Branden Books: 13 books

These maxims of the French Duc remain one of the best books of its kind and have been translated into many languages and frequently into English. The present edition by John Heard noted translator of Ronsard von Hofmannsthal Clemenceau and others was originally published by Houghton Miflfin and long...

Colonel Charles E. McGee fought in World War II in Korea and in Vietnam. He holds the record for the highest three-war total of fighter combat missions of any pilot in the U.S. Air Force history. His military service began as one of the Tuskegee Airmen in the 332nd famed pioneers who fought racial prejudices...

This first book by Pennie Morehead chronicles the life of Judith the wife of Gary Ridgway the infamous serial killer of more than 48 women. It contains 112 original photographs and letters many published here for the first time and reveal the relationship between Gary and his unsuspecting wife Judith...

More than 140 entries in this book depict events which have had lasting national significance in opening opportunities in the struggle for equal civil rights and opportunities for women. The impact of many of the included events was initially felt on a local level; but in time it created repercussions...

According to Adolph Caso the dream behind "We the people..." has not yet been fulfilled although America came close in doing so with Dr. Martin Luther King in his "I have a dream" speech. A counter revolution against King took place which further vitiated the dream of Thomas Jefferson...

Practically every member of the Peale family contributed to America's early art and culture and Sarah Peale was the first woman artist to have made a living from her work. Having learned to paint from her renowned father she painted several famous people including Lafayette Andrew Jackson Thomas...

After it was announced that the twenty month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted the entire world grieved for their loss. Seventy-two days later the body was found in the woods next to a roadway a short distance from Lindbergh's house. In 1927 Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic....

This book is a surgical text not for the physicians but for the patients. It is a book that lets patients learn the questions to ask their surgeons. In addition it becomes a must book for family members who need to know about the ramifications of undergoing surgery. Dr. Berman makes surgery understandable...

On August 4 1892 an elderly couple living in Fall River Massachusetts was slaughtered with a hatchet. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was first accused of the crime then tried for it and acquitted of it by a court of her peers. Yet "conventional wisdom" and Fall River Society have always considered...

Adolph (Adolfo) has been writing poems since his high school days in both English and Italian depending on his mood or on the subject. He confesses to no knowing the language he is using until after the poem is completed. As for his photography—all very personal the photos may not necessarily complement...

This is the original account of the basic experiments in parapsychology at Duke University out of which came the phrase extra-sensory perception that now appears in all dictionaries. We originally published it in association with the Boston Society for Psychic Research but it has been out of print for...

On a hot summer day in August of 1892 a double murder took place in Fall River Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Borden were killed in their own home by a person or persons unknown who attacked them with an axe or hatchet-type implement. As of today the case is still unsolved and open. Many millions...

In this book, Harlan Field boldly asks modern Americans to leave behind their old politics which have placed America's greatness in jeopardy and exhorts us to pursue a new political strategy that will assure America's great tradition for its future generations."As we enter a new millennium,"...