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The Secret Name: The Soviet Record 1917-1958
by Lin YutangThis book is a historical survey of the forty years of the Soviet rule in Russia, and an examination of its change of character from extreme left to extreme right. It is not meant as a report of contemporary Russia, or its latest zigzag developments, but is rather aimed at revealing the true character of the state and providing a background for the average reader who wishes to be informed of the main tendencies and developments of the past period.
Soul on Ice
by Eldridge CleaverThe now-classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience. By turns shocking and lyrical, unblinking and raw, the searingly honest memoirs of Eldridge Cleaver are a testament to his unique place in American history. Cleaver writes in Soul on Ice, "I'm perfectly aware that I'm in prison, that I'm a Negro, that I've been a rapist, and that I have a Higher Uneducation." What Cleaver shows us, on the pages of this now classic autobiography, is how much he was a man.
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
by Greg PalastA disturbing book about manipulation by the rich of the have-nots.
The House of Arden
by E. NesbitIt's quite a shock for Edred and Elfrida to discover that Edred is the new Lord of Arden and rightful heir to Arden Castle. It's even more of a shock when they find themselves talking to a white mole. But the Mouldi-warp does prove to be a help (even if he is rather bad-tempered) - especially when it comes to travelling back in time and searching for hidden treasure!
The Golden Staters (The Making of America, Book #11)
by Lee Davis WilloughbyThe new land of the wild California territory was as rich and diverse as the people who came there seeking a new life. It was also fraught with every peril known to man. To this vast territory on the shores of the Pacific--soon to be known as the Golden State, came Robert Sanderson, a man of iron will, determined to build a dynasty that would grow and endure as long as the land. Robert and his son Reb strove mightily, until they stood among the great tycoons of California--Huntington, Stanford, Crocker. But within the clan was a hidden seed of destruction that drew father and son to two irresistible women: Pilar, in whose veins flowed the fiery blood of the conquistadors, and Lida, the beautiful actress who was the toast of San Francisco--and a dark omen of the Sanderson destiny.
The Forgotten Memoir of John Knox: A Year in the Life of a Supreme Court Clerk in F.D.R.'s Washington
by John Knox Dennis J. Hutchinson David J. GarrodEvents during the critical period relating to Court packing.
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
by Paul HorganWith the skill of a novelist, and the love of a long-time resident, Paul Horgan describes the Rio Grande, its role in human history, and the overlapping cultures that have grown up alongside it or entered into conflict over the land it traverses.<P><P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
Montmorency's Revenge
by Eleanor UpdaleAs Queen Victoria lies dying, Montmorency and his friends are already in mourning, and determined to track down the killers who have wrecked their lives.
Un Largo Silencio
by Angeles CasoStory of the female members of a liberal family in a small city on the Mediterranean coast during and after the Spanish Civil War.
The Birth of the Modern World: Society 1815-1830
by Paul JohnsonPresents the case that the period just after the Napoleonic Wars was crucial to the formation of today's society.
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
by Daniel EllsbergHow the U.S. mismanaged Vietnam.
That Summer in Paris: Memories of Tangled Friendships with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Some Others
by Morley Callaghan"That Summer In Paris" brings to the fore the fabulous summer of 1929 when the literary capital of North America moved to La Rive Gauche--the Left Bank of the Seine River--in Paris. Ernest Hemingway was reading proofs of "A Farewell to Arms", and a few blocks away F. Scott Fitzgerald was struggling with "Tender Is the Night". As his first published book rose to fame in New York, Morley Callaghan arrived in Paris to share the felicities of literary life, not just with his two friends, Hemingway and Fitzgerald, but also with fellow writers James Joyce, Ford Madox Ford, and Robert McAlmon. Amidst these tangled relations, some friendships flourished while others failed.
Wolfpack Hunting MiGs over Vietnam
by Jerry ScuttsAir-to-air combat was limited in Vietnam compared to the Korean or Second World wars. The author does a credible job of examining the air combat that did take place, examining the tactics, equipment, and the personnel of both sides.
Great Battles of World War I: In the Air
by Frank C. PlattA unique anthology of stories compiled by Platt of aerial combat witnessed during World War I. It records the personal experiences of these first air-borne fighters. Men like Eddie Rickenbacker, Billy Mitchell, and William A. Bishop describes the perilous missions that made them legends in their own time. Here are the death-defying encounters; the one-man machines; the flaming, mortal combat in which each fighter singled out his esteemed adversary. Here are the great air battles of World War I and the daring aces who began a new era of warfare -- began it with a spirit of chivalry and gallantry that now belongs to a past age.
My Ten Years as a Counterspy
by Boris Morros Charles SamuelsBoris Morros was a successful Hollywood producer and a highly regarded musician and impresario. His life had been a legendary success story even in the flamboyant annals of show business. What chain of events in 1936 led him into serving the interests of a Soviet spy ring? What even more dramatic events brought him into the office of the FBI in 1947 to take on the role of a United States counterspy? How did Morros manage to deceive Communist agents and help provide the evidence which resulted, in the exposure and conviction of the, leaders of the spy ring? This book, for the first time, unfolds the entire drama of the ten-year ordeal of Boris Morros.
Tales of Tahoe
by David J. StolleryThe "Tales of Tahoe" is an anthology of 78 of the 250 plus columns that appeared in Tahoe City World--the weekly newspaper of Tahoe City. The "Tales" are of three types: those which are true historical pictures of people, places, things, and events at Lake Tahoe; those which tell the Indian legends of the area as told to the author by one Chief Wa-na-ni-pa; and finally there are those stories such as "Why the Chipmunk Is So Small" and "How the Porcupine Got His Quills" which offer somewhat simple reasons as to why and how such things occurred.
From October to Brest-Litovsk
by Leon TrotskyTrotsky's account of the revolutionary events in Russia in 1905. Trotsky's ideas form the basis of Trotskyism, a term coined as early as 1905 by his opponents in order to separate it from Marxism. Trotsky's ideas remain a major school of Marxist thought that is opposed to the theories of Stalinism.