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1	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 £1.24! new only from £5.95! \| first editions
2	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 £8.49! new only from £9.03! \| first editions
3	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 £5.57! new only from £10.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	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 £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	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 £6.32! new only from £9.11! \| first editions
6	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 £10.43! new only from £11.58! \| first editions
7	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 £14.86! new only from £16.72! \| first editions
8	The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963 more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist In this beautifully written, bestselling account of the death of John F. Kennedy, Manchester speaks with a sense of immediacy and authenticity about what really happened and why. "A book that will be used by historians for the next 2,000 years".--James Michener. see all copies from £18.32! new only from £154.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA more books like this by Tim Weiner add to wishlist Covering the Central Intelligence Agencys less-than-stellar reputation over its 60-year existence, this work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans. see all copies from £6.20! new only from £9.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World more books like this by A J Jacobs add to wishlist Alarmed and more than a little chagrined at the massive gaps in his personal knowledge base, Jacobs sets for himself a suitably daunting, and some might say insane, task: to fill in the holes in his Ivy-league education by reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw add to wishlist Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance more books like this by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist The narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son becomes a text which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey. see all copies from £1.89! new only from £5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	The Official Preppy Handbook more books like this by Lisa Birnbach add to wishlist A "New York Times" bestseller when originally published, "The Official Preppy Handbook" has maintained its popularity over the years. see all copies from £6.70! new only from £26.67! \| first editions
14 view cover	Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party more books like this by Max Blumenthal add to wishlist An intimate, investigative portrait of how the purveyors of the politics of personal crisis and redemption brought down the GOP--and why they're still calling the shots for the party see all copies from £13.00! new only from £13.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Behold a Pale Horse more books like this by Milton William Cooper (Introduction by) add to wishlist Cooper, a former U.S. Naval intelligence briefing team member, offers this lucid, rational work that reveals secrets kept guarded by the American government since the 1940s, including the presence of UFOs, the facts behind the J.F.K. assassination, and more. see all copies from £13.14! new only from £15.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment more books like this by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston add to wishlist Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention. see all copies from £1.96! new only from £2.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson more books like this by Mitch Albom add to wishlist Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist Plain-speaking radio host Glenn Beck shares his views on topics such as alcohol, family, politics, race, religion--and the flag. He connects these to mainstream American values, and offers his balance of humor and sincerity to counter what he sees as the doubletalk that too often prevails in the media. see all copies from £5.89! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History more books like this by Erik Larson add to wishlist The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £8.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Citizen Soldiers: The U S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945 more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Introduction by) add to wishlist An oral history of the last European campaigns of the Second World War, from the landings at Normandy to the final surrender of the Axis powers. Ambrose, who has already chronicled the Second World War in UNDAUNTED COURAGE and D_DAY, concentrates on the experiences of the ordinary soldier in the ranks, and makes use of hundreds of interviews ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ... see all copies from £13.63! new only from £14.13! \| first editions
22 view cover	Death of a President more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist The author of the bestsellers American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 and The Last Lion offers a compelling account of President John F. Kennedy's last six days--the only record authorized by the Kennedy family--written with remarkable detail and immediacy, and with an intimacy that is unparalleled in the literature. see all copies from £35.30! new only from £136.46! \| first editions
23 view cover	From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 more books like this by George C Herring add to wishlist The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation in print. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize-winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of prestigious Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. From Colony to Superpower is the only thematic volume commissioned for the series. Here George C. Herring ... see all copies from £14.25! new only from £15.11!
24 view cover	The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist Historian Ambrose evokes what it was like to be in a B-24 as pilot, gunner, bombardier, or navigator, as these planes flew missions over German territory during World War II. He chronicles their training and assesses their contribution to the Allied victory--which was often at great cost to these freedom-loving men who made a difference. Much of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide more books like this by Samantha Power add to wishlist This study of genocide in the 20th century examines America's pattern of reluctance to intervene--including in the Holocaust, in Cambodia, and in Bosnia. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £3.09! new only from £8.05! \| signed copies \| first editions

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