnuts Civil War 

John W. Dower

Has sign of wear but no damages to spine or pages

Japan in the Wake of World War Ii

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize

Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II.


Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society, often in ways neither side could anticipate. Dower, whom Stephen E. Ambrose has called "America's foremost historian of the Second World War in the Pacific," gives us the rich and turbulent interplay between West and East, the victor and the vanquished, in a way never before attempted, from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes and fears of men and women in every walk of life. Already regarded as the benchmark in its field, Embracing Defeat is a work of colossal scholarship and history of the very first order.

Embracing Defeat

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David Rooney

Colorado

A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best History Books of 2021

A captivating, surprising history of timekeeping and how it has shaped our world.


For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water clocks of imperial China, hourglasses fomenting revolution in the Middle Ages, the Stock Exchange clock of Amsterdam in 1611, Enlightenment observatories in India, and the high-precision clocks circling the Earth on a fleet of GPS satellites that have been launched since 1978. Clocks have helped us navigate the world and build empires, and have even taken us to the brink of destruction. Elites have used them to wield power, make money, govern citizens, and control lives--and sometimes the people have used them to fight back.

Through the stories of twelve clocks, About Time brings pivotal moments from the past vividly to life. Historian and lifelong clock enthusiast David Rooney takes us from the unveiling of al-Jazari's castle clock in 1206, in present-day Turkey; to the Cape of Good Hope observatory at the southern tip of Africa, where nineteenth-century British government astronomers moved the gears of empire with a time ball and a gun; to the burial of a plutonium clock now sealed beneath a public park in Osaka, where it will keep time for 5,000 years.

Rooney shows, through these artifacts, how time has been imagined, politicized, and weaponized over the centuries--and how it might bring peace. Ultimately, he writes, the technical history of horology is only the start of the story. A history of clocks is a history of civilization.

About Time

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Arthur Cotterell

Alan Hills

Geoff Brightling

The history of imperial China--from the building of the Great Wall to its last emperor--is told in this informative guide. Includes information on the customs and traditions of its people. Full-color photos.

Ancient China

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Mark Williams

North Carolina

A fresh and revealing look at the stories at the heart of Celtic mythology, exploring their cultural impact throughout history up to the present day. The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think explores a fascinating question: how do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on the myths that have had the greatest cultural impact, Mark Williams reveals the lasting influence of Celtic mythology, from medieval literature to the modern fantasy genre. An elegantly written retelling, Williams captures the splendor of the original myths while also delving deeper into the history of their meanings, offering readers an intelligent and engaging take on these powerful stories. Beautiful illustrations of the artworks these myths have inspired over the centuries are presented in a color plates section and in black and white within the text. Ten chapters recount the myths and explore the lasting influence of legendary figures, including King Arthur, the Celtic figure who paradoxically became the archetypal English national hero; the Irish and Scottish hero Finn MacCool, who as “Fingal” caught the imagination of Napoleon Bonaparte, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Felix Mendelssohn; and the Welsh mythical figure Blodeuwedd, magically created from flowers of the oak, who inspired W. B. Yeats. Williams’s mythological expertise and captivating writing style make this volume essential reading for anyone seeking a greater appreciation of the myths that have shaped our artistic and literary canons and continue to inspire today.

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

District of Columbia

Nine Women Who Changed Modern America

Lighting the Way

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Larry Schweikart

Why the U. S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror

Argues that America wins wars because of its commitment to freedom, its respect for life, and the autonomy of its soldiers, and analyzes key battles in America's military history.

America's Victories

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Susan Southard

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Life after Nuclear War

"[A] reminder of just how horrible nuclear weapons are."--The Wall Street Journal

"A devastating read that highlights man's capacity to wreak destruction, but in which one also catches a glimpse of all that is best about people."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A poignant and complex picture of the second atomic bomb's enduring physical and psychological tolls. Eyewitness accounts are visceral and haunting. . . . But the book's biggest achievement is its treatment of the aftershocks in the decades since 1945." --The New Yorker

The enduring impact of a nuclear bomb, told through the stories of those who survived: necessary reading as the threat of nuclear war emerges again.
 
On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a small port city on Japan's southernmost island. An estimated 74,000 people died within the first five months, and another 75,000 were injured.

Nagasaki takes readers from the morning of the bombing to the city today, telling the first-hand experiences of five survivors, all of whom were teenagers at the time of the devastation. Susan Southard has spent years interviewing hibakusha ("bomb-affected people") and researching the physical, emotional, and social challenges of post-atomic life. She weaves together dramatic eyewitness accounts with searing analysis of the policies of censorship and denial that colored much of what was reported about the bombing both in the United States and Japan.
 
A gripping narrative of human resilience, Nagasaki will help shape public discussion and debate over one of the most controversial wartime acts in history.

