<![CDATA[Nashville Public Library - Past and Present]]> Past and Present Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World
Brewster, who created several bestselling books on the "Titanic," uses original research to intertwine, for the first time, the lives of the rich and ... Read More

Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency
Nearly fifty years after being sworn in as president of the United States in the wake of John F. Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson remain ... Read More

The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
In the first of a major two-volume work, Fukuyama, author of the bestselling "The End of History and the Last Man," provides a sweeping account of how ... Read More

The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc
Politically astute, ambitious, and beautiful, Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Caught in the ... Read More

The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 MasterMind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
McDermott and Meyer deliver the definitive account of the decade-long pursuit and capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the worst terro ... Read More

Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery
The goal is ninety. Just ninety clean and sober days to loosen the hold of the addiction that caused Bill Clegg to lose everything. With seventy-three ... Read More

Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing as We Know It
In this revealing memoir, Specter candidly describes how growing extremism in the Republican party led him to make a headline-grabbing party switch to ... Read More

Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Internet star Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her comedic and pointed debut. Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbring ... Read More

Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him
In a sensational tale of combat, and an unlikely friendship in the flak-filled skies above Germany, Frater chronicles the life of U.S. Captain Werner ... Read More

Out of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs
Picking up where the "New York Times" bestseller "The Bullpen Gospels" leaves off, "Out of My League" continues Hayhurst's hilarious roller-coaster ba ... Read More

The Great Northern Express: A Writer's Journey Home
From bestselling, nationally celebrated author Mosher comes a wildly funny and deeply personal account of his three-month, 20,000-mile sojourn to disc ... Read More

Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet
"Cruising Attitude" is a charming, funny insider's look at the life of a flight attendant, from coping with crazy passengers to finding love at 35,000 ... Read More

Blacklash: How Obama and the Left Are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation
Prominent African-American conservative and Fox News contributor Borelli looks at how Obama's policies are harming the black community and America. ... Read More

The Patagonian Hare: A Memoir
Written in precise, rich prose of rare beauty, organized--like human memory--in interconnected fragments that eschew conventional chronology, this boo ... Read More

As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980

This, the second of three volumes of Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, begins where the first volume left off, in the middle of the 1960s. It ... Read More

It's Not about the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--And Found Hope, Joy, and Inspiration Along the Way
Overweight and separated after a brutal marriage, Vikmanis got in shape by joining a pole-dancing exercise class, where she was encouraged to try out ... Read More

Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America
A Pulitzer Prize winner delivers an enlightening, intensely researched examination of violations of the constitutional principles that preserve indivi ... Read More

A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
As she did in her critically acclaimed "The Last Days of the Romanovs," Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marr ... Read More

Bloom: A Memoir
"The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the story of t ... Read More

Russia: A 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East
Combining in-depth research with his personal experiences as the BBC Moscow correspondent for almost 20 years, Sixsmith tells Russia's full and fascin ... Read More

Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After 9/11
The surprising truth behind Barack Obama's decision to continue many of his predecessor's counterterrorism policies. ... Read More

Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination
In this ultimate guide to Heavy Metal, the wild prankster and guitar god of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society fame invites all who dare onto the t ... Read More

The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
A riveting new history of the private relationships among the last 13 presidents, uncovers and explores the partnerships, private deals, rescue missio ... Read More

Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America
Conservative radio host Michael Savage attempts to lacerate many areas of the Obama administration's domestic and foreign policy, as well as alleged i ... Read More

Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
The leading journalist on Pakistan lays out America's options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years. ... Read More

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