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This long-awaited book, based on six years of intensive research, dismantles the myths surrounding Joe McCarthy and his campaign to unmask Communists, Soviet agents, and flagrant loyalty risks work

the heartwarming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa, as told by his owner and companion of nineteen years, Vicki Myron, the librarian who found him on a frigid

The presidents of the United States have been different not only in politics, but also as people.

This book recounts the battle for Europe through the eyes of three legendary generals: Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley.

Born in a slum in 1813 Scotland, David Livingstone spent his youth working twelve-hour days in a cotton factory, until a pamphlet inspired him to become a missionary.

When Alice Ozma was in fourth grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for a hundred consecutive nights.

This second part of Christopher Milne's autobiography provides an account of a young man's search for identity, of a struggling (but later thriving) bookshop, and of Milne's own family life in a sm

Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Schultz didn't learn he had dyslexia until his son was diagnosed.

Dan Rather tells the real story of his final months at CBS, including his removal from the anchor chair in the wake of the controversy surrounding the story of George W.

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. It wasn't until years later that she was diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that makes communication difficult.

Mark Owen of SEAL Team Six has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history--including the assault on Osama bin Laden's compound.

Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross the British landscape and its territories beyond.

Charlie Chaplin comes to life in this astonishing rags-to-riches saga of an irrepressible kid whose childhood was dealt from the bottom of the deck.

As a fourteen-year-old, he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At sixteen, he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub.

Peg Kehret shares the true story about when she was twelve and stricken with polio.