WINNER of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

FINALIST for the Ridenhour Book Prize * Chautauqua Prize * William Saroyan International Prize for Writing * PEN Center USA Literary Award 

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Economist * The Washington Post * American Library Association * Kirkus Reviews




Nagasaki

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Jim Defede

Read only once, no bending, no marks at all.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

"For the better part of a week, nearly every man, woman, and child in Gander and the surrounding smaller towns stopped what they were doing so they could help. They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed." When thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of United States airspace, the citizens of this small community were called upon to come to the aid of more than six thousand displaced travelers. Roxanne and Clarke Loper were excited to be on their way home from a lengthy and exhausting trip to Kazakhstan, where they had adopted a daughter, when their plane suddenly changed course and they found themselves in Newfoundland. Hannah and Dennis O'Rourke, who had been on vacation in Ireland, were forced to receive updates by telephone on the search for their son Kevin, who was among the firefighters missing at the World Trade Center. George Vitale, a New York state trooper and head of the governor's security detail in New York City who was returning from a trip to Dublin, struggled to locate his sister Patty, who worked in the Twin Towers. A family of Russian immigrants, on their way to the Seattle area to begin a new life, dealt with the uncertainty of conditions in their future home. The people of Gander were asked to aid and care for these distraught travelers, as well as for thousands more, and their response was truly extraordinary. Oz Fudge, the town constable, searched all over Gander for a flight-crew member so that he could give her a hug as a favor to her sister, a fellow law enforcement officer who managed to reach him by phone. Eithne Smith, an elementary-school teacher, helped the passengers staying at her school put together letters to family members all over the world, which she then faxed. Bonnie Harris, Vi Tucker, and Linda Humby, members of a local animal protection agency, crawled into the jets' cargo holds to feed and care for all of the animals on the flights. Hundreds of people put their names on a list to take passengers into their homes and give them a chance to get cleaned up and relax. The Day the World Came to Town is a positively heartwarming account of the citizens of Gander and its surrounding communities and the unexpected guests who were welcomed with exemplary kindness.

The Day the World Came to Town

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Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Michigan

Ladies' Home Journal Foreword by Barbara Walters

100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century 

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Tom Clancy

John Gresham

Rhode Island

A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship

A rare glimpse inside a Los Angeles-class(SSN-688) nuclear submarine... with TomClancy as your guide.

Submarine

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The White-boned Demon

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Peter L. Bergen

The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad

NOW AN HBO DOCUMENTARY

     In Manhunt, Peter Bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of Osama bin Laden. Here are riveting new details of bin Laden's flight after the crushing defeat of the Taliban to Tora Bora, where American forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leader's attempts to find a secure hiding place. As the only journalist to gain access to bin Laden's Abbottabad compound before the Pakistani government demolished it, Bergen paints a vivid picture of bin Laden's grim, Spartan life in hiding and his struggle to maintain control of al-Qaeda.
     Half a world away, Bergen takes us inside the Situation Room, where President Obama considers the courses of action presented by his war council and receives conflicting advice from his top advisors before deciding to risk the raid that would change history--and then inside the Joint Special Ops Command, whose "secret warriors," the SEALs, would execute Operation Neptune Spear. From the moment two Black Hawks take off from Afghanistan until bin Laden utters his last words, Manhunt reads like a thriller.

Manhunt

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Paul Theroux

Overland from Cairo to Cape Town

The author recounts his odyssey down the length of Africa, from Cairo to South Africa, describing the bad food, many delays, discomforts, and dangers of his trip, along with the people and places of the real Africa.

Dark Star Safari

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The book that “baptized the intellect” of CA Lewis. Excellent, but recently acquired a better copy

Ohio

The Everlasting Man

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Kenan Trebincevic

Susan Shapiro

A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return

A young survivor of the Bosnian War returns to his homeland to confront the people who betrayed his family. The story behind the YA novel World in Between: Based on a True Refugee Story.

At age eleven, Kenan Trebincevic was a happy, karate-loving kid living with his family in the quiet Eastern European town of Brcko. Then, in the spring of 1992, war broke out and his friends, neighbors and teammates all turned on him. Pero - Kenan's beloved karate coach - showed up at his door with an AK-47 - screaming: "You have one hour to leave or be killed!" Kenan's only crime: he was Muslim. This poignant, searing memoir chronicles Kenan's miraculous escape from the brutal ethnic cleansing campaign that swept the former Yugoslavia. After two decades in the United States, Kenan honors his father's wish to visit their homeland, making a list of what he wants to do there. Kenan decides to confront the former next door neighbor who stole from his mother, see the concentration camp where his Dad and brother were imprisoned and stand on the grave of his first betrayer to make sure he's really dead. Back in the land of his birth, Kenan finds something more powerful--and shocking--than revenge.

The Bosnia List

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VG-BOOK has light wear from reading, but is in awesome condition. Please refer to provided pictures and Thank you for helping us keep books out of landfills. 

Nebraska

The Rand Corporation and tbe Rise of the American Empire

Soldiers Of Reason

David Grann

Like new except for a crease on front cover 

Missouri

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Killers of the Flower Moon

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