Jeremy Black

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

America's Last King

The first full new study of George III in thirty years



The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history: the ending of the Seven Years' War with France, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte and battle of Waterloo in 1815, and Union with Ireland in 1801. Despite the pathos of the last years of the mad, blind, and neglected monarch, it is a life full of importance and interest.



Jeremy Black's biography deals comprehensively with the politics, the wars, and the domestic issues, and harnesses the richest range of unpublished sources in Britain, Germany, and the United States. But, using George III's own prolific correspondence, it also interrogates the man himself, his strong religious faith, and his powerful sense of moral duty to his family and to his nation. Black considers the king's scientific, cultural, and intellectual interests as no other biographer has done, and explores how he was viewed by his contemporaries. Identifying George as the last British ruler of the Thirteen Colonies, Black reveals his strong personal engagement in the struggle for America and argues that George himself, his intentions and policies, were key to the conflict.

George III

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David Cordingly

Decommissioned library copy in excellent condition. Book includes map & other illustrations, historical b&w photos, and color photos of historical art.

The Real Master and Commander

Offers a portrait of Thomas Cochrane, the hero who served as a model for fictional characters drawing on previously unpublished sources to document his exploits against the French navy and in the liberation of South America.

Cochrane

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Rick Reilly

Lance Armstrong

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

And Other Adventures from the Life of Rick Reilly

For years, many of Sports Illustrated's 21 million readers turned first to the magazine's last page, because that's where they find SI's most popular feature: the Life of Reilly column, written by best-selling author Rick Reilly. A 22-year veteran of Sports Illustrated and a 10-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly took over SI's back page in 1998, and his column immediately attracted a devoted following, including the legions of fans who helped make his first collection, The Life of Reilly, a New York Times best seller in 2000. Now comes Hate Mail from Cheerleaders, 100 of Reilly's favorites, along with a new foreword and column postscripts by the author. Alternately sidesplitting and heartwarming but always opinionated and provocative, these pieces are the best work by the best columnist in the business.

Hate Mail from Cheerleaders

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Anthony S. Pitch

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The British Invasion Of 1814

With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, Anthony Pitch tells the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington in the summer of 1814, an episode many call a defining moment in the coming-of-age of the United States. The British torched the Capitol, the White House, and many other public buildings, setting off an inferno that illuminated the countryside for miles and sending President James Madison scurrying out of town while his wife Dolley rescued a life-sized portrait of George Washington from the flames. The author's gripping narrative--hailed by a White House curator, a Senate historian, and the chairman of the National Geographic Society, among others--is filled with vivid details of the attack. Not confining his story to Washington, Pitch also describes the brave, resourceful defense of nearby Fort McHenry and tells how Francis Scott Key, a British hostage on a ship near the Baltimore harbor during the fort's bombardment, wrote a poem that became the national anthem.

Burning of Washington

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Stephen L. Hardin

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836

Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award Texas Historical Commission Summerfield G. Roberts Award Sons of the Republic of Texas Honorable Mention, Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History Hardly were the last shots fired at the Alamo before the Texas Revolution entered the realm of myth and controversy. French visitor Frederic Gaillardet called it a "Texian Iliad" in 1839, while American Theodore Sedgwick pronounced the war and its resulting legends "almost burlesque." In this highly readable history, Stephen L. Hardin discovers more than a little truth in both of those views. Drawing on many original Texan and Mexican sources and on-site inspections of almost every battlefield, he offers the first complete military history of the Revolution. From the war's opening in the "Come and Take It" incident at Gonzales to the capture of General Santa Anna at San Jacinto, Hardin clearly describes the strategy and tactics of each side. His research yields new knowledge of the actions of famous Texan and Mexican leaders, as well as fascinating descriptions of battle and camp life from the ordinary soldier's point of view. This award-winning book belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in Texas or military history.

Texian Iliad

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John J. Hennessy

The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas

"This comprehensively researched, well-written book represents the definitive account of Robert E. Lee's triumph over Union leader John Pope in the summer of 1862. . . . Lee's strategic skills, and the capabilities of his principal subordinates James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson, brought the Confederates onto the field of Second Manassas at the right places and times against a Union army that knew how to fight, but not yet how to win."-Publishers Weekly

Return to Bull Run

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J. Michael Cobb

Edward B. Hicks

Wythe Holt

Slight water stain lower inside of book. Am interview with the authors is printed on the reverse side of the book jacket.

Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia

Battle of Big Bethel

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Volume 4 of 4 of the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series published in 1956.

This collectible book is in excellent condition. With the exception of minor wear on the cover, it is in nearly new condition. No markings or damage to the pages or structure. Includles historical photographs and illustrations. The content was published by Century Magazine approximately 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Due to the date of publication, an ISBN is not available for this book.

Battles and Leaders of The Civil War (Vol 4)

The Way to Appomattox

Volume 3 of 4 of the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series published in 1956.

This collectible book is in excellent condition. With the exception of minor wear on the cover, it is in nearly new condition. No markings or damage to the pages or structure. Includles historical photographs and illustrations. The content was published by Century Magazine approximately 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Due to the date of publication, an ISBN is not available for this book.

Battles and Leaders of The Civil War (Vol 3)

Retreat From Gettysburg

Volume 2 of 4 of the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series published in 1956.

This collectible book is in excellent condition. With the exception of the cover, it is in nearly new condition. No markings or damage to the pages or structure. Includles historical photographs and illustrations. The content was published by Century Magazine approximately 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Due to the date of publication, an ISBN is not available for this book.

Battles and Leaders of The Civil War (Vol 2)

North to Antietam

Volume 1 of 4 of the Battles and Leaders of the Civil War series published in 1956. 

This collectible book is in excellent condition. With the exception of the cover, it is in nearly new condition. No markings or damage to the pages or structure. Includes an introduction by Roy F. Nichols, Dean, Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania. Also includes historical photographs and illustrations. The content was published by Century Magazine approximately 20 years after the end of the Civil War. Due to the date of publication, an ISBN is not available for this book.

Battles and Leaders of The Civil War (Vol 1)

From Sumter to Shiloh

Winston Groom

No markings or bent pages. Features section of historical photos in the middle of the book. 

In this gripping telling of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.

Shiloh 1862

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Anthony Everitt

Small marking on beginning black page (see photos). No other markings, wear, or damage. 

The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician

“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.” —John Adams He squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the legendary Pompey on his somewhat botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted Mark Antony and was master of the smear campaign, as feared for his wit as he was for exposing his opponents’ sexual peccadilloes. Brilliant, voluble, cranky, a genius of political manipulation but also a true patriot and idealist, Cicero was Rome’s most feared politician, one of the greatest lawyers and statesmen of all times. Machiavelli, Queen Elizabeth, John Adams and Winston Churchill all studied his example. No man has loomed larger in the political history of mankind. In this dynamic and engaging biography, Anthony Everitt plunges us into the fascinating, scandal-ridden world of ancient Rome in its most glorious heyday. Accessible to us through his legendary speeches but also through an unrivaled collection of unguarded letters to his close friend Atticus, Cicero comes to life in these pages as a witty and cunning political operator. Cicero leapt onto the public stage at twenty-six, came of age during Spartacus’ famous revolt of the gladiators and presided over Roman law and politics for almost half a century. He foiled the legendary Catiline conspiracy, advised Pompey, the victorious general who brought the Middle East under Roman rule, and fought to mobilize the Senate against Caesar. He witnessed the conquest of Gaul, the civil war that followed and Caesar’s dictatorship and assassination. Cicero was a legendary defender of freedom and a model, later, to French and American revolutionaries who saw themselves as following in his footsteps in their resistance to tyranny. Anthony Everitt’s biography paints a caustic picture of Roman politics—where Senators were endlessly filibustering legislation, walking out, rigging the calendar and exposing one another’s sexual escapades, real or imagined, to discredit their opponents. This was a time before slander and libel laws, and the stories—about dubious pardons, campaign finance scandals, widespread corruption, buying and rigging votes, wife-swapping, and so on—make the Lewinsky affair and the U.S. Congress seem chaste. Cicero was a wily political operator. As a lawyer, he knew no equal. Boastful, often incapable of making up his mind, emotional enough to wander through the woods weeping when his beloved daughter died in childbirth, he emerges in these pages as intensely human, yet he was also the most eloquent and astute witness to the last days of Republican Rome. On Cicero: “He taught us how to think." —Voltaire “I tasted the beauties of language, I breathed the spirit of freedom, and I imbibed from his precepts and examples the public and private sense of a man.” —Edward Gibbon “Who was Cicero: a great speaker or a demagogue?” —Fidel Castro From the Hardcover edition.

