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1	Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist "If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and "Common Sense" above all -- then I ask you to read this book...." In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. ... see all copies from £6.86! new only from £8.10!
2	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this by Erik Larson add to wishlist The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal more books like this by Eric Schlosser add to wishlist To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, charts the fast food industry's enormous impact on our health, landscape, economy, politics and culture as he transforms the way America thinks about what it eats. see all copies from £1.26! new only from £5.99! \| first editions
4	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hit more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist Historian Ambrose tells of the combat experiences of soldiers in the crack U.S. Army Airborne division that led the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The interviews on which this book is based were conducted by Ambrose as research for his book, D-DAY. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong more books like this by James W Loewen add to wishlist Why do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain--textbooks that are embarrassing combinations of blind patriotism and outright lies--but reinstates suppressed information in a fascinating chronology. 26 photos. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government more books like this by Glenn Beck add to wishlist Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author, nationally syndicated radio host, and FoxNews TV host Glenn Beck presents the ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life's most important arguments. see all copies from £13.08! new only from £13.08! \| first editions
7	The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression more books like this by Amity Shlaes add to wishlist This striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression looks at the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they had helped to establish the steadfast character that has developed a nation. see all copies from £6.39! new only from £9.09! \| first editions
8	1776 more books like this by David McCullough (Read by) add to wishlist David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the ... see all copies from £3.89! new only from £4.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Rules for Radicals more books like this by Saul Alinsky add to wishlist This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. see all copies from £8.94! new only from £9.10!
10	A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present more books like this by Howard Zinn, Ph.D. add to wishlist THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES presents what has come to be called "history from the bottom up," as it tells America's national narrative in a way that is inclusive of those previously left out of, or marginalized by, standard histories. The book reveals that it was the Arawak Indians who were present at the first contact with Columbus. ... see all copies from £5.92! new only from £10.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America more books like this by Ronald T Takaki add to wishlist Upon its first publication, A Different Mirror was hailed by critics and academics as a dramatic retelling of America's past. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States - Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, ... see all copies from £3.97! new only from £7.41! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Federalist Papers more books like this by Charles Rossiter (Editor), Charles R Kesler (Introduction by) add to wishlist Three of the founding fathers defend their revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States--in these essays. Based on the original McLean edition of 1788, this edition includes copies of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Original. see all copies from £3.88! new only from £3.88! \| first editions
13 view cover	A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam more books like this by Lewis Sorley add to wishlist Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing from thousands of hours of previously unavailable (and still classified) tape-recorded meetings between the highest levels of the American military command in ... see all copies from £10.17! new only from £10.58!
14 view cover	Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Bill Bryson, known in England as "the funniest travel writer alive," returns to the States and walks the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hanover, New Hampshire. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist A chronicle of the two-and-a-half year journey of Lewis and Clark covers their incredible hardships and the contributions of Sacajawea. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Good Soldiers more books like this by David Finkel add to wishlist Combining the action of Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" with the literary tone of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers" takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined soldiers fighting in the Iraq War. see all copies from £15.25! new only from £15.25!
18 view cover	The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History more books like this by John M Barry add to wishlist Victims of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 suffered horrifying effects, including bleeding from the ears and nose, and they usually died. It killed more people in a year than the plagues of the Middle Ages did in a century. In the United States, where there weren't enough coffins to house the increasing numbers of bodies, nearly seven times ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.58! \| first editions
19 view cover	Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick add to wishlist A New York Times Bestselling Author From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army more books like this by Jeremy Scahill add to wishlist On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U. S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, ... see all copies from £2.25! new only from £6.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve more books like this by G Edward Griffin (Preface by) add to wishlist see all copies from £16.17! new only from £16.17! \| signed copies
22 view cover	Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam more books like this by Gordon M Goldstein add to wishlist 'I had a part in a great failure. I made mistakes of perception, recommendation and execution. If I have learned anything I should share it'. These are not words that Americans ever expected to hear from McGeorge Bundy, the national security adviser to presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. But in the last years of his life, Bundy - the ... see all copies from £8.45! new only from £8.45! \| first editions
23 view cover	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin add to wishlist A chronicle of the US and its leaders during the period when modern America was created. It narrates the interrelationships between the inner workings of the Roosevelt White House and the destiny of the US, painting a portrait that fills in a historical gap in the story of America under Roosevelt. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	His Excellency: George Washington more books like this by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist This biographical study of George Washington, the founding father who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," reexamines the personal and public sides of the man who set this nation on its course and became its first president. Joseph Ellis draws on voluminous research, and especially on the archives in the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The National Parks: America's Best Idea more books like this by Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan add to wishlist This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly 400 sites and 84 million acres. see all copies from £14.95! new only from £15.55! \| first editions

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