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An absorbing and original narrative history of American capitalism NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE ECONOMIST From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life. Americana...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was largely focused on the war in Europe, but when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, everything changed in an instant. December 1941 takes you...

Negli anni della Guerra fredda il rapporto tra l’Italia e gli Stati Uniti assume una valenza decisiva, su ogni altra considerazione prevale l’interesse degli americani per la stabilità di un Paese alleato che riveste una funzione strategica nel quadro degli equilibri geopolitici internazionali. Poi, dopo l’Ottantanove l’approccio degli Usa si modifica, e con le prime avvisaglie di Mani pulite matura il convincimento che vada esaurendosi la spinta propulsiva delle forze politiche tradizionali.

A New York Times bestseller “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazine From the arrival of Columbus through the historic election of Barack Obama and beyond, Kenneth C. Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from iconic and beloved journalist Tom Brokaw. “Moving . . . a tribute to the members of the World War II generation to whom we Americans and the world owe so...

Culled from Bodett's syndicated radio show, these interconnected stories captures the essence of life in America--especially Homer, Alaska, the sort of place where the keys are left in the snowplow in case someone gets stuck after hours...