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1	The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. "The Coldest Winter" changes that, giving readers a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu, and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £5.18! \| first editions
2	The Fifties more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist A topical, yet enlightening, popular history of the 1950s in America, including Elvis Presley, the Beats, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights movement. see all copies from £5.19! new only from £7.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Jonathan Livingston Seagull more books like this by Richard Bach add to wishlist This best-selling allegory about the life of an iconoclastic seagull was made into a 1973 film with a soundtrack by Neil Diamond. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Summer of '49 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist In the finest tradition of baseball journalism, David Halberstam captures the drama and joy of the 1949 pennant race, which pitted the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. Personalities include Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Jerry Coleman. Halberstam evokes a different time, when baseball was broadcast on the radio and games ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	October 1964 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Following his #1 baseball bestseller Summer of '49, David Halberstam gives us the Yankees-Cardinals World Series that concluded the '64 season--a transformational American moment, both inside and outside the ballpark. A book of deep insight and importance, October 1964 is also, like Halberstam's previous baseball work, a great read. Photographs. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Best and the Brightest more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist A mammoth study of the Kennedy intellectuals--Bundy, McNamara, et. al.--and their role in policy-making during the Vietnam War. These "best and brightest" came from the finest schools, and had backgrounds in government and power, yet the flaws and ultimate failure of their leadership changed America and brought darkness to Camelot. see all copies from £3.79! new only from £9.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist David Halberstam, the author of many highly regarded books on sports and American culture, examines the life and career of Michael Jordan--and in doing so, profiles the personalities and the business practices that have changed the game of basketball. This book follows Jordan from his youth to his final game as an NBA player. A New York Times ... see all copies from £1.53! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
8	Firehouse more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist This post-September 11 report on New York City firefighters is based on interviews with family members, friends, and brother firemen. Halberstam commemorates the lives of 12 firefighters from a firehouse on New York City's Upper West Side--Engine 40, Ladder 35--who responded to the tragedy. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £2.06! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Breaks of the Game more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam writes of one year with the Portland Trail Blazers, profiling coaches and players on and off the court, and providing a view of the business side of basketball. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.15! \| first editions
10	The Reckoning: The Challenge to America's Greatness more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist In this study of the competition between Ford and Nissan, journalist David Halberstam searches for larger answers to the future of America and whether it can still compete in the world. see all copies from £5.02! new only from £18.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Next Century more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist David Halberstam, whose well-researched books on power have become bestsellers, casts his eyes toward a future America and sees a greater division along lines of education and class. He questions whether America's service-oriented economy can compete globally. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Teammates more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Acclaimed historian Halberstam examines here the story of four friends and fellow ball players: Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. THE TEAMMATES tells of their friendship during their playing days with an eye to fine detail, and continues on through to their retired lives off the diamond. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Children more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Noted journalist David Halberstam worked as a reporter for "The Nashville Tennessean" in 1960 where he got to know eight young men and women who were just becoming aware of and involved in the struggle for civil rights through the workshops on nonviolence conducted by James Lawson, a student at the Vanderbilt Divinity School. Through the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Filled with historical details and firsthand accounts, this moving story focuses on four baseball greats--Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams--whose 60-year friendship saw them through the transition from sports icons to men dealing with growing old. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Powers That Be more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam charts the development of four media powers--CBS, Time magazine, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He shows how each affects American life and opinion through its pervasive influence, and how some of these organizations have become directly involved in politics. see all copies from £5.15! new only from £13.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Education of a Coach more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist The statistics will support the claim made by his fans that Bill Belichick is either the best or one of the best coaches in the NFL, including the Superbowl victories of his team the New England Patriots in 2001, 2003, and 2004. Belichick's 30-year career as head coach or as assistant coach (working with the legendary Bill Parcells) puts him at ... see all copies from £4.12! new only from £4.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Ho more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist This biography of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary leader, examines his youth and influences (including Marx and Lenin), his years in Paris, and his efforts to overthrow the colonial rule of France in his country. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £12.83! \| first editions
18 view cover	ESPN Sports Century more books like this by Michael Maccambridge (Editor), David Halberstam (Introduction by), Chris Berman (Foreword by) add to wishlist Highlighting significant moments in 20th-century sports, this dramatic history tells its story through photographs, playbooks, biographical portraits, and essays where a diverse group of writers--including Joyce Carol Oates and Thomas Boswell--contemplate why selected sports icons so accurately reflect a decade's political and social climate. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
19 view cover	Best American Sports Writing of the Century more books like this by David Halberstam (Introduction by), Glenn Stout (Foreword by) add to wishlist These 50 pieces of exemplary 20th-century American sports writing, selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Halberstam, include works by Jimmy Cannon, Red Smith, Damon Runyon, and Frank Deford. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton & the Generals more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Through a deep analysis of the War in the Gulf, and through studies of operations in Haiti, Somalia, and Bosnia, Halberstam examines new ways of waging war following the fall of Communism. He addresses the issues of civilian control of the military and whether politics threatens to interfere with military goals, and he explains the new ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Everything They Had: Sports Writing from David Halberstam more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist This work delivers the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's unique vision of sports, with an intimate and personal collection that reveals the ideals of a culture steeped in integrity, loyalty, and character. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era more books like this by David Halberstam, Daniel J Singal (Editor) add to wishlist 65.00 see all copies from £10.03! new only from £15.51! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories more books like this by Nick Lyons (Editor), David Halberstam (Foreword by) add to wishlist The largest and most broadly based collection of writings about fishing ever compiled--including writers and fishermen as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, Jimmy Carter, James Fenimore Cooper, and Tom McGuane. This one-of-a-kind volume has something for everyone who fishes, whether he or she fondly remembers fishing with worms as a child or hurls the ... see all copies from £8.39! new only from £9.78! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Coldest Winter: American and the Korean War more books like this by David Halberstam, Edward Herrmann (Read by) add to wishlist In this posthumous work, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the untold heroism and pathos of the worst American military disaster since Little Big Horn, and the politics that set it in motion. Abridged. 10 CDs. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46!
25 view cover	New York, September 11 more books like this by Steve McCurry (Editor), David Halberstam (Introduction by) add to wishlist The events in New York City of September 11, 2001 are recorded in pictures by members of the Magnum photo cooperative, who were in the city for a membership meeting, and who stayed to document the day and the aftermath. David Halberstam provides an introduction. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions

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