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Red Scare

Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America

by Clay Risen ...

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus ReviewsFrom an award-winning historian and New York Times reporter comes the timely story about McCarthyism that both “lays out the many mechanisms of repression that made the Red Scare possible…[and] describes how something that once seemed so terrifying and interminable did, in fact, come to an end” .. ... Read more

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Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus ReviewsFrom an award-winning historian and New York Times reporter comes the timely story about McCarthyism that both “lays out the many mechanisms of repression that made the Red Scare possible…[and] describes how something that once seemed so terrifying and interminable did, in fact, come to an end” ..
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Drink

Featuring Over 1,100 Cocktail, Wine, and Spirits Recipes (History of Cocktails, Big Cocktail Book, Home Bartender Gifts, The Bar Book, Wine and Spirits, Drinks and Beverages, Easy Recipes, Gifts for Home Mixologists)

by Kurt Maitland ...

Series series Ultimate Cookbooks
Drink is the definitive reference guide for the cocktail renaissance. Inside, you'll find something to satisfy everyone's taste.This ultimate cocktail book features:Over 1,100 easy-to-follow cocktail recipes that span the wide world of spiritsA brief history of cocktailsA comprehensive guide to homemade ingredients, including infusions, shrubs, and simple syrupsNecessary tools to make great ... Read more

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Drink is the definitive reference guide for the cocktail renaissance. Inside, you'll find something to satisfy everyone's taste.This ultimate cocktail book features:Over 1,100 easy-to-follow cocktail recipes that span the wide world of spiritsA brief history of cocktailsA comprehensive guide to homemade ingredients, including infusions, shrubs, and simple syrupsNecessary tools to make great
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The Bill of the Century

The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act

by Clay Risen ...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in American history. It gave the government sweeping powers to strike down segregation, to enforce fair hiring practices, and to rectify bias in law enforcement and in the courts. The Act so dramatically altered American society that, looking back, it seems preordained—as Everett Dirksen, the GOP ... Read more

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in American history. It gave the government sweeping powers to strike down segregation, to enforce fair hiring practices, and to rectify bias in law enforcement and in the courts. The Act so dramatically altered American society that, looking back, it seems preordained—as Everett Dirksen, the GOP
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The Crowded Hour

Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century

by Clay Risen ...

A NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019 SELECTIONThe dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century.When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019 SELECTIONThe dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century.When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at
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Bourbon

The Story of Kentucky Whiskey

by Clay Risen ...

A visually stunning illustrated guide to the history, craft, and appreciation of Kentucky bourbonIACP AWARD FINALISTBourbon, we soon realized, was not just a good drink. It was a drink with a story, from a place, with an unbreakable tie to the people and the land that produced it.Whiskey expert Clay Risen explores the origins, history, and evolution of America’s distilling craft and culture in ... Read more

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A visually stunning illustrated guide to the history, craft, and appreciation of Kentucky bourbonIACP AWARD FINALISTBourbon, we soon realized, was not just a good drink. It was a drink with a story, from a place, with an unbreakable tie to the people and the land that produced it.Whiskey expert Clay Risen explores the origins, history, and evolution of America’s distilling craft and culture in
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Single Malt Whisky

A Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland: Includes Profiles, Ratings, and Tasting Notes for More Than 330 Expressions

by Clay Risen ...

A follow-up tohis bestselling American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit, Clay Risen's Single Malt is an introduction to the long history, fascinating science, and incredible diversity of malted whisky, as well as a practical drinker's guide to buying and enjoying hundreds of the greatest examples of the distiller's tradition. With maps of essential whisky regions of ... Read more

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A follow-up tohis bestselling American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit, Clay Risen's Single Malt is an introduction to the long history, fascinating science, and incredible diversity of malted whisky, as well as a practical drinker's guide to buying and enjoying hundreds of the greatest examples of the distiller's tradition. With maps of essential whisky regions of
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New York Times: Disunion

Modern Historians Revisit and Reconsider the Civil War from Lincoln's Election to the Emancipation Proclamation

by The New York Times, Clay Risen, George Kalogerakis ...

A major collection of modern commentary from scholars, historians, and Civil War buffs' on the Civil War, from The New York Times' Disunion on-line journal.Since its debut on November six, 2010, Disunion, The New York Times' acclaimed journal about the Civil War, has published hundreds of original articles and won multiple awards, including "Best History Website" from the New Media Ins... ... Read more

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A major collection of modern commentary from scholars, historians, and Civil War buffs' on the Civil War, from The New York Times' Disunion on-line journal.Since its debut on November six, 2010, Disunion, The New York Times' acclaimed journal about the Civil War, has published hundreds of original articles and won multiple awards, including "Best History Website" from the New Media Ins...
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The New York Times Disunion

A History of the Civil War

Edited by Edward L. Widmer ...

Between 2011 and 2015, the Opinion section of The New York Times published Disunion, a series marking the long string of anniversaries around the Civil War, the most destructive, and most defining, conflict in American history. The works were startling in their range and direction, some taking on major topics, like the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Fredericksburg, while others tackled ... Read more

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Between 2011 and 2015, the Opinion section of The New York Times published Disunion, a series marking the long string of anniversaries around the Civil War, the most destructive, and most defining, conflict in American history. The works were startling in their range and direction, some taking on major topics, like the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Fredericksburg, while others tackled
... Read more
The Bourbon Bartender

50 Cocktails to Celebrate the American Spirit

by Jane Danger, Alla Lapushchik ...

Raise your glass to the bourbon renaissance with this must-have cocktail collection.Made in America and aged in charred new American oak barrels, bourbon is the quintessential US spirit—but the best part is mixing it up into tasty drinks. Here are the best of the best. Whiskey experts Jane Danger and Alla Lapushchik offer timeless classics and forgotten gems, such as the Old Fashioned and the ... Read more

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Raise your glass to the bourbon renaissance with this must-have cocktail collection.Made in America and aged in charred new American oak barrels, bourbon is the quintessential US spirit—but the best part is mixing it up into tasty drinks. Here are the best of the best. Whiskey experts Jane Danger and Alla Lapushchik offer timeless classics and forgotten gems, such as the Old Fashioned and the
... Read more
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Red Scare

Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America

by Clay Risen ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

15 hours 30 min

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus ReviewsFrom an award-winning historian and New York Times reporter comes the timely story about McCarthyism that both “lays out the many mechanisms of repression that made the Red Scare possible…[and] describes how something that once seemed so terrifying and interminable did, in fact, come to an end” .. ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus ReviewsFrom an award-winning historian and New York Times reporter comes the timely story about McCarthyism that both “lays out the many mechanisms of repression that made the Red Scare possible…[and] describes how something that once seemed so terrifying and interminable did, in fact, come to an end” ..
... Read more

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The Crowded Hour

Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century

by Clay Risen ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

The “gripping” (The Washington Post) story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century.When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at all. In desperation, the ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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The “gripping” (The Washington Post) story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century.When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at all. In desperation, the
... Read more

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The Nazi Mind

Twelve Warnings from History

by Laurence Rees ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

From an award-winning historian comes a fresh analysis of the rise of Nazi extremism, how such thinking gained popularity, and why it is vital to fight burgeoning extremist movements todayHow could the SS have committed the crimes they did? How were the killers who shot Jews at close quarters able to perpetrate this horror? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly—often ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From an award-winning historian comes a fresh analysis of the rise of Nazi extremism, how such thinking gained popularity, and why it is vital to fight burgeoning extremist movements todayHow could the SS have committed the crimes they did? How were the killers who shot Jews at close quarters able to perpetrate this horror? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly—often
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