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1	Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist "If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and "Common Sense" above all -- then I ask you to read this book...." In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. ... see all copies from $10.79!
2	Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government by Glenn Beck add to wishlist Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author, nationally syndicated radio host, and FoxNews TV host Glenn Beck presents the ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life's most important arguments. see all copies from $22.49! first editions
3	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson add to wishlist The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from $12.00! signed copies \| first editions
4	A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn, Ph.D. add to wishlist THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES presents what has come to be called "history from the bottom up," as it tells America's national narrative in a way that is inclusive of those previously left out of, or marginalized by, standard histories. The book reveals that it was the Arawak Indians who were present at the first contact with Columbus. ... see all copies from $14.21! signed copies \| first editions
5	Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky add to wishlist This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. see all copies from $11.20!
6	1776 by David McCullough (Read by) add to wishlist David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
7	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser add to wishlist To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, charts the fast food industry's enormous impact on our health, landscape, economy, politics and culture as he transforms the way America thinks about what it eats. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs. see all copies from $22.40! signed copies \| first editions
9	Democracy in America by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville add to wishlist The Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote this classic in French after traveling across America. It is divided into two sections: the first, on government; the second, on the American character. It is considered one of the most perceptive and enduring descriptions of America and Americans ever written. see all copies from $7.95! first editions
10	The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II by Judith M Heimann add to wishlist In November 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast. Instead they found themselves unexpectedly facing a Japanese fleet - and were shot down. When they cut themselves loose from their parachutes, they were scattered across the island's mountainous interior. Then a group of loincloth ... see all copies from $13.50! first editions
11 view cover	A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Bill Bryson, known in England as "the funniest travel writer alive," returns to the States and walks the Appalachian Trail, starting in Hanover, New Hampshire. see all copies from $7.99! signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W Loewen add to wishlist Why do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain--textbooks that are embarrassing combinations of blind patriotism and outright lies--but reinstates suppressed information in a fascinating chronology. 26 photos. see all copies from $12.80! signed copies
13 view cover	The Federalist Papers by Charles Rossiter (Editor), Charles R Kesler (Introduction by) add to wishlist Three of the founding fathers defend their revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States--in these essays. Based on the original McLean edition of 1788, this edition includes copies of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Original. see all copies from $7.95! first editions
14 view cover	Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values by Robert M. Pirsig add to wishlist Robert Pirsig's journey to enlightenment on the back of a motorcycle was rejected 121 times before its publication in 1974. ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE immediately hit the best-seller lists, and, even decades later, it remains a cult classic. A combination of travelogue, philosophical tract, gripping novel, and probing memoir, ZEN ... see all copies from $7.99! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo by Simon Winchester add to wishlist The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory by David Plouffe add to wishlist Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also helped to change the face of politics forever. "The Audacity to Win" tells his story of that groundbreaking achievement. see all copies from $22.36! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M Barry add to wishlist Victims of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 suffered horrifying effects, including bleeding from the ears and nose, and they usually died. It killed more people in a year than the plagues of the Middle Ages did in a century. In the United States, where there weren't enough coffins to house the increasing numbers of bodies, nearly seven times ... see all copies from $13.60! first editions
18 view cover	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin add to wishlist A chronicle of the US and its leaders during the period when modern America was created. It narrates the interrelationships between the inner workings of the Roosevelt White House and the destiny of the US, painting a portrait that fills in a historical gap in the story of America under Roosevelt. see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	When the Game Was Ours by Larry Bird, Earvin Johnson, Jackie Macmullan add to wishlist With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, "When the Game Was Ours" transports readers to an electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. see all copies from $19.50!
20 view cover	Give Me Liberty!, Volume 1: An American History by Professor Eric Foner add to wishlist Concise, clear, compact, Eric Foner's brilliant synthesis of American history is the perfect teaching tool. Unlike so many textbooks that overwhelm beginning students with encyclopedic detail, "Give Me Liberty!" presents the events of American history in a nimble chronological narrative that equips students to understand their significance. It is ... see all copies from $28.50! first editions
21 view cover	His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J Ellis add to wishlist This biographical study of George Washington, the founding father who was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," reexamines the personal and public sides of the man who set this nation on its course and became its first president. Joseph Ellis draws on voluminous research, and especially on the archives in the ... see all copies from $12.00! signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S Thompson add to wishlist A classic of American journalism from the aftermath of the '60s, Hunter S. Thompson's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, the chronicle of his life on the road and on drugs, was originally published serially in Rolling Stone in 1971. Dubbing himself a "Gonzo journalist," Thompson devoted his entire career to defining that term as a reporter whose ... see all copies from $11.20! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene B Sledge add to wishlist This World War II memoir by a former U. S. Marine is highly regarded by historians and former soldiers alike for its veracity and style. Sledge recounts his experiences in the Pacific campaigns, especially the (very bloody) landings on Peleliu and Okinawa. see all copies from $7.99!
24 view cover	Lincoln by David Herbert Donald add to wishlist Unlike many biographies of Abraham Lincoln, which have concentrated on particular aspects of his life, his politics, his writings, his personal life or background, this book is presented as a detailed, definitive biography which draws together all the strands of the politician's life, and includes much new material. Lincoln emerges from it as a ... see all copies from $18.00! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes add to wishlist This striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression looks at the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they had helped to establish the steadfast character that has developed a nation. see all copies from $12.79! signed copies \| first editions