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1	Shock and Awe: Responses to War by Peter Laufer Spring 2003, President Bush launched his pre-emptive war on Iraq as milliond of citizens worldwide protested the invasion and occupation. Journalist Peter Lauder responded by filling a time capsule marking those three weeks from the firts "shock and awe" bombs over Baghdad to the made-for-TV US-orchestrated toppling of Saddam Husseins' statue in ... see all copies from $1.99!
2	Damn Fine Art by New Lesbian Artists by Cherry Smyth Lavishly illustrated with over 50 colour and black and white pictures, Damn Fine An is the first in-depth study of contemporary lesbian art. Engaging with a wide range of international artists from Mexico to Ireland, Cherry Smyth traces the increasing visibility and confidence of lesbian artists in mainstream art and draws on extensive research ... see all copies from $2.45! first editions
3	Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots, and Revolutionaries, 1776-1871 by Adam Zamoyski From the first shots of the American Revolution to the last agony of the Paris Commune in 1871, Zamoyski captures the romantics and revolutionaries who were willing to die for the cause of an idealized nation. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
4	The Hidden Hand: Britain, America, and Cold War Secret Intelligence by Richard J Aldrich There has long been a special relationship of close cooperation between the British and the American intelligence services. THE HIDDEN HAND examines the roots of that relationship in the Cold War. Using access to recently declassified documents from both sides, Aldrich examines the specific cases--both successful and unsuccessful--and uncovers a ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	Cows on Parade in Chicago by Mary Ellen Sullivan see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	Matisse by Gilles Neret There are many monographs on Matisse, but his works are among the most difficult to reproduce satisfactorily. Tachen's "Matisse" will be an essential work of reference for many years due to the extraordinary care that has gone into each reproduction. The collaboration of Matisse's grandson, Claude Duthuit, has ensured the greatest possible tonal ... see all copies from $3.00! first editions
7	Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit Throwing out the crippling assumptions with which many activists proceed, award-winning author Solnit proposes a new vision of how change happens. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies
8	Redeeming Art: Critical Reveries by Donald B Kuspit From Willem de Kooning to Andy Warhol to Sue Coe, this choice collection of essays scrutinizes aesthetic developments ranging from Abstract Expressionism to the most recent permutation of postmodernism. see all copies from $4.20! first editions
9	Photos That Changed the World by Peter Stepan (Editor) From the first flight of the Wright brothers to the Normandy landing to Woodstock to the Gulf War, certain photos symbolize whole epochs and have become part of the universal visual memory in a way that few works of paintings have managed to do. Some 90 of the most significant photos of the past 100 years have been selected for this volume to ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan by A C Grayling When Nuremberg was scouted in 1945 as a possible site for the Nazi war crime trials, an American damage survey of Germany described it as being "among the dead cities" of that country, for it was 90% destroyed, its population decimated, its facilities lost. As a place to put Nazis on trial, it symbolized the devastation Nazism brought upon Germany ... see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions
11	By Any Means Necessary: America's Secret Air War in the Cold War by William E Burrows This cold war history examines the top-secret reconnaissance flights over the Communist bloc and reveals the loss of American pilots, whose existence could not be acknowledged by the U.S. government. Burrows interviewed pilots who flew, and families of those who were lost. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Growing Up in a Classless Society?: School to Work Transitions by Dr. Andy Furlong see all copies from $3.05!
13 view cover	The Avant-Garde in Interwar England: Medieval Modernism and the London Underground by Michael T Saler The Avant-Garde in Interwar England addresses modernism's ties to tradition, commerce, nationalism, and spirituality through an analysis of the assimilation of visual modernism in England between 1910 and 1939. During this period, a debate raged across the nation concerning the purpose of art in society. On one side were the aesthetic formalists, ... see all copies from $19.95! first editions
14 view cover	14-18: Understanding the Great War by Catherine Temerson (Translator), Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau, Annette Becker A bold new assessment of how the violence, racist nationalism, and grief aroused in 1914-18 changed the course of history To many, the years of the Great War seemed to signal Europe's collective suicide. A century later, the conflict continues to dominate the imagination of the West--not least because it became the matrix from which all ... see all copies from $3.95! first editions
15 view cover	Duel in the Sun: Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Battle of Turnberry by Michael Corcoran On its 25th anniversary comes a riveting book that sweeps readers back to what has been called the most exciting and important moment in modern golf history: the 1977 British Open, where a young talent named Tom Watson stared down and defeated the legendary Jack Nicklaus. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16	This Fabulous Century by Time-Life Books see all copies from $6.30! first editions
17 view cover	Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden This book details the events leading up to one of the most intense battles involving American soldiers since the Vietnam War. In October of 1993, helicopter operators of the U.S. Army Rangers brought 140 soldiers to Mogadishu, Somalia, to find and capture two men associated with a Somali warlord. The mission resulted in a tremendous exchange of ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Beautiful Things: Original Art from the Artists of Guild.Com by Guild Com (Editor) Showcases today's most exquisite and innovative fine crafts in more than 12 dynamic mediums, from metal sculpture to hand-colored photography. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	Greatest Generation 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 $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Red or Dead: Good, Bad and Ugly by Watson Guptill This company's trademark humor, irony, and thrift-shop chic come through on every page of this profile. Designer Wayne Hemingway and his wife began by selling his line of cutting-edge footwear, accessories, and retro-style clothing from a stall at a flea market -- they were the first to introduce Doc Marten shoes as a fashion item. Their line of ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21 view cover	Night to Remember by Walter Lord In this engrossing minute-by-minute account, Walter Lord recreates the intense emotion aboard the "Titanic"after the massive ship collided with an iceberg. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War by James F "Hoge, Jr., Gideon Rose In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, one question has been on the mind of every American: "How did this happen?" This book offers an authoritative but accessible account of the issues that led to the present crisis, with opinoins from such noted experts as Fouad Ajami, Benjamin Barber, Samuel R. Berger, Wesley K. Clark, William Perry, Alan ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton by Bob Eggleton, Nigel Suckling Bob Eggleton has won the Hugo Award for Best Artist several times, as well as the Chesley Award--and this collection of over 100 illustrations proves exactly why he is considered one of today's most original fantasy and science fiction illustrators. All the paintings are imagined as part of a time capsule sent to aliens, and these fanciful, ... see all copies from $3.00! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Cooper's Wife is Missing: The Trials of Bridget Cleary by Joan Hoff, Marian Yeates, Ph.D. A belief in fairies mixes with 19th-Century Anglo-Irish politics in this study of the death by burning of a woman believed to be possessed and the subsequent trial of her husband and others involved in the act. The event was used to stir up Anti-Irish sentiment and to argue against independence. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century by Tony Judt From one of the greatest historians and public intellectuals come these reflections on a 20th century that is turning into ancient history with unprecedented speed, and at great cost to understanding and truth. see all copies from $25.46! first editions

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