Ricks: 63 books
The Generals
American Military Command from World War II to Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
**A New York Times bestseller!
An epic history of the decline of American military leadership—from the bestselling author of Fiasco and Churchill and Orwell.**
While history has been kind to the American generals of World War II—Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley—it has...
The Gamble
General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2010
Fiasco, Thomas E. Ricks’s #1 New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq—The Gamble is the next news breaking installment
Thomas E. Ricks uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage...
Les Petites Histoires
8 Things I Now Know From France
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
In his essay collection, «Les Petits Histories», Ricks explores French language and culture through a bumbling busman’s holiday. From «le musac» to «les museés», Ricks details Bordeaux, it’s people and his own follies and foibles; all through a rose tinted world view, pessimistic outlook,...
To: Die Before You Die
The True Story of My Journey Through Life and Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
This is an inspirational story about life and mental illness that will not only inspire those suffering from depression and bi-polar, but will leave all readers with a higher understanding of life. It is the true story of Melvin Ricks, who, after surviving an abusive and poverty-stricken childhood,...
The New Laws of Mommyhood & Marriage
From a New School Mom with an Old School Hustle
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Throughout childhood, the lessons your elders instill in you and the examples you observe day-to-day will forever affect your perspective and the way you face challenges as you grow and develop as an adult. For Dr. Anila Ricks-Cord, the pearls of wisdom imparted to her by her grandmother and mother...
by M. Ann Ricks
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
It was a dark and stormy night…
Churchill and Orwell
The Fight for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
**A New York Times bestseller!
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017
A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alike.**
Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came...
Escape on the Pearl
Passage to Freedom from Washington, D.C.
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
On the evening of April 15, 1848, nearly eighty enslaved Americans attempted one of history's most audacious escapes. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North—and put in motion a furiously fought battle...
Fiasco
The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of Time's 10 Best Books of the Year
USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book
The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq
Fiasco...
by Thomas E. Ricks
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2007
The bestselling, compelling insider’s account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086—their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them.
The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in...
Searching for Dad
NIne Side Effects of Growing up Fatherless and How to Overcome Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008
Searching for Dad steps inside the mind, heart and soul of a boy without a father. Recognizing the power emotional and psychological side effects of growing up fatherless will help absentee fathers, single mothers and sons who survived a fatherless childhood understand and cope. Byron Ricks shares his...
The Unraveling
An Update to The Gamble (A Penguin Group eSpecial from Penguin Books)
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
In this timely supplement to his 2009 New York Times bestseller The Gamble, Thomas E. Ricks reveals how the Iraq war has changed and how the national conversation has shifted since the time of writing. This Penguin eSpecial offers new insights into the difficulties likely to confront the United States in Iraq in the coming year, from our most trusted expert on the conflict there.
by Bonnie Ricks
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Using the stories of twelve women (plus the author) who have left Mormonism and have become born again Christians, The Mormon Woman... Goddess or Second Class Citizen? reveals the effects of Mormonism on the lives of women, and shows the stark contrasts between Mormon doctrine and the Bible. The first...
The Money Problem
Rethinking Financial Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Years have passed since the world experienced one of the worst financial crises in history, and while countless experts have analyzed it, many central questions remain unanswered. Should money creation be considered a ‘public’ or ‘private’ activity—or both? What do we mean by, and want from,...