James Reston Jr : 9 books
Fragile Innocence
A Father's Memoir of His Daughter's Courageous Journey
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Fragile Innocence is the story of a child devastated by pure chance. This moving narrative of a father’s journey to understand and accept the profound changes in his daughter’s life is at once memoir, biography, mystery, and drama, all centered around one remarkable young woman who cannot talk...
Warriors of God
Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.'s Warriors of Godis the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston, Jr. offers a gripping narrative...
The Conviction of Richard Nixon
The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2007
The Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the office of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel on June 17, 1971, and ended when President Gerald Ford granted Richard M. Nixon a pardon on September 8, 1974, one month after Nixon resigned from office in disgrace. Effectively removed...
by James Reston, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Was the assassination of one of America’s most beloved presidents an accident?
That is the shocking argument put forth by acclaimed historian James Reston, Jr. Based on years of research and interviews, this revelatory new book makes the case that Texas Governor John Connally, not President...
Defenders of the Faith
Christianity and Islam Battle for the Soul of Europe, 1520-1536
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna
In Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the...
A Rift in the Earth
Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial
A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious “art war” that raged between 1979 and 1984 over what kind of memorial...
Dogs of God
Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort...
by James Reston Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
An anthology of plays inspired by the era during or around the Vietnam War.
Includes introduction by James Reston, Jr., noted historian and biographer.
Originally published by TCG in 1985, the year marking the Fall of Saigon. It has been unavailable since 1998, and is being reprinted...
Galileo
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2018
A suspenseful narrative and spirited rendition of the life of Galileo Galilei, the Renaissance giant who set out on a collision course with the Roman Catholic Church. James Reston's meticulous research, astute use of excerpts from letters, poems, and church documents enliven his hero on every page.