Hidden History of America Unearthed by Kenneth Davis
Joseph Frasier reviews Kenneth C. Davis’s America’s Hidden History, a lively survey that debunks tidy myths and traces how obscure incidents and brutal clashes helped forge the nation. The book covers Breed’s Hill, King Philip’s War, Florida massacres, and early religious strife, presenting a messy infant nation.
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America
Kenneth C. Davis
Smithsonian Books
Breed’s Hill
Bunker Hill
Joseph Warren
Benedict Arnold
Kenneth Davis
Davis
Washington's 1754 Parole and Murder Confession Tale
A young George Washington in 1754 in the Ohio Valley is said to have attacked a French encampment after being influenced by Half King. He allegedly surrendered and received a parole promising no combat for a year and later confessed to murdering a French diplomat in the fray. He denied understanding the signed parole for life.
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Crown
Ohio Valley
Washington
Half King
Public Hardcover and Nonfiction Book List
A mixed list of releases including Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva and The Host by Stephenie Meyer among top hardcovers, with The Bourne Sanction and Tribute by Nora Roberts and others from Putnam Grand Central and more. Nonfiction titles include The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris, plus The Obama Nation and Story Telling.
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Daniel Silva
Putnam
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown
Robert Ludlum
Eric van Lustbader
Grand Central
Nora Roberts
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer
Annie Barrows
the Dial Press
Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski
Ecco
the Last Patriot
Brad Thor
Atria
Randy Pausch
Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion
Rhonda Byrne
Atria Books
Beyond Words
David Sedaris
Jerome R. Corsi
Threshold Editions
Tori Spelling
Best selling titles in print and trade paperbacks list
A catalog of top selling books across mass market and trade paperback formats. Notable authors include Maria Shriver Chelsea Handler and Nicholas Sparks with titles spanning memoirs fiction and self help. Highlights feature Life with My Sister Madonna You Staying Young and The Shack among others.
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Simon Spotlight
Maria Shriver
Hyperion
Chelsea
Chelsea Handler
Simon Lane Entertainment
Sister Madonna
Christopher Ciccone
Wendy Leigh
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
You
Michael F. Roizen
Mehmet C. Oz
Free Press
Jane Mayer
Doubleday
Jessica Seinfeld
Collins
William P. Young
Fuashicions Media
Italy
India
Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin
Greg Mortenson
da Oliver Relin
Eckhart Tolle
Plume
Khaled
Sara Gruen
Algonquin
Rory Freedman
Kim, Barnouin
Running Press
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press
Big Russ and Me
Tim Russert
Miramax Books
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press
Elin Hilderbrand
Back Bay Books
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Csbodessa.com
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ABA Banking Journal
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Morrow
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Howard Roughan
Harry Winston
Lauren Weisberger
Simon & Schuster
Fearless
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St. Martin's Press
EKLY
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Dell
Christine Feehan
Jove
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Ace
Sandra Brown
Pocket
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Vision
the Manning Brides
Debbie Macomber
Mira
Lisa Jackson
Zebra
the Sanctuary
Raymond
Odessa College
COD
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Odessa
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Sainst Alien
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