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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever |
The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—
how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally
comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for
Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former
Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps
reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased.
In the midst of the patriotic
celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham
Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive.
Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading
to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of
court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt.
Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is
history that reads like a thriller.
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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot |
In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of
Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude, and temptations of what it means to be president of the United
States. Along the way he acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev,
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and Alan Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, powerful
elements of organized crime have begun to talk about targeting the president and his brother, Attorney General
Robert Kennedy.
In the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down by an erratic young
drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes the scene, only to be caught and
shot dead while in police custody.
The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth
century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and
deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader. This may well be the
most talked about book of the year.
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Killing Jesus |
Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was
brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and
believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus’s life, recounting the seismic political and
historical events that made his death inevitable – and changed the world forever.
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Killing Patton |
General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there
has been suspicion that his death was not an accident--and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of
the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton’s tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
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Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency |
Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was
nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently
overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world?
Killing Reagan reaches back to the
golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in the California governor's mansion, and finally to the White House,
where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.'s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan's most heroic
actions. In Killing Reagan, O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.
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Killing the Rising Sun |
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to
any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun
takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a
triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan.
Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of
scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, only
to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects,
refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Told in the same page-turning style of Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing
Patton, and Killing Reagan, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.
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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence |
Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain’s King George III, Killing England
chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started
as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O’Reilly and Dugard recreate the war’s landmark battles,
including Bunker Hill, Long Island, Saratoga, and Yorktown, revealing the savagery of hand-to-hand combat and the often brutal conditions under which
these brave American soldiers lived and fought. Also here is the reckless treachery of Benedict Arnold and the daring guerilla tactics of the “Swamp
Fox” Frances Marion.
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Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History |
As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide
went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi
organization designed to hide them. Among those war criminals were Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz;
Martin Bormann, Hitler’s brutal personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, the cruel "Butcher of Lyon"; and perhaps the most awful Nazi of all: Adolf Eichmann.
Killing the SS is the epic saga of the espionage and daring waged by self-styled "Nazi hunters." This determined and disparate group included a French husband
and wife team, an American lawyer who served in the army on D-Day, a German prosecutor who had signed an oath to the Nazi Party, Israeli Mossad agents, and a
death camp survivor. Over decades, these men and women scoured the world, tracking down the SS fugitives and bringing them to justice, which often meant death.
Written in the fast-paced style of the Killing series, Killing the SS will educate and stun the reader.
The final chapter is truly shocking. |
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West |
How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman-and was he an
African American? What amazing detective work led to the capture of Black Bart, the "gentleman bandit" and one of the west's most famous stagecoach robbers? Did
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really die in a hail of bullets in South America? Generations of Americans have grown up on TV shows, movies and books about these
western icons. But what really happened in the Wild West? All the stories you think you know, and others that will astonish you, are here--some heroic, some brutal
and bloody, all riveting. Included are the legends featured in Bill O'Reilly's ten week run of historic episodic specials-from Kit Carson to Jesse James, Wild Bill
Hickok to Doc Holliday-- accompanied by two bonus chapters on Daniel Boone and Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley.
Frontier America was a place where instinct
mattered more than education, and courage was necessary for survival. It was a place where luck made a difference and legends were made. Heavily illustrated with
spectacular artwork that further brings this history to life, and told in fast-paced, immersive narrative, Legends and Lies is an irresistible, adventure-packed
ride back into one of the most storied era of our nation's rich history.
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots |
The American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each other, as loyalists and colonial
rebels faced off for their lives and futures. These were the times that tried men's souls: no one was on stable ground and few could be trusted. Through the
fascinating tales of the first Americans, Legends and Lies: The Patriots reveals the contentious arguments that turned friends into foes and the country into
a warzone.
From the riots over a child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre to the suspicious return of Ben Franklin, the "First American;" from
the Continental Army's first victory under George Washington's leadership to the little known southern Guerilla campaign of "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion, and
the celebration of America's first Christmas, The Patriots recreates the amazing combination of resourcefulness, perseverance, strategy, and luck that led to
this country's creation.
