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1	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal more books like this by Eric Schlosser 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 £2.66! new only from £6.53! \| first editions
2	Tis: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt Arriving in the United States as a poor, fairly uneducated young man, Frank McCourt became an accomplished English teacher and author. This is the story of his incredible transformation, a follow-up memoir to the Pulitzer Prize-winning ANGELA'S ASHES. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius more books like this by Dave Eggers The literary bestseller that redefines both family and narrative for the 21st century, this moving memoir is the story of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. This is an exhilarating debut that manages to be simultaneously hilarious and wildly inventive as ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £5.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin In a consummate blend of history and biography, Goodwin illuminates the partnership between Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt that raised America from the Depression, forged military victory, and transformed the nation into a superpower. 32 pages of photos. see all copies from £2.16! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	All the President's Men more books like this by Carl Bernstein The journalistic team of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is credited with reporting the most explosive political story of the 1970s, which began as a seemingly low-level break-in at the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. in June, 1972, and which was to result in the resignation of President Richard "I am not a crook" Nixon. Writing in the style ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw 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 £1.25! new only from £1.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Best and the Brightest more books like this by David Halberstam 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 £4.82! new only from £8.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Irony of American History more books like this by Reinhold Niebuhr "[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there's serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn't use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make ... see all copies from £10.22! new only from £10.76! \| first editions
9	Seabiscuit: An American Legend more books like this by L Hillenbrand Laura Hillenbrand, an award-winning racing journalist, delivers an in-depth, winning biography of a horse, detailing the lives of three men: Tom Smith, a silent, eccentric trainer; Charles Howard, a wealthy horseowner; and Red Pollard, a half-blind, down-on-his-luck jockey, whose combined talents produced an unlikely champion. The struggles of ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £1.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Closing of the American Mind more books like this by Allan Bloom In this widely acclaimed number-one national bestseller, one of America's most distinguished political philosophers argues that the social/political crisis of 20th-century America is really an intellectual crisis. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £9.43! \| first editions
11 view cover	Diplomacy more books like this by Henry A Kissinger In a brilliant, controversial, and profoundly incisive book, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger explains the art of diplomacy and reveals why Americans have historically repudiated both the style and substance of diplomacy as it is practiced throughout the world. 30 pages of photos. QBPC Alternate. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £9.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away more books like this by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson lived in Britain for 20 years, then returned with his family to the U.S. Here he writes about the process of re-entry--the shocks, the adjustments, the excesses, and (especially) the funny bits. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £5.88! \| first editions
13	The Official Preppy Handbook more books like this by Lisa Birnbach A "New York Times" bestseller when originally published, "The Official Preppy Handbook" has maintained its popularity over the years. see all copies from £9.62! first editions
14 view cover	In Conflict & Order: Understanding Society more books like this by D Stanley Eitzen see all copies from £4.82! new only from £7.81! \| first editions
15 view cover	Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency more books like this by James Bamford This investigative report into the operations of America's super-secret National Security Agency examines its charter and founding, its secret budget, and the degree of oversight, or lack thereof, by Congress. Bamford reveals the scope of its operations worldwide--including actual cases of cold war involvement--and the sophisticated technology ... see all copies from £4.44! new only from £8.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time more books like this by Hunter S Thompson In this collection of essays, the first of the Gonzo Papers, the legendary Thompson hold forth on a variety of topics from the corruption of the Nixon government to the corruption of society in the early 1980s. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Age of American Unreason more books like this by Susan Jacoby Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--the addiction to infotainment, from television to the Web, which has resulted in a lazy and credulous public. see all copies from £10.86! new only from £12.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 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 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 £4.82! new only from £5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 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) 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 £1.58! new only from £8.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Notes from a Big Country more books like this by Bryson A delightful collection of comic pieces from Bryson's column in "The Mail on Sunday"'s" Night and Day" magazine. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £7.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Fifties more books like this by David Halberstam 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 £4.82! new only from £6.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 more books like this by David M Kennedy Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for History, this book tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in two unprecedented calamities: the Great Depression and World War II. 65 halftones. 21 maps. see all copies from £6.20! new only from £11.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964 more books like this by William Manchester Inspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man.Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of the United States Army. He served in World Wars I, II, and the Korean War, and is famous for stating that "in war, there is no substitute for victory."AMERICAN CAESAR exaines the exemplary army career, ... see all copies from £3.86! new only from £9.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Boys on the Bus more books like this by Timothy Crouse Reporter Crouse's behind-the-scenes coverage of the political press corps during the 1972 presidential campaign is an enlightening study in journalism and the political process. Photos. see all copies from £4.82! new only from £8.42! \| first editions
25 view cover	Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide more books like this by Samantha Power 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 £4.83! new only from £8.87! \| signed copies \| first editions

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