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Book Cover for: The Triumph of Nancy Reagan, Karen Tumulty

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

Karen Tumulty
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TONIGHT: @ktumulty discusses her new book "The Triumph of Nancy Reagan" - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/T21Fno8Ev1 https://t.co/RjqvqOMyA9

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Book Cover for: Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism, Glory M. Liu

Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism

Glory M. Liu
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SUNDAY: Q&A with @miss_glory Liu who talks about her book Adam Smith’s America. She argues that while Smith is widely associated with free market economics, his work on worker rights and inequality has been overlooked – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/6gCDvag5Hc https://t.co/8zhfufjDTc

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation That Helped Win World War II, Robert K. Sutton

Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation That Helped Win World War II

Robert K. Sutton
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TONIGHT: Q&A with Robert Sutton, former chief historian of the National Park Service, on "Nazis on the Potomac - The Top-Secret Intelligence Operations that helped win World War II" - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/dz9g5rDwXq https://t.co/mNn2tZA908

Paperback, 2024

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid, Lawrence Wright

The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid

Lawrence Wright
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Tonight on C-SPAN Q&A: Pulitzer Prize-winning author @lawrence_wright discusses his latest book, "The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID." 8pmET and 11pmET https://www.c-span.org/video/?514080-1/qa-lawrence-wright https://t.co/E0jsNtOJkS

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer, Kathy Kleiman

Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer

Kathy Kleiman
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SUNDAY: Q&A with Kathy Kleiman (@KleimK), author of "Proving Ground" on the six American women who programmed the ENIAC, the world’s first general purpose electronic computer - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/4fcutNIVyY https://t.co/J1PTYhWhj4

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Wasps: The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy, Michael Knox Beran

Wasps: The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy

Michael Knox Beran
CSPANCSPAN

Booknotes+ Podcast: Author Michael Knox Beran on the power, privilege, and contributions of WASPs in the United States and the eventual backlash against them, their ideas, and their way of life. https://t.co/XawzWD7dSU https://t.co/V7siAcPWCV

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo
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SUNDAY: Q&A with Ilyon Woo, author of “Master Slave, Husband Wife,” recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848 – 8 & 11pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/MCE14FAgD6 https://t.co/wKBLsj8Rxq

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Behold, America: The Entangled History of America First and the American Dream, Sarah Churchwell

Behold, America: The Entangled History of America First and the American Dream

Sarah Churchwell
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Q&A with University of London literature professor @sarahchurchwell on her book "Behold America" – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://cs.pn/2QOdxNJ https://t.co/xsTTE9CVwu

Hardcover, 2018

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism, Matthew Continetti

The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism

Matthew Continetti
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SUNDAY - Q&A: Matthew @continetti, author of “The Right," on the history of the American right wing since the early 20th century. He says right-wing populism, dominant today, challenged mainstream conservatism at various times – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/311dHKAgp2 https://t.co/g49jigHDU2

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Silent Spring, Rachel Carson

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson
CSPANCSPAN

TONIGHT: Q&A w/ Historian Douglas Brinkley, author of "Silent Spring Revolution," on American biologist Rachel Carson's work on environmental pollution and the impact her 1962 book "Silent Spring" had on the conservationist movement - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/zjmgasJKVW https://t.co/Luwl3iOCfF

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book