Chronological Period/1950-1999
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The Supersonic Bone: A Development and Operational History of the B-1 Bomber
$50.00 Read moreWhen the B-52 Stratofortress entered operational service with the US Air Force in 1955, work was already underway on defining its successor. The B-70 Valkyrie, a Mach 3 jet bomber, was one option. Alt… [more below]
- Author: Katz, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1399014714
- Language: English
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
$23.00 Add to cart“The authoritative masterpiece” (L. A. Times) on the Apollo space program and NASA’s journey to the moon
This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history.- Author: Chaikin, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: September 01 2007
- ISBN10: 014311235X
- Language: English
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The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope, and Apartheid in South Africa
$18.99 Read moreIn a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms.
As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the- Author: Bildner, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 13 2014
- ISBN10: 0399247904
- Language: English
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Who Are the Rolling Stones?
$5.99 Read moreFollow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled success around the world.
Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues a- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1101995580
- Language: English
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Stealing Buddha’s Dinner
$18.00 Read moreWinner of the PEN/Jerard Award
“[A] perfectly pitched and prodigiously detailed memoir.” – Boston Globe As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in
Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
Kiriyama Notable Book- Author: Nguyen, Bich Minh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143113038
- Language: English
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Sweet Revenge
$10.99 Read more“You can’t bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page.”–The New York Times
At twenty-five, Princess Adrianne lives a life most people would envy. Beautiful an- Author: Roberts, Nora
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 05 1997
- ISBN10: 0553278592
- Language: English
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Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975
$16.95 Read moreA Rolling Stone Best Music Book of 2021
“Thompson is a master showman . . . [Beeswing is] everything you’d hope a Richard Thompson autobiography would be . . . It’s both major and minor, dirge and dit- Author: Thompson, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1643752537
- Language: English
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The Painted Word
$17.00 Read more“America’s nerviest journalist” (Newsweek) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this “masterpiece” (The Washington Post)
Wolfe’s style has never been more dazzling, his wit never more keen. He ad- Author: Wolfe, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0312427581
- Language: English
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Hoover Tower at Stanford University
$23.99 Read moreA Stanford University landmark since 1941, the 285-foot-tall, Art Deco-style Hoover Tower provides a contrasting focal point for the horizontal lines of the Quad’s sandstone arcades. The Quad, begun i… [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Danielson, Elena S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1467129208
- Language: English
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The Coming Collapse of China
$20.00 Read more- Author: Chang, Gordon G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 19 2006
- ISBN10: 0812977564
- Language: English
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Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen’s Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All
$32.00 Read moreNamed one of Investopedia’s 7 Best Economics Books of 2022
The trailblazing story of Janet Yellen, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of economics, and her lifelong advocacy for an economics of empathy that deli- Author: Ullmann, Owen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 154170102X
- Language: English
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The Inheritance: Poisoned Fruit of JFK’s Assassination
$24.95 Read moreChristopher Fulton’s journey began with the death of Evelyn Lincoln, late secretary to President John F. Kennedy. Through Lincoln, crucial evidence ended up in Christopher’s hands–evidence that was g… [more below]
- Author: Fulton, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 22 2018
- ISBN10: 1634242173
- Language: English
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The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability
$40.83 Add to cartRevised and updated: the definitive primary-source history of US involvement in General Pinochet’s Chilean coup–“the evidence is overwhelming” (The New Yorker).
Published to commemorate the fortiet- Author: Kornbluh, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1595589120
- Language: English
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Dreams of Joy
$18.00 Read more#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “Astonishing . . . one of those hard-to-put-down-until-four-in-the morning books . . . a story with characters who enter a reader’s life, take up residence, and illumina
- Series: Shanghai Girls #2
- Author: See, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0812980549
- Language: English
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Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
$28.99 Read moreThe acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family’s traditional English farm
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named “Nature Book of the Year” by the Sun
- Author: Rebanks, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0063073277
- Language: English
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Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
$21.00 Read moreA National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, Nonfiction
Named a Notable Book of the Year by
The New York Times Book Review and The Washington Post Named a Best Book of the Year by
NPR, The Boston- Author: Berman, Ari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1250094720
- Language: English
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The Lyrics: 1961-2020
$60.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylan’s lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day–with the songwriter’s edits to dozens of songs,- Author: Dylan, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1451648766
- Language: English
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The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
$17.99 Read moreRecipient of a Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers
“Text and illustration meld beautifully.” —The New York Times
An ALA Notable Book
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
“Stunning.” —- Author: Macy, Sue
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1481472208
- Language: English
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F-14 Tomcat: Grumman’s “Top Gun” from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf
$19.99 Read moreIt has been said that “bombers make history; fighters make movies.” In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike figh… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #11
- Author: Brown, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0764356623
- Language: English
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Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin
$18.99 Read moreAuthor Tracy Newman and illustrator Abigail Halpin’s picture-book biography of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will inspire young readers to follow the melody within themselves.
A Schneider Family Book- Author: Newman, Tracy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 1419741101
- Language: English