Cicero

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There is a crease on inside cover flap and on the first (blank) page. No markings, water damage, or wear 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Life of Rome's First Emperor

He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus’s accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject. Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustus’s rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The world that made Augustus–and that he himself later remade–was driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of history–Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra–whom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings. At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustusis a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history. From the Hardcover edition.

Augustus

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Kevin Leman

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior and Character in 5 Days

Shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in children - fast. Author Biography: Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known psychologist, humorist, and bestselling author of The Birth Order Book and Making Children Mind without Losing Yours. He is former consulting psychologist for Good Morning America and a frequent guest on The View, The Early Show, and Focus on the Family. He and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson, Arizona. They have five children and two grandchildren.

Have a New Kid by Friday

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Loren Pope

Hilary Masell Oswald

40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges

The groundbreaking guide to the 40 best colleges you've never heard of—colleges that will change your life Choosing the right college has never been more important—or more difficult. For the latest edition of this classic college guide, Hilary Masell Oswald conducted her own tours of top schools and in-depth interviews, building on Loren Pope's original to create a totally updated, more expansive work. Organized by geographic region, every profile includes a wealth of vital information, including admissions standards, distinguishing facts about the curriculum, extracurricular activities, and what faculty say about their jobs. Masell Oswald also offers a new chapter on how students with learning disabilities can find schools that fit their needs. For every prospective college student searching for more than football and frat parties, Colleges That Change Lives will prove indispensable. Fully revised and updated by education journalist Hilary Oswald, Colleges That Change Lives remains the definite guide for high school students (and their parents) who are looking for more in their college education than football, frat parties, and giant lectures. Building on the foundation of landmark author Loren Pope, Oswald spent more than a year visiting 40 colleges, speaking with students, faculty, and alumni to create these vivid and concise portraits. Featuring a new introduction, a new Required Reading section, and a new chapter on learning disabilities, the book is organized into five geographic regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, Northwest) to make for easy browsing, and urban, suburban, and rural campuses are all featured. There’s also an alphabetical index of colleges. Each profile includes admissions standards as well as relevant statistics to make your decision easier, including where the school ranks in post-graduate grants and fellowships, what percentage of students go on to graduate school or further education, distinguishing facts about the curriculum, percentage of professors who have terminal degrees in their field, even what activities are available to students and what they’re likely to do on weekends.

Colleges That Change Lives

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William C. Davis

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Vicksburg to Appomattox

The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War

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Fort Sumter to Gettysburg

"A pictorial record without equal on the Civil War" (Library Journal) published in association with the National Historical Society. Scholarly, comprehensive, and moving text and captions accompany more than 4,000 photographs, many published only in these volumes. Originally published in 6 volumes.

The Civil War

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Carter Wilson

A Novel

"Twenty years ago a boy disappeared, and only Rose and her family know what happened to him. Haunted by guilt, Rose escaped into a new life. Now she has it all: a marriage, a son, a career. And then her husband is found dead. As far as Detective Colin Pearson is concerned, Rose is guilty. Her marriage wasn't as happy as she'd led everyone to believe, and worse, she's connected to a twenty-year-old cold case. She can play the part of the victim, but he won't let her or her family escape justice this time around. Grieving her husband and struggling to make ends meet, Rose returns home hoping to finally confront her domineering father and unstable sister. But memories of a horrific crime echo through the house, and Rose soon learns that she can't trust anyone, especially not the people closest to her"--

The Dead Husband

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Cathleen Rountree

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Celebrating Mid-Life Discoveries

On Women Turning Fifty honors the new faces of aging with powerful, positive images of fiftysomething women who share stories of mid-life discovery. Accomplished by beautiful photographs, these candid and engaging interviews reveal women whose challenges, conflicts, and triumphs are reshaping our attitudes toward work, relationships, and personal growth. From Gloria Steinem, Isabel Allende, Ellen Burstyn, and Mary Ellen Mark to single-parent school teacher Deanne Burke and breast cancer survivor Barbara Eddy, the diverse voices in On Women Turning Fifty offer exhilarating models of confidence, courage, and celebration.

On Women Turning Fifty

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Kristen Mancinelli

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The Ketogenic Diet includes a quick-start guide to rapid weight loss, a surefire plan to eliminate carbs and fat-burning advice that works. Using the recipes and tips in this book, you will learn to avoid trigger foods, gauge the difference between good and bad fats, and steer clear of nutrient-poor carbs.

