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  1. His Excellency

    by Joseph J. Ellis

    The author of seven highly acclaimed books, Joseph J. Ellis has crafted a landmark biography that brings to life in all his complexity the most important and perhaps least understood figure in American history, George Washington. With his careful attention to detail and his lyrical prose,... (learn more about this book)

  2. The Double Helix

    by James D. Watson

    By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only twenty-four, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of... (learn more about this book)

  3. Washington

    by Ron Chernow

    From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington.

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  4. Washington's Crossing

    by David Hackett Fischer

    Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George... (learn more about this book)

  5. What Happened

    by Scott McClellan

    With unprecedented candor, one of George W. Bush's closest aides takes readers behind the scenes of the Bush presidency, and what exactly happened to take it off course. Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and... (learn more about this book)

  6. American Classic Series

    The Real George Washington

    by Jay A. Parry, Andrew M. Allison

    The Real George Washington: The True Story of America s Most Indispensable Man There is properly no history; only biography, wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. If that is true of the general run of mankind, it is particularly true of George Washington. The story of his life is the story of the... (learn more about this book)

  7. The World According to Oprah

    by Ken Lawrence

    Oprah Winfrey rose out of hardship and incredible poverty to become one of the most recognized and well-respected people in the world. In The World According to Oprah , Ken Lawrence captures this amazing woman in her own words, as she expresses the ideas and beliefs that made her who she is... (learn more about this book)

  8. Being George Washington

    by Glenn Beck

    Glenn Beck revisited Thomas Paine’s famous pre-Revolutionary War call to action in his #1 New York Tim es bestseller Glenn Beck’s Common Sense . Now he brings his historical acumen and political savvy to this fresh, new interpretation of The Federalist Papers , the 18th-century collection... (learn more about this book)

  9. Inventing a Nation

    by Gore Vidal

    A New York Times bestseller One of the master stylists of American literature, Gore Vidal now provides us with his uniquely irreverent take on America’s founding fathers, bringing them to life at key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation. “Pure Vidal. . . . Inventing a Nation is... (learn more about this book)

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