Crown: 5430 books
Shadow Warriors
The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2007
“An alarming but necessary book that reads like a thriller. By raising uncomfortable questions, Ken Timmerman has performed a significant public service.”
–Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio host
Some have called it the CIA’s greatest covert operation of all time.
It...
Guardian of the Republic
An American Ronin's Journey to Faith, Family and Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The inspiring life and uncensored views of a veteran, patriot, former Congressman, conservative icon, and warrior for personal liberty…
Over the course of the past few decades, Allen West has had many titles bestowed on him, among them Lt. Colonel, U.S. Representative, “Dad,” and Scourge...
by Charles Osgood Wood
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
In this humorous collection of celebrity wit, acclaimed broadcaster and humorist Charles Osgood offers witticisms penned by luminaries ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Andy Rooney.
Known for his clever commentary and witty radio-show rhymes, Charles Osgood here selects and introduces a collection...
Legends of Winter Hill
Cops, Con Men, and Joe McCain, the Last Real Detective
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2005
“At McCain Investigations, I’d be sent looking for people who didn’t want to be found, following guys who didn’t want to be followed, and entering neighborhoods where I was not at all welcome. There would be no commercials, no time-outs, no ‘do-overs’ if somebody got shot or stabbed or...
A Goodfella's Guide to New York
Your Personal Tour Through the Mob's Notorious Haunts, Hair-Raising Crime Scenes , and Infamous Hot Spots
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
The Goodfella's Guide to New York is a truly facinating guide to New York's notorious mob haunts. It is unlike any other guide book, and it also gives an excellent real life New Yorkers view of restaurants, bars and tourist attractions to visit.
The Other Side of Everest
Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
May 1996 began like most other climbing seasons on Mount Everest. The arrival of spring brought the usual pre-monsoon period, with teams of hopeful mountaineers ready to reach for the roof of the world. Among the dozens of climbers were Jon Krakauer and Anatoli Boukreev (who would both later write...
Only Child
Writers on the Singular Joys and Solitary Sorrows of Growing Up Solo
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Only children don’t have to share bedrooms, toys, or the backseat of a car. They don’t have to share allowances, inheritances, or their parents’ attention. But when they get into trouble, they can’t just blame their imaginary friends. In Only Child, twenty-one acclaimed writers tell the truth...
The Other Son
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
The exciting follow-up to The Andalucian Friend, a breakneck thriller that follows Sophie Brinkmann as she faces the consequences of joining Hector Guzman's crime empire
From the moment Hector Guzman entered a coma, Sophie Brinkmann has regretted joining his crime family. Hector's right hand,...
The Hill to Die On
The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inside story of Donald Trump’s first two years in Washington as viewed from Capitol Hill, a startling account that turns “Congress into a Game of Thrones book” (Trevor Noah, The Daily Show).
Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door...
by Katharine Weber
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
The Memory of All That is Katharine Weber’s memoir of her extraordinary family.
Her maternal grandmother, Kay Swift, was known both for her own music (she was the first woman to compose the score to a hit Broadway show, Fine and Dandy) and for her ten-year romance with George Gershwin. Their...
Wilson's War
How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War I I
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The fateful blunder that radically altered the course of the twentieth century—and led to some of the most murderous dictators in history
President Woodrow Wilson famously rallied the United States to enter World War I by saying the nation had a duty to make “the world safe for democracy.”...
A Man for All Species
The Remarkable Adventures of an Animal Lover and Expert Pet Keeper
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Before Martha Stewart named him her “pet keeper,” and before millions of people turned to him for advice, Marc Morrone had a simple dream: to learn everything he possibly could about every kind of animal and share that knowledge with others. In this lively, colorful memoir, Morrone offers a heartfelt...
Howl
A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
A pot roast left unguarded. An open bedroom door. An ill-timed squat. Dogs seem to have impeccable timing. Yet how quickly calamity turns to comedy in the company of a dog, and the wrong moment turns out to be just the right one.
In this delightful follow-up to Dog Is My Co-Pilot, which won...
Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers
Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The Wright Brothers were wimps.
Or so you might think after reading this account of their unsung but even more daring rivals—the men and women who strapped wings to their backs and took to the sky. If only for a few seconds.
People have been dying to fly, quite literally, since the...