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From an acclaimed conservative historian and former military officer, a bracing call for a pragmatic confrontation with the nation's problems The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in... (more)

By Right of Conquest: With Cortez in Mexico

By Right of Conquest: With Cortez in Mexico

by G. A. Henty

A complete and unabridged audio recording of the highly popular G. A. Henty title of the same name, produced on 8 audiocassettes.

Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time

by Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang

The "BusinessWeek" bestseller, now in paperback. "Pour Your Heart Into It" tells the story of how small-company values, passion, and integrity turned six local coffee stories into the Starbucks chain.--"Fortune".

Dear America

The Great Railroad Race

The Diary of Libby West

by Kristiana Gregory

In Kristiana Gregory's third book for the "Dear America" series, a 14-year old girl records the momentous building of the Transcontinental Railroad.

The Struggle for Sea Power

by M. B. Synge

Book IV in The Story of the World series, by M. B. Synge, "The Struggle for Sea Power" focuses on the age of empire and world colonization. The histories of European colonies in America, Australia, South Africa, and India are related. Also covered are the Revolution in America, the French Revolution, and campaigns of Napoleon. The Story of the World series, by M. B. Synge, comprises a set of five volumes,... (more)

First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power

First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power

by Warren Zimmermann

“We were sure that we would win, that we should score the first great triumph in a mighty world-movement.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Americans like to think they have no imperial past. In fact, the United States became an imperial nation within five short years a century ago (1898-1903), exploding onto the international scene with the conquest of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and... (more)

Hernan Cortes: Conquistador in Mexico (A Cambridge topic book)John Wilkes

Hernan Cortes: Conquistador in Mexico (A Cambridge topic book)

by John Wilkes

A brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

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The Limits of Power

The End of American Exceptionalism

by A. J. Bacevich