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Eminent Lives in american political history A perfect gift for your favorite history buff, or for your own collection, this audio set from the acclaimed "Eminent Lives" series is a must for anyone interested in the story of America. George Washington: The Founding Father Celebrated journalist and historian Paul Johnson paints a vivid portrait of George Washington as a young entrepreneur, masterly ...
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The renowned, bestselling author of God's Secretaries and Seize the Fire explores questions of loyalty, power, betrayal, and rebellion witnessed through the life and times of one of England's richest and most influential families.
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Condoleezza Rice has excelled as a diplomat, political scientist, and concert pianist. Her achievements run the gamut from helping to oversee the collapse of communism in Europe and the decline of the Soviet Union, to working to protect the country in the aftermath of 9-11, to becoming only the second woman - and the first black woman ever -- to serve as Secretary of State. But until she was 25 sh...
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L. Patrick Gray III became the target of one of Watergate's most shocking acts---Nixon's "smoking gun" attempt to have the CIA stop the FBI investigation. Gray's firsthand account of what really happened during his crucial year as acting director of the FBI is based on previously secret documents. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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Palgraves Great Generals Series is an important and inspiring contribution to our understanding of modern-day warfare. Every book in the series will provide invaluable insight into the legacies of eminent military leaders and take the reader on a gripping tour of the most spectacular maneuvers, missions and battles in world history. Gen. Wesley K. Clark
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No ordinary Washington memoir, Facing Down Evil is an unprecedented look behind the scenes of our nation's most powerful law enforcement agency. As the FBI's premier hostage negotiator, Clint Van Zandt worked or consulted on some of recent U.S. history's most unsettling and high-profile conflicts, including the Waco, Oklahoma City, and Unabomber cases.
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* 'This is a truly astonishing book. Frances Osborne has not just brought to life a dizzyingly rich and scandalous slice of social history, she has produced a tragic and deeply moving tale as well. It is far more gripping than any novel I have read for years' Antony Beevor
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Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour's history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a histor...
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Fighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds. He was a "triple ace" with a combined total of 16victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general and died in 2007.
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Award-winning historian Woody Holton reveals that the perennially popular "Founding Mother" has been woefully underestimated and that, although staunchly traditional in some areas, she was surprisingly modern, particularly when it came to questions of women's rights.
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Find out what led Augustine to become one of the greatest Christian thinkers in the history of the Church with this moving diary of his journey to the fountain of God's grace.
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Tells the tale of an exceptional woman, Katherine Swynford, who became first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
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Award-winning journalist Joshua Kendall presents the extraordinary true story of Peter Mark Roget and his legendary thesaurus.
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This is the original account of Captain John Smith's relationship with Pocahontas that has inspired so many retellings.
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From the bestselling author of "Under the Black Flag" comes the definitive biography of Thomas Cochrane, the swashbuckling 19th-century maritime hero upon whom Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower are based. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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In this new biography, Isaacson has a keen eye for the genius of a man whose fingerprints lie everywhere in our history--the story of Benjamin Franklin.
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In this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Barbara Tuchman explores American relations with China through the experiences of the cantankerous but level-headed military attach to China.
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For the first time, a minute-by-minute account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
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Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography-released simultaneously with the feature-length film of the same name-chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament.
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In his acclaimed book "Lincoln's Virtues," Miller explored Abraham Lincoln's intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his ethical biography of one of the nation's greatest presidents. Unabridged. 17 CDs.
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Banker to the Poor is Muhammad Yunus's inspiring memoir of how he changed his life to establish the Grameen Bank, which provides miniscule loans to help the poor of Bangladesh.
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A harrowing memoir of a Cambodian family shattered by Pol Pot's regime, First They Killed My Father is a powerful, unforgettable story of courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.
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John Piper's biography of William Wilberforce takes readers beyondWilberforce's battle against slavery and explores the beliefs andmotivations of this influential evangelical politician. Unabridgedon 1 CD (1 hour 11 minutes).
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Though it covers less than a decade, Pepys' diary offers a detailed insight into a period and a personality, for he noted events in both public and private life. It includes passages on the plague and the Great Fire of London.
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From a master historian, the story of Abraham Lincoln's-and the nation's-transformation through the crucible of slavery and emancipation.
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Captain Kidd has gone down in history as America's most ruthless buccaneer. However, Captain William Kidd was no career cut-throat; he was a tough, successful New York sea captain who was hired to chase pirates. Across the oceans of the world, the pirate hunter, Kidd, pursued the pirate, Culliford. One man would hang in the harbor; the other would walk away with the treasure. The Pirate Hunter is
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Winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize, Foreman's bestselling "The Duchess" is a penetrating, marvelously written account of Lady Georgiana Spencer.
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Late each night for over 25 years the Labour MP and former Secretary of State, Tony Benn, sat alone and dictated on to tape his account of the daily events at the heart of the government, including Harold Wilson's resignation and the miners' strike.
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In this groundbreaking study, historian David Stafford makes the compelling case that one cannot understand Churchills success as a modern day statesman without reference to his deep involvement in the world of espionage.
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From the story of Genghis Khan's rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.
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A sitting president thinks out loud about his legacy to his close friend, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, over seven sometimes turbulent years
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From the author of "Devil in the White City" comes a gripping saga of love, intrigue, and terror at the American embassy in Berlin during Hitler's first year in power.
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Mitsuo Fuchida was a Captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service who is perhaps best known for leading the first air wave attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack working under the overall fleet commander Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. After World War II ended, Fuchida became an evangelist, Christian preacher and freq...
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Gormlys story as the leader of the Navy SEALs takes us into the night, into the waters, and into battle on some of the most hair-raising missions ever assigned. Rising through the ranks, he became an expert at underwater reconnaissance and guerrilla warfare, and his heroism and daring brought him recognition and awards in a career spanning the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars.
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The story of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, showed the world how to live with style, and emerged a legend.
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From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington.
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General Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 to 2005, sets the record straight about the planning and execution of the Iraq War and offers new ideas for tightening our national security.
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Tom Hanks introduces the rousing story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers": William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron, who were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army. Unabridged. 8 CDs.
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Contains the three recordings "Churchill Remembered", "Never Give In!" and "Speaking for Themselves".
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Miss Barton tells the story of the first 25 years of the organization which she founded. The relief offered by the organization in the Texas Famine, the Mount Vernon Cyclone, the Johnstown Flood, the Sea Island Hurricane, and the Galveston Tidal Wave is discussed in detail. The stories become all the more dramatic because they are told in Clara Barton's own words and from her point of view as an e...
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Alexander the Great is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time and was known to be undefeated in battle. By the time of his death at age 32, he had amassed an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of "Founding Brothers" and "His Excellency "brings America's preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the American Revolution and the republic's tenuous early years.John and Abigail Adams left an indelible and remarkably preserved portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both...
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