Holt Paperbacks
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Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America
$24.99 Add to cart“Once in a while a book comes along that projects the spirit of an era; this is one of them . . . Vibrant and expressive . . . A well-researched and well-written work.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Wit- Author: Joseph, Peniel E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 10 2007
- ISBN10: 0805083359
- Language: English
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The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
$20.99 Add to cartThis is the first comprehensive book in English on the fate of the homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The author, a German refugee, examines the climate and conditions that gave rise to a vicious campaign a
- Author: Plant, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 15 1988
- ISBN10: 0805006001
- Language: English
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The Chanel: A Woman of Her Own
$35.00 Add to cartJournalist Axel Madsen, the biographer of such icons as John Jacob Astor, Jacques Cousteau, and John Huston, presents the life and legend of French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Chanel. The name alone- Author: Madsen, Axel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 15 1991
- ISBN10: 0805016392
- Language: English
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Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
$19.99 Read moreFrom a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told before
BERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CO- Author: Milton, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 07, 2022
- ISBN10: 1250838991
- Language: English
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The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket
$26.99 Add to cartEven before the Pilgrims landed in 1620, Cape Cod and its islands promised paradise to visitors, both native and European. In Paul Schneider’s sure hands, the story of this waterland created by glacie
- Author: Schneider, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0805067345
- Language: English
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Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the South Bronx projects to the boardroom–at only nineteen years old, Cin Fabré ran with the wolves of Wall Street.
Growing up, Cin Fabré didn’t know anything about the stock market. But she l- Author: Fabré, Cin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1250871409
- Language: English
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Animal Weapons
$21.99 Add to cart“Outstanding . . . Emlen’s book on animal warfare reveals a world far more fascinating and intriguing than one we could summon with our imagination.” –The Seattle Times
Every animal relies on a weapo- Author: Emlen, Douglas J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1250075319
- Language: English
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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth’s Last Dinosaur
$22.99 Add to cartThe story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalist
Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human e- Author: Safina, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 29 2007
- ISBN10: 0805083189
- Language: English
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
$22.99 Add to cartIn this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career ● Michael Douglas stars in Franklin, premiering
- Author: Schiff, Stacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: January 10 2006
- ISBN10: 0805080090
- Language: English
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Day of Infamy, 60th Anniversary: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor
$19.99 Add to cartA special 60th anniversary edition of the bestselling re-creation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, by the author of A Night to Remember.
Sunday, December 7, 1941, was, as President Roosevelt sa- Author: Lord, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0805068031
- Language: English
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Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
$17.00 Read moreThirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out.
Bill McKibben’s- Author: McKibben, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1250256852
- Language: English
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Putin’s Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy
$21.99 Add to cartA searing portrait of a country in disarray and of the man at its helm, from the bravest of Russian journalists (The New York Times)
Hailed as a lone voice crying out in a moral wilderness (New States- Author: Politkovskaya, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 09 2007
- ISBN10: 0805082506
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
$28.99 Add to cartRenowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm examines the causes and effects of people’s violent tendencies in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness.
In this provocative book, the distingu- Author: Fromm, Erich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: February 15 1992
- ISBN10: 080501604X
- Language: English
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Pegasus: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy
$19.99 Add to cartFeaturing an introduction by Rachel Maddow, Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most sophisticated and in
- Author: Richard, Laurent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1250858674
- Language: English
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Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion
$18.99 Add to cartTwo leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment
At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between the Dalai Lama, o- Author: Lama, Dalai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0805090215
- Language: English
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The Thirtymile Fire: A Chronicle of Bravery and Betrayal
$18.99 Add to cart“Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting.”–National Geographic Adventure
The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began- Author: MacLean, John N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 27 2008
- ISBN10: 0805083308
- Language: English
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5001 Nights at the Movies
$52.99 Add to cartThe intelligent person’s guide to the movies, with more than 2,800 reviews
Look up a movie in this guide, and chances are you’ll find yourself reading on about the next movie and the next. Pauline Kae- Series: Holt Paperback
- Author: Kael, Pauline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: May 15 1991
- ISBN10: 0805013679
- Language: English
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Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs
$18.99 Add to cartAmerica’s favorite outdoor humorist is back with an outrageously fresh collection of stories. He introduces a variety of friends old and new, and takes readers to many exotic locales outdoors and indo
- Series: Holt Paperback
- Author: McManus, Patrick F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 15 1988
- ISBN10: 0805009124
- Language: English
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The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots
$19.99 Add to cartFor readers of The Second Machine Age or The Soul of an Octopus, a bold, exciting exploration of how building diverse kinds of relationships with robots—inspired by how we interact with animals—coul
- Author: Darling, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1250838428
- Language: English
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Why Him? Why Her?
$23.99 Add to cartThe national bestselling book Why Him? Why Her? shows how a better understanding of who you are will help you find and keep the love you want
Helen Fisher can often tell, almost instantly, the hidden- Author: Fisher, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 05 2010
- ISBN10: 0805091521
- Language: English
