Chronological Period/1950-1999
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The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
$23.99 Add to cart“This is the history of the gay and lesbian movement that we’ve been waiting for.” —The Washington Post
The sweeping story of the struggle for gay and lesbian rights–based on amazing interviews wit- Author: Faderman, Lillian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 832
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1451694121
- Language: English
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Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government’s Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
$22.99 Add to cartThe definitive history of the military’s decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena, from the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon’s Brain and international bestseller Area … [more below]
- Author: Jacobsen, Annie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0316349356
- Language: English
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In Pursuit of Peace in Israel and Palestine
$27.95 Add to cartGershon Baskin’s memoir of thirty-eight years of intensive pursuit of peace begins with a childhood on Long Island and a bar mitzvah trip to Israel with his family. Baskin joined Young Judaea back in … [more below]
- Author: Baskin, Gershon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0826521819
- Language: English
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New Media in Art
$29.95 Add to cartFollowing innovative ideas about representation and the free use of materials in cubism, futurism, and surrealism–particularly in the work of Duchamp–artists abandoned strict adherence to traditiona… [more below]
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Rush, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: June 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0500203784
- Language: English
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Paris Journal, 1956-65
$17.99 Add to cartThis portrait of a city and an era is drawn from the the author’s celebrated “Letter from Paris,” a series that appeared in The New Yorker from 1925 to 1975 over the signature “Gen黎.” Edited by Will… [more below]
- Series: Paris Journal #2
- Author: Flanner
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: July 28 1988
- ISBN10: 015670949X
- Language: English
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All in the Family: The Realignment of American Democracy Since the 1960s
$25.00 Add to cartIn the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society and War on Poverty promised an array of federal programs to assist working-class families. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan declared the GOP the party of “famil
- Author: Self, Robert O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 0809026740
- Language: English
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One Yard Short: Turning Your Defeats Into Victories
$18.99 Add to cartCoach Les Steckel understands that life is difficult. It’s marked by disappointments and defeats. But what’s important is what you do with those defeats. One Yard Short is the amazing story of Les Ste
- Author: Steckel, Les
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 14 2008
- ISBN10: 0849929075
- Language: English
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The Diana Chronicles
$20.00 Read more#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. This “insanely readable and improbably profound” biography (Chicago Tribune) reveals the truth as only famed jou… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Tina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: May 20 2008
- ISBN10: 076792309X
- Language: English
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Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
$16.99 Add to cartIn this revelatory and moving memoir, a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, persevera
- Author: Melvin, Leland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0062496735
- Language: English
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Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner
$35.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and
- Author: Smith, Patti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 006621131X
- Language: English
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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
$25.00 Add to cart“An engrossing and impossibly wide-ranging project . . . In The Free World, every seat is a good one.” –Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post
“The Free World sparkles. Fully original, beautifully writte- Author: Menand, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 125082964X
- Language: English
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Poet Warrior: A Memoir
$25.00 Read moreJoy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, an
- Author: Harjo, Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0393248526
- Language: English
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K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World’s Second-Highest Mountain
$19.95 Add to cartThe 1953 American expedition to the second highest peak in the world.
- Author: Houston, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493050249
- Language: English
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The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
$21.99 Add to cart“An impressive, meticulously reported postmortem. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it.” –Bloomberg Businessweek
Who was Bernie Madoff, and how did he- Author: Henriques, Diana B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1250007437
- Language: English
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Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man
$35.00 Add to cartFrom one of America’s most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon. By considering some of the president’s opinions, Wills comes to the controversial conclusion that Nixo
- Author: Wills, Garry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 14 2002
- ISBN10: 0618134328
- Language: English
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Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World’s Best Writers
$26.00 Add to cartWhen news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has never been resolved. The story continues to unfold, wi… [more below]
- Author: Whitney, Joel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1944869131
- Language: English
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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon–And the Journey of a Generation
$22.00 Add to cartA groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America’s most important musical artists–Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon–charts their lives as women at a magical moment in time. … [more below]
- Author: Weller, Sheila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: April 14 2009
- ISBN10: 0743491483
- Language: English
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More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
$22.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller
“The bright light shed by More Money Than God is particularly welcome. Mr. Mallaby . . . brings a keen sense of financial theory to his subject and a vivid narrative styl- Series: Council on Foreign Relations Books (Penguin Press)
- Author: Mallaby, Sebastian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 31 2011
- ISBN10: 0143119419
- Language: English
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The Brompton: Engineering for Change
$30.00 Add to cartLightweight, compact, distinctively styled, and now, electric: The Brompton isn’t the only folding bicycle–or even the first. But everyone who has been on one will enthusiastically testify to its mar… [more below]
- Author: Butler-Adams, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 161519956X
- Language: English
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The New Breed
$10.99 Add to cartFrom the blistering jungles of Vietnam to the far-flung battlefields of the African Congo, they faced the turmoil of a new era. It was a different kind of war. But the courage and skill of these young… [more below]
- Series: Brotherhood of War (Brilliance) #7
- Author: Griffin, W. E. B.
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 01 1988
- ISBN10: 0515092266
- Language: English
