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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. New. New Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018-02-06 New In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War IIAt the height of World War II, the US Army Airforce faced a desperate need for skilled pilots--but only men were allowed in military airplanes, even if the expert pilots who were training them to fly were women Through grit and pure determination, 1,100 of these female pilots--who had to prove their worth time and time again--were finally allowed to ferry planes from factories to bases, to tow targets for live ammunition artillery training, to test repaired planes and new equipment, and moreThough the WASPs lived on military bases, trained as military pilots, wore uniforms, marched in review, and sometimes died violently in the line of duty, they… Read More

Hot Books. New. New Hot Books, 2018 New Shane O'Sullivan is an author and filmmaker His work includes the acclaimed documentaries RFK Must Die, Children of the Revolution, and Killing Oswald and the book Who Killed Bobby?The victory of Richard Nixon in the US presidential election of 1968 swung on an "October Surprise"--a treasonous plot engineered by key figures in the Republican Party to keep the South Vietnamese government away from peace talks in Paris, costing thousands of American lives Dirty Tricksprovides compelling new evidence of Anna Chennault's Nixon-approved role in sabotaging the peace talks and ensuring a Nixon White House Dirty Tricksalso provides the first detailed analysis of the CIA's recently-released internal history of Watergate, documenting the backgrounds of the burglars and their associations with the Agency in unprecedented detail, and how the Nixon White House sought to implicate the CIA in the emerging scandal CIA Director Richard Helms' relationship with… Read More

Little Brown and Company. New.. New Little Brown and Company, 2016 New 2016 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards 320 p Audience: General/trade

Princeton University Press. New.. New Princeton University Press, 2017 New 2017 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards Audience: General/trade

New. New 2019 New In this groundbreaking book, Selina O'Grady examines how and why the post-Christian and the Islamic worlds came to be as tolerant or intolerant as they are She asks whether tolerance can be expected to heal today's festering wound between these two worlds, or whether something deeper than tolerance is neededTold through contemporary chronicles, stories and poems, Selina O'Grady takes the reader through the intertwined histories of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish persecutors and persecuted From Umar, the seventh century Islamic caliph who laid down the rules for the treatment of religious minorities in what was becoming the greatest empire the world has ever known, to Magna Carta John who seriously considered converting to Islam; and from al-Wahaabi, whose own brother thought he was illiterate and fanatical, but who created the religious-military alliance with the house of Saud that still survives today, to Europe's bloody Thirty Years war that wearied Europe of murderous… Read More

Tinder Press. New.. New London: Tinder Press, 2017 New London: 2017 New 304 p Audience: General/trade

Henry Holt & Co. New. New Henry Holt & Co, 2020 New The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh's alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decadesBestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard venture through the fraught history of our country's founding on already occupied lands, from General Andrew Jackson's brutal battles with the Creek Nation to President James Monroe's epic "sea to shining sea" policy, to President Martin Van Buren's cruel enforcement of a "treaty" that forced the Cherokee Nation out of their homelands along what would be called the Trail of Tears O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the legends to reveal never-before-told historical moments in the fascinating creation story of AmericaThis… Read More

Griffin. New. New Griffin, 2020 New A rare, insider's look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep researchReaders around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O'Reilly's Killing series--riveting works of nonfiction that explore the most famous events in history Now, O'Reilly turns his razor-sharp observations to his most compelling subject thus far--President Donald J Trump In this thrilling narrative, O'Reilly blends primary, never-before-released interview material with a history that recounts Trump's childhood and family and the factors from his life and career that forged the worldview that the president of the United States has taken to the White HouseNot a partisan pro-Trump or anti-Trump book, this is an up-to-the-minute, intimate view of the man and his sphere of influence--of "how Donald Trump's view of America was formed, and how it has… Read More

Bedford Books. New.. New Bedford Books, 2018 5th ed New This best-selling brief introduction to public speaking offers practical coverage of every topic typically covered in a full-sized text, from invention, research and organization, practice and delivery, to the different speech types Its concise, inexpensive format makes it perfect not only for the public speaking course, but also for any setting across the curriculum, on the job, or in the communityThe Sixth Edition is filled with new examples, research, handy tools, and digital support to help students master the basics of public speaking in the classroom and beyond New speeches and examples from people like Will Ferrell, Emma Watson, and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School engage students in current issues, demonstrate the impact of speech, and provide successful models Practical advice on topics like how to determine which organizational pattern to use when, how to adapt to an audience, and how to incorporate inclusive… Read More

Henry Holt & Company. New.. New New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2015 New New York: 2015 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards With dust jacket Contains: Maps Audience: General/trade

Henry Holt & Company. New.. New New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2017 New New York: 2017 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards With dust jacket Contains: Illustrations Audience: Children/juvenile

Penguin Press. New. New New/New From the host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthralling new account of the presidential election that changed everything, the race that created American politics as we know it todayThe 1968 US Presidential election was the young Lawrence O'Donnell's political awakening, and in the decades since it has remained one of his abiding fascinations For years he has deployed one of America's shrewdest political minds to understanding its dynamics, not just because it is fascinating in itself, but because in it is contained the essence of what makes America different, and how we got to where we are now Playing With Fire represents

Scribner. New. New Scribner, 2018-04-03 New new

Henry Holt & Company. New.. New New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2017 New New York: 2017 New Glued binding Paper over boards With dust jacket Contains: Illustrations Audience: General/trade; General/trade; General/trade

Jimmy Patterson. New.. New Jimmy Patterson, 2016 New 2016 New Picture book Sewn binding Cloth over boards Contains: Unspecified Audience: Children/juvenile

W. W. Norton & Company. Very good.. Very good New York, NY: W W Norton & Company, 1990 Very good New York, NY: 1990 Very good Trade paperback (US) Glued binding 411 p Contains: Illustrations Aubrey-Maturin (Paperback), 1 Audience: General/trade

New. New 2019 New Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered Yet, Colin O'Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he'd ever walk again normally From the depths of a tragic accident, he fought his way back In a quest to unlock his potential and discover what was possible, he went on to set three mountaineering world records before turning to this historic Antarctic challengeO'Brady's pursuit of a goal that had eluded many others was made even more intense by a head-to-head battle that emerged with British polar explorer Captain Louis Rudd--also striving to be "the first" Enduring Antarctica's sub-zero temperatures and pulling a sled that initially weighed 375 pounds--in complete isolation and through a succession of whiteouts, storms, and a series of near disasters--O'Brady perseveredAlone with his thoughts for nearly two months in the vastness of the frozen… Read More

Red Hill Publishing. New.. New Red Hill Publishing, 2017 New 2017 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards Audience: General/trade

Garrett County Press. New. New Garrett County Press, 2018-03-07 New Made in America provides illuminating annotations to the unfiltered social media output of Donald J Trump Some of Trump's most outrageous, pre-presidential utterances are represented here Autism, Trump says, is caused by combined vaccinations Looking out the window, Trump asserts, can disprove climate change Barack Obama, he suggests, is not American In each instance, veteran journalist Matthew O'Dell provides cool and dispassionate research on why the President of the United States is not right

Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. New. New Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018-08-07 New new