| 271. The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War | |
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by: Sunzi, R.L. Wing, Sun-Tzu, R. L. Wing List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.87 You Save: $5.08 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Why isn't it called the "Art of War?" Because Wing hits on a point missed by most translations. Sun Tzu's objective in writing the classic book was, as Wing puts it, "The achievement of triumph through tactical positioning, without resorting to battle." The book is divided as the original. Brief, to the point, and put forth in such a way to invite the reader to contemplate each section, with comments by the author as to how it relates to different levels of conflict...environmental, interpersonal, ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 272. Secret Commandos : Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG | |
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by: John L. Plaster List Price: $26.00 Amazon.com's Price: $17.68 You Save: $8.32 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This book is without question one of the best I've read on the Vietnam War. It serves as an excellent companion to John Plaster's book SOG, conveying a personal account of the actions of the ultra secret Studies and Observations Group. Along with SOG this book gives an insiders account, in vivid detail, of the numerous missions that Plaster and this teammates ran behind enemy lines. In this book, Plaster takes readers beyond all the politics of the Vietnam War and brings readers a first hand account of the Special ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 273. Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt | |
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by: David McCullough List Price: $16.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I read this book after reading the Pulitzer-Prize winning "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt", another excellent biography of TR. When I started "Mornings On Horseback", I felt that I was armed with more information about this President than I had going into "Rise"; however, once I completed "Mornings", I realized that I was armed with an entirely different type of knowledge. David McCullough gets us into the Roosevelt house and makes the people in TR's life come alive. "Nurture" is a vital componant of anyone's development ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 274. A Different Mirror : A History of Multicultural America | |
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by: Ronald Takaki List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.87 You Save: $5.08 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Publishers Weekly called this, "a brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies." I would totally agree if they would have only added the word "biased" to their list of adjectives. This book has a strong anti-Anglo bias from cover to cover. As a history text it offers an extremely limited scope. It is an historical account of how the racist Anglos persecuted all non-Anglos through American history. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be read. I never give out ***** without reason. Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 275. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 | |
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by: Paul M. Kennedy List Price: $17.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.90 You Save: $5.10 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description The problem with this book (and maybe why reviews are so divergent) is that it tries to be two different things. It succeeds as a historical narrative about the development of various western powers. The Hapsburgs, Napoleonic France, Czarist Russia, Prussia, Germany, and the British Empire are all covered. The Soviet Union, Japan and the U.S. come in for later treatment. The book traces the influence of finance, geography, politics and innovations and shows how advantages in each were strategically applied. It excells in describing the emergence of ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 276. March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam | |
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by: Barbara W. Tuchman List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.87 You Save: $5.08 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description As the old adage goes, those who refuse to learn history are doomed to repeat it. The March of Folly brings this message back to the forefront and although written in 1984 is as cogent a read as ever. Barbara W. Tuchman eloquently discusses the bizarre propensity of governments throughout history to pursue policies contrary to their own interests. Mind you, this is not a pacifist book but rather one that begs governments to beware of the reckless pursuit of policy that might prove to be dangerous. And, yes, I admit right readily that hindsight ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 277. Parachute Infantry : An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich | |
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by: David Kenyon Webster, Stephen E. Ambrose List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description If you have read and enjoyed Band of Brothers by Steven Ambrose and/or have seen the HBO mini-series, then this book is a must read! The author, David Kenyon Webster, is one of the "Band of Brothers" and is the main character in episode eight, "The Last Patrol". This book is a fast paced, sometimes humorous, and often moving account of the late Mr. Webster's experiences during WW II. If you can imagine reading "Band of Brothers" had it been wriiten by one of the participants, that will give you an idea of what this book is like. Some elements of the Band of ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 278. The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America | |
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by: Eric Alterman, Mark Green, Mark J. Green List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com's Price: $16.97 You Save: $7.98 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description If you are only going to read one book about George W. Bush's didoes in the Oval Office, this concise, superbly documented volume is the one for you. If you've already kept up to date on this administration, from sources across the political spectrum from far-left to far-right, "The Book on Bush" is still well worth your attention. Dr. Alterman and Mr. Green are two of the most astute, informed, and readable observers of contemporary politics. All of their books rank high with me. But as this year winds down to the November elections, this book is ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 279. A Secret Life: The Polish Officer, His Covert Mission, and the Price He Paid to Save His Country | |
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by: Benjamin Weiser List Price: $27.50 Amazon.com's Price: $18.70 You Save: $8.80 (32%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I heard many things about the martial law in Poland, and I read many books on the cold war. I think what Colonel Kuklinski did, was very dangerous and also heroic. In order to look at the martial law, everybody must ask himself/herself, where was Poland at this time? Was it free from foreign domination? Did Poland make indepedent decisions in regards to foreign policy or even internal policy? I think not. If those who think he is a traitor, then they think comunism was a good thing, and they enjoyed life under comunism. Most documents that Kuklinski shipped to ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 280. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History | |
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by: Erik Larson, Isaac Monroe Cline List Price: $13.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description For vacation reading, I took along Isaac's Storm. Returning to the Gulf Coast with that powerful story in mind, I could more fully appreciate the warnings and preparations for the impending tropical storm/hurricane churning in the Gulf. The book details the horrendous effect of the 1900 hurricane on Galveston. The next time they forecast a hurricane, read this book during the 2 or 3 days it approaches the coast. The author sets the scene of the fledgling Weather Bureau, the promise of thriving Galveston, and the lives of the people enjoying their seaside city. ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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