Chronological Period/1970's
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Never Fall Down
$11.99 Add to cartThis National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labo
- Author: McCormick, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 23 2013
- ISBN10: 0061730955
- 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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The Vietnam Reader: The Definitive Collection of Fiction and Nonfiction on the War
$26.00 Add to cartAn extraordinary selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, from Tim O’Brien to Marvin Gaye, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry.
This authoritative and acc- Author: O’Nan, Stewart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: October 20 1998
- ISBN10: 0385491182
- Language: English
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The Complete Peanuts 1973-1974: Vol. 12 Hardcover Edition
$29.99 Add to cartThe twelfth volume of Peanuts features a number of tennis strips and several extended sequences involving Peppermint Patty’s friend Marcie (including a riotous, rarely seen sequence in which Marcie’s … [more below]
- Series: Complete Peanuts #0
- Author: Schulz, Charles M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1606992864
- Language: English
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Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother.
“This- Author: Fuller, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0375758992
- Language: English
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Wacky Packages [With Stickers]
$27.99 Read moreTake a fun look back at Quacker Oats, Blisterine, and more classic packaging parodies–plus an interview with creator Art Spiegelman!
Known affectionately among collectors as “Wacky Packs,” the Topps s
- Series: Topps
- Author: Spiegelman, Art
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 081099531X
- Language: English
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Ball Four: The Final Pitch
$41.99 Add to cartThe beloved baseball classic now available in paperback, with a new foreword from Jim Bouton’s wife, Paula Kurman.
When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it hit the sports world like a lightning- Author: Bouton, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 508
- Publish Date: December 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1684426421
- Language: English
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Dispatches: Introduction by Robert Stone
$28.00 Add to cartWritten on the front lines in Vietnam, Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977.
From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches m
- Series: Everyman’s Library Classics & Contemporary Classics
- Author: Herr, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 17 2009
- ISBN10: 0307270807
- Language: English
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The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings
$19.95 Add to cartA documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is … [more below]
- Author: Schumacher, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 151790644X
- Language: English
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A Million Shades of Gray
$8.99 Add to cartY’Tin is brave.
No one in his village denies that–his mother may wish that he’d spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and- Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1442429194
- Language: English
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Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America
$24.99 Read moreCelebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law that opened the door for greater opportunities for girls and women, with this refreshed edition of the nonfiction illustrated middle grade book abou… [more below]
- Author: Blumenthal, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1665918748
- Language: English
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Julie Takes a Stand
$7.99 Add to cartIt’s 1976 and the entire country is celebrating America’s 200th birthday, including Julie! She can’t wait to camp in a horse-drawn wagon for the Bicentennial, but pioneer life turns out to be a lot ha… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: McDonald, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 168337133X
- Language: English
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
$8.99 Read moreNational Book Award Winner
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched in hand to see- Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 19 2011
- ISBN10: 0312632126
- Language: English
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Hippie Food
$19.99 Add to cartAn enlightening narrative history–an entertaining fusion of Tom Wolfe and Michael Pollan–that traces the colorful origins of once unconventional foods and the diverse fringe movements, charismatic g
- Author: Kauffman, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062437313
- Language: English
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The Blizzard of ’78
$20.00 Add to cartNew England was knocked to its knees on February 6th and 7th, 1978, by the incredible snow and wind referred to locally as the worst storm of the century, and this history combines stunning photograph
- Author: Tougias, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: May 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1636175007
- Language: English
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A Shau: Crucible of the Vietnam War
$39.95 Add to cartNestled in Vietnam’s Thua Thien Province, west of the city of Hue, and bordering Laos, the narrow 40-kilometer long A Shau Valley, situated between densely forested mountain ranges, witnessed prolonge
- Author: Phillips, Jay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 542
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1642280445
- Language: English
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Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
$28.99 Read more“THRILLING. … Up-end[s] the Apollo narrative entirely.” —The Times (London)
A “brilliantly observed” (Newsweek) and “endlessly fascinating” (WSJ) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, reve
- Author: Swift, Earl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0062986538
- Language: English
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Tucson a Basketball Town
$14.95 Add to cartIn 1972, the University of Arizona built McKale Center, a basketball arena that seated nearly 14,000 people. Filling that arena would present considerable challenges: the Wildcats hadn’t been to an NC… [more below]
- Author: Elliott, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1627870415
- Language: English
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The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954: Vols. 1 & 2 Gift Box Set – Paperback
$39.99 Add to cartThis fall will see the release of the first in an annual series of two-volume boxed sets (1950-1952 and 1953-1954) at a reduced price.
- Series: Complete Peanuts #0
- Author: Schulz, Charles M.
- Binding: Boxed Set
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 02 2014
- ISBN10: 1606997939
- Language: English
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Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam
$19.95 Add to cartZahn reconstructed his year of combat in Vietnam with surprising detail, capturing the cockiness, angst, and attitude of the naive nineteen-year-old 1st Cavalry Division attack helicopter pilot of 197
- Author: Zahn, Randy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574886118
- Language: English
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