A Scientifically Proven Approach to Fast, Healthy Weight Loss

THE ORIGINAL, SCIENTIFICALLY DEVELOPED LOW-TO-NO-CARB DIET Low-carb is all the rage, but unlike the fad diets, the ketogenic diet is scientifically proven to change how the brain gets energy and the body dissolves fat. Studies have shown that the ketogenic diet’s program—a high in fat, moderate in protein and very low in carbs approach—guarantees you’ll lose weight by: •Powerfully suppressing appetite •Effectively stabilizing blood sugar •Naturally enhancing mood •Dramatically reducing fat storage The Ketogenic Diet includes a quick-start guide to rapid weight loss, a surefire plan to eliminate carbs and fat-burning advice that works. Using the recipes and tips in this book, you will learn to avoid trigger foods, gauge the difference between good and bad fats, and steer clear of nutrient-poor carbs.

The Ketogenic Diet

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Patricia Brady

"Brady's lively and engaging account of the Jackson marriage shows her passion for bringing forgotten founding women into the historical spotlight. Rendered with delicate strokes, Rachel emerges as a loving wife and gentle presence, the lamb to the American lion." - Catherine Allgor, author of A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the America Nation

The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson

The forty-year love affair between Rachel and Andrew Jackson parallels a tumultuous period in American history. Andrew Jackson was at the forefront of the American revolution--but he never could have made it without the support of his wife. Beautiful, charismatic, and generous, Rachel Jackson had the courage to go against the mores of her times in the name of love. As the wife of a great general in wartime, she often found herself running their plantation alone and, a true heroine, she took in and raised children orphaned by the war. Like many great love stories, this one ends tragically when Rachel dies only a few weeks after Andrew is elected president. He moved into the White House alone and never remarried. Andrew and Rachel Jackson's devotion to one another is inspiring, and here, in Patricia Brady's vivid prose, their story of love and loss comes to life for the first time.

A Being So Gentle

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Juliann Sivulka

Very good condition, first edition of a book often assigned to advertising students. Much easier read than typical academic texts. Advertising, media, and culture buffs (and historians) will love this. Includes over 150 reproductions of historical and modern ads. Some highlighting throughout. Photo reflects the heaviest highlighted section. Second edition of this book retails for over $100.

A Cultural History of American Advertising

From the first newspaper ad in colonial times to Web sites for advertisers, Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes explores advertising's integral role in both reflecting and shaping American life and how advertising has become a part of our personal habits with roots in popular culture as well as in the popular mind. Sivulka, both an advertising educator and a practicing professional, emphasizes advertising's greatest contribution - how it provides a way for society to learn about an endless stream of new products and in the process, how it shapes what we think, feel, and want.

Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes

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Alex Wipperfurth

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"A good read peppered with useful insights into grass-roots marketing campaigns." - Leander Kahney, Wired Magazine

"This is not your ordinary marketing manual. With casual humor and a laid-back tone, Wipperfurth ... offers a glimpse into America's consumer- and ad-driven culture." - Publishers Weekly

Marketing Without Marketing

Brand Hijack offers a practical how-to guide to marketing that finally engages the marketplace. It presents an alternative to conventional marketing wisdom, one that addresses industry crises such as media saturation, consumer evolution and the erosion of image marketing. However, following the book's advice will require some untraditional - even counterintuitive - steps. This type of marketing is not for everyone, you must be confident enough to stop clamouring for control and learn to be spontaneous. Brand hijacking relies on a radical concept - letting go.

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Hate Mail from Cheerleaders

Anthony S. Pitch

Burning of Washington

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Texian Iliad

John J. Hennessy

Return to Bull Run

J. Michael Cobb; Edward B. Hicks; Wythe Holt

Battle of Big Bethel

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The Way to Appomattox

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Retreat From Gettysburg

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North to Antietam

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From Sumter to Shiloh

Winston Groom

Shiloh 1862

Anthony Everitt

Cicero

Anthony Everitt

Augustus

Kevin Leman

Have a New Kid by Friday

Loren Pope; Hilary Masell Oswald

Colleges That Change Lives

William C. Davis

The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War

William C. Davis

The Civil War

Carter Wilson

The Dead Husband

Cathleen Rountree

On Women Turning Fifty

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The Ketogenic Diet

Patricia Brady

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Juliann Sivulka

Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes

Alex Wipperfurth

Brand Hijack

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