General Books


Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Best Price: $12.58 Team of Rivals starts with following the lives of four different people prior to the 1860...	John Adams Best Price: $7.50 I took this book with me to Miami in April and finished it there, as I was completely...	The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage Best Price: $14.00 There is a review in this week's THE WEEK magazine, calling Epstein's book 'maybe the best...	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Best Price: $4.95 Seemingly hundreds of books have been written about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Books about...	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Best Price: $7.94 Although this book was listed by the vendor, it was out of stock so I never got it. My account...



FDR Best Price: $11.63 FDR comes to life, his greatness and his flaws. Mr. Smith has constructed a marvelous one volume...	My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams Best Price: $21.85 I am very pleased with the quality of this book. I watched the John Adams series on HBO and...	The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.) Best Price: $6.00 Many academics and scholars border on creative madness, take Kierkegaard and Nietzsche for...	Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1) Best Price: $7.75 Was purchased due to a requirement by my childs school. He has informed me it is a good book.	American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Best Price: $6.55 Absolute claptrap from a morally bankrupt excuse of a human being who cannot find his niche in...



Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America Best Price: $16.65 James K. Polk always shows up on the best Presidents' list along with the obvious Washingtons,...	The Reagan Diaries Best Price: $7.45 What a fantastic book; written by President Reagan at the time history was being made. They say...	The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks) Best Price: $8.34 I could not put it down. A wonderfully written book about an exciting president, with great...	The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York Best Price: $12.29 Robert Caro's The Power Broker, a biography of Robert Moses, contains every attribute of a...	Lincoln Best Price: $7.75 This is a biography of Lincoln. The problem in writing a biography of Lincoln, of course, is...

The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Best Price: $18.95 This is a very intersting book. The letters are all preceeded by an introduction that gives the...	Franklin and Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherfurd, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life Best Price: $16.64 Biography is a form of archeology. Over 60 years after Franklin Roosevelt's death, new...	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Best Price: $4.98 I have to say this is the most inspirational book I have ever read in my 51 years. Franklin's...	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Best Price: $8.00 Even though I'd seen and heard multiple items about the founding generation, I was pleasantly...	A Rumor of War Best Price: $8.46 I thought this book was the best book on Vietnam that I have ever read. Its a facinating look...

An American Family: The Buckleys Best Price: $14.00 Reid Buckley (RIP) has masterfully written an insightful memoir of a family (his own) that,...	The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Best Price: $6.37 The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. is a must read, especially for the the youth of the...	Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks) Best Price: $2.38 I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found it difficult to put down and on the rare...	Boone: A Biography Best Price: $15.95 An over long development of the life of a very significant figure in American (Kentucky)...	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Dover Thrift Editions) Best Price: $0.01 I have read this book myself at least twice. This book was purchased as a graduation present for...

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Best Price: $12.74 Even though I'd seen and heard multiple items about the founding generation, I was pleasantly...	If I Die in a Combat Zone : Box Me Up and Ship Me Home Best Price: $6.75 Tim O'Brien fan and have not read this book? You will not be disappointed. Never read O'Brien?...	Boone: A Biography Best Price: $14.93 An over long development of the life of a very significant figure in American (Kentucky)...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics) Best Price: $1.81 The Narrative is another book, like Hiroshima, that ever person should read. The in-depth look...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) Best Price: $5.00 In the classic slave narrative genre, Frederick Douglass' narrative of his life brings to life,...

An American Family: The Buckleys Best Price: $14.00 Reid Buckley (RIP) has masterfully written an insightful memoir of a family (his own) that,...	Young Men and Fire Best Price: $2.99 This is the quintessential non-fiction account of Mann Gulch. It creates the foundation of our...	His Excellency: George Washington Best Price: $7.78 Some have wanted to reserve 5 stars to a "War and Peace" type book. To me 5 stars...	Zachary Taylor: The 12th President, 1849-1850 (The American Presidents) Best Price: $12.07 Eisenhower handles Taylor's military career and his exploits in the Mexican War very neatly and...	Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir Best Price: $6.75 Great book. Very enlightening. Enjoyed it very much and helped me to see John McCain for the...

Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Best Price: $7.95 Wood's argues that the difference is that these Revolutionary leaders (the usual phalanx, plus...	A Remarkable Mother Best Price: $3.89 Very quick service. I got this book for my mom for Mother's Day and she loved it. I recommend...	My Dog Skip Best Price: $2.98 This book is the story of Willie Morris' childhood companion, a dog named Skip. Willie recounts...	Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Best Price: $2.23 I am so glad that I read this book. I found it uplifting and inspirational. How amazing that...	Roughing It (Enriched Classic Series) Best Price: $3.78 No need to beat around the sage brush: this book is fantastic. The funny passages are...

The Jim Morrison Scrapbook Best Price: $16.00 I am a big fan of the Doors, and Jim Morrison (went to his grave in Pere La Chaise twice) and I...	Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA Best Price: $21.92 This very well-documented book tells you in precise and unnerving detail how C.I.A.operatives...	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (Enriched Classics) Best Price: $1.86 I ordered this book for my daughter,for college. She is very pleased with it.	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (Enriched Classics) Best Price: $1.86 I ordered this book for my daughter,for college. She is very pleased with it.	Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker Best Price: $5.49 I have read several biographies over the years of nearly President of 20th century, and so the...

Worth the Fighting For: The Education of an American Maverick, and the Heroes Who Inspired Him Best Price: $3.23 This is a great book by a great man. John McCain's humor, style, and love of life are inspiring...	Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West Best Price: $8.68 Once upon a time in the West, a man named William Gilpin was blown westward along with an...	Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, (Vintage) Best Price: $6.71 I had read Robert Caro's book on Robert Moses, and I found Master of the Senate to be an equally...	Write it When I'm Gone Best Price: $5.70 Like many baby boomers,I was grateful Gerald R. Ford was there when the nation needed him. After...	The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Best Price: $7.90 This is a fascinating book, especially for those outside the US who may, like me, be almost...

My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics) Best Price: $5.98 James Thurber was one of the funiest authors of all time and this book cements his reputation. I...	Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe Best Price: $7.20 Very good reading. It reiterates much of what I had learned in school many years ago, before...	The Autobiography of Mark Twain (Perennial Classics) Best Price: $7.72 I read a lot of autobiographies and biographies and they are often praised extensively and turn...

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