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Exodus

by Leon Uris

An American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter get caught up in the re-birth of Israel.

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly... (more)

Women of Okinawa: Nine Voices from a Garrison Island

Women of Okinawa: Nine Voices from a Garrison Island

by Ruth Ann Keyso

Since the last major World War II battle between the United States and Japan was fought on Okinawa, the island has been the staging area for U.S. military operations in Asia. In conversation with Keyso, three generations of Okinawan women here reflect on Okinawa's history and how their lives have been affected by U.S. military presence, which continued after the island reverted to Japanese control in 1972. The... (more)

Absaroka

by Joan Bochmann

In ABSAROKA a young man desperate to save his ranch, turns to wild horses as a solution, but, instead, joins the Crow Indian nation to save the wild herd from a government that wants to get rid of them. This book also addresses contemporary issues such as romance, war, western living, and human tenacity in the midst of page-turning adventure where young Matt Reed learns a lot about his own courage, integrity, and... (more)

Are We There Yet?: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations (Cultureamerica)

Are We There Yet?: The Golden Age of American Family Vacations (Cultureamerica)

by Susan Sessions Rugh

When TV celebrity Dinah Shore sang "See the USA in your Chevrolet," 1950s America took her to heart. Every summer, parents piled the kids in the back seat, threw the luggage in the trunk, and took to the open highway. Chronicling this innately American ritual, Susan Rugh presents a cultural history of the American middle-class family vacation from 1945 to 1973, tracing its evolution from the establishment of this... (more)

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