Heavily illustrated with spectacular artwork that brings this important history to vivid life, and told in the same fast-paced,
immersive narrative as the first Legends and Lies, The Patriots is an irresistible, adventure-packed journey back into one of the most storied moments of our
nation's rich history.
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War |
From the birth of the Republican Party to the Confederacy’s first convention, the Underground Railroad to the Emancipation
Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Civil War reveals the
amazing and often little known stories behind the battle lines of America’s bloodiest war and debunks the myths that surround its greatest
figures, including Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass, Stonewall Jackson, John Singleton Mosby,
Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, John Wilkes Booth, William Tecumseh Sherman, and more. An epic struggle between the past and future, the
Civil War sought to fulfill the promise that “all men are created equal.” It freed an enslaved race, decimated a generation of young men,
ushered in a new era of brutality in war, and created modern America. Featuring archival images, eyewitness accounts, and beautiful artwork
that further brings the history to life, The Civil War is the action-packed and ultimate follow-up to the #1 bestsellers The Patriots and The
Real West.
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Hitler's Last Days |
By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D.
Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and
his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich and one of the darkest chapters of history.
Hitler's Last
Days is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century--a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today.
Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Patton, this book will have young readers--and grown-ups too--hooked on history.
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The Day the President Was Shot: The Secret Service, the FBI, a Would-Be Killer, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan |
The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot after leaving a speaking engagement in Washington, D. C. The
quick action of the Secret Service and medical professionals saved the president's life. Mere days after his near-death experience, Reagan's personal strength
propelled him back into his presidential duties.
Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Reagan, with characteristically gripping
storytelling, this story explores the events of the day Reagan was shot. From the scene of the shooting and the dramatic action of the Secret Service, to the
FBI's interrogation of the shooter, the life-saving measures of the medical professionals and the president's extraordinary recovery, this is a page-turning
account of an attempted assassination and its aftermath.
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The Day the World Went Nuclear: Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific |
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a
massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest
weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon.
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Old School: Life in the Sane Lane |
Old School is in session....
You have probably heard the term Old School, but what you might not know is that there is a
concentrated effort to tear that school down. It’s a values thing. The anti–Old School forces believe the traditional way of looking at life is oppressive.
Not inclusive. The Old School way may harbor microaggressions. Therefore, Old School philosophy must be diminished.
Those crusading against Old School
now have a name: Snowflakes. You may have seen them on cable TV whining about social injustice and income inequality. You may have heard them cheering Bernie
Sanders as he suggested the government pay for almost everything. The Snowflake movement is proud and loud, and they don’t like Old School grads.
So
where are you in all this? Did you get up this morning knowing there are mountains to climb―and deciding how you are going to climb them? Do you show up on
time? Do you still bend over to pick up a penny? If so, you’re Old School.
Or did you wake up whining about safe spaces and trigger warnings? Do you
feel marginalized by your college’s mascot? Do you look for something to get outraged about, every single day, so you can fire off a tweet defending your
exquisitely precious sensibilities? Then you’re a Snowflake. So again, are you drifting frozen precipitation? Or do you matriculate at the Old School fountain
of wisdom?
This book will explain the looming confrontation so even the ladies on The View can understand it. Time to take a stand. Old School or
Snowflake. Which will it be? |
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The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America |
In this thrilling narrative, O’Reilly blends primary, never-before-released interview material with a history that recounts
Trump’s childhood and family and the factors from his life and career that forged the worldview that the president of the United States has taken
to the White House.
Not a partisan pro-Trump or anti-Trump book, this is an up-to-the-minute, intimate view of the man and his sphere of
influence―of “how Donald Trump’s view of America was formed, and how it has changed since becoming the most powerful person in the world”― from
a writer who has known the president for thirty years. This is an unprecedented, gripping account of the life of a sitting president as he makes
history.
As the author will tell you, “If you want some insight into the most unlikely political phenomenon of our lifetimes, you’ll get
it here.”
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