The liberation of Europe and defeat of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. Sixty years after America joined the struggle, Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the Allied victory without a grasp of what unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943, where American officers learned how to lead, soldiers learned how to hate, and an army learned what it takes to vanquish a formidable...

A volume of signature pieces from the author's "Face the Nation" broadcasts covers a wide range of topics and includes original writings by the author on his life and work.

Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.

On March 5, 2008, a Florida hedge fund manager's Web site included a startling statement about Bear Stearns & Co.: In my book, they are insolvent. This seemed a bold and risky statement. Bear Stearns had been a colossally profitable enterprise for eighty-five years. Ten days later, Bear Stearns no longer existed and the calamitous financial meltdown of 2008 had begun. How and why that happened is the subject of William D. Cohan's superb and shocking...

An inspiring look at a young man who embodied the best of human nature, touched millions, and worked tirelessly for peace - told through the eyes of the woman who raised him. Oprah called him an inspiration, Maya Angelou saw him as a kindred spirit and fellow poet, and Jimmy Carter described Mattie Stepanek as "the most remarkable person I have ever known." When Jerry Lewis received his lifetime achievement award at the Oscars, footage of Mattie played...

"She's one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But she's no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak car accident when he was only sixteen years old. She would exhibit this remarkable grace and courage again when the...

Do animals have souls? Do they affect ours? Do they make moral choices? In Soul of a Dog, Jon Katz explores these questions through stories of his border collie Rose. Not one for being petted or cuddled, Rose's integrity and devotion to running the farm are complete. When Jon is sick, Rose is the only one of the dogs who will not leave his side. Here, too, are fascinating looks at his other dogs Izzy, Lenore, and Pearl; his gentle, ethereal donkeys;...

In this intimate memoir Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, Ann, offer distinct perspectives as a fifty-something and a twenty-something, each on a quest to define herself and rediscover the other as they travel together throughout Greece and Rome.

Describes the author's five days as a hostage of Somali pirates who boarded his ship, the Maersk Alabama, in the Gulf of Aden, relating the extreme hardship and dangers he faced and his daring rescue by Navy SEALs.

In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons took their beloved terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to be put to sleep. What began as a terrible day got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen - missing an ear, and with half his face in scar tissue - captured their hearts. Used as bait for fighting dogs at four months old, Oogy had been left to die. Unable to resist his charms, the Levins - whose sons were adopted...