886 results for '"Mullen, Bill'

Has fascism arrived dressed in stars and stripes? This book offers a sharp analysis of American authoritarianism, how we got here, how to organize, and how to resist. "Gangster capitalism," that's...

From Peabody, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-winning writer and director, Larry Charles, a rollicking journey through modern American comedy, as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from his work on...

In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two...

Siri Hustvedt's What I Loved begins in New York in 1975, when art historian Leo Hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a SoHo gallery. He buys the work; tracks down the...

What if there were more women in Congress? Providing the first comprehensive study of the policy activity of male and female legislators at the federal level, Michele L. Swers persuasively...

New York Times best-seller!Everyone misses Calvin and Hobbes.It reinvented the newspaper comic strip at a time when many had all but buried the funnies as a vehicle for fresh, creative work. Then...

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the...

Acclaimed historian Rick Perlstein chronicles the rise of the conservative movement in the liberal 1960s. At the heart of the story is Barry Goldwater, the renegade Republican from Arizona who...

First edition. History of Job Ben Solomon, an African chieftain who sold his people into slavery, but who was caught himself and brought to Maryland as a slave. He escaped and went to Dover,...

As Black oppression moves again to the forefront of American public life, the history of radical approaches to combating racism has acquired renewed relevance. Collecting, for the first time, source...

“Cagan makes the case that a budget isn’t a buzz killer. It’s financial salvation.” —The Washington Post Don’t break the bank—learn to create and stick to a budget with this comprehensive,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly...

The visual odyssey of a skater on the road, captured by a talented emerging photographerAt the age of twenty-nine, photographer Thomas Sweertvaegher spends most of his life on the road with friends,...

Celebrate ten years of Calvin and Hobbes with a curated mix of classic strips, exclusive insights, and fan favorites. This anniversary edition is perfect for longtime readers and newcomers alike who...

Now including a foreward by Bill Buford and photographs of Gellhorn with Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Gary Cooper, and others, this new edition rediscovers the voice of an...

A gripping and genre-defying novel by a rediscovered great of twentieth-century Black American writing, about what it means to be a writer at the dawn of a new eraFirst published in 1965, The...

Wilson and his administration find themselves in a "winter crisis," set off by the Fuel Administrator's limitations on use of coal by manufacturing and business concerns. Soon afterward, the...

Celebrate the anniversary of this beloved children's book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck-- all parade...

The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracyIf we want to fix what ails America, we have to fix...

Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator whose devotion to the pursuit of liberty fueled the fire of the American Revolution. As a lawyer and a member of the Virginia House of Burgess, Henry spoke...