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Guest Review: Simon Winchester on The Fourth Part of the World

In an exclusive guest review for Amazon.com, bestselling author Simon Winchester shares his enthusiasm for Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World: "Toby Lester has done American history the greatest service by writing this elegant and thoughtful account of the one morsel of cartographic history that would shake the world's foundations."

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An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson
Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift by Richard Reeves
A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa by Dominique Lapierre
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor

The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World

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The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World by Holger H. Herwig
1938: Hitler's Gamble by Giles MacDonogh
The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass Weber

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The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
One Man's America by George F. Will
Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln by John Stauffer
Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live by Ben Thompson

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The Lincoln/Obama Inaugural Bible Collection

Enjoy significant savings on the beautiful Lincoln/Obama Inaugural Bible Collection, a one-of-a-kind keepsake featuring a velvet-covered replica of the Lincoln Bible used at President Obama's inauguration, facsimiles of the official invitation and program, a commemorative booklet, and more.

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Behind the Iron Curtain

Kati Marton's thrilling memoir, Enemies of the People, brings to light the full measure of her parent's heroism during Hungary's Communist era. Based on access to secret police files from Budapest, Marton reconstructs her family's incredible past.

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New from Jeff Shaara

The unforgettable and harrowing final act of Jeff Shaara's World War II trilogy, No Less Than Victory reveals the spirit of the soldier and the horror of world-wide conflict.

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Order any four eligible books under $10 in our 4-for-3 Store and we'll give you the lowest-price book free at checkout. Stock up and save on the titles you love.

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Presidential Portrait

Through meticulous research of the Lincoln Legal Papers and recently discovered letters and photographs, Ronald C. White, Jr. provides a portrait of Lincoln’s personal, political, and moral evolution in A. Lincoln.