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Second Front, The Allied Invasion of France, 1942–1943

by Alexander M. Grace Sr.

In 1942 the Allies landed forces in North Africa to engage the Germans. What if they had anded in France instead, specifically the unguarded southern coastline of Vichy France? Effective as it was, D Day in 1944 was a horrible carnage. This is not a fluff book, full of idle mind games!

Kennedy in Berlin

Photographs by Ulrich Mack

From the Berlin Blockade in 1948/49 to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, tensions between East and West made the whole world a powder keg. JFK called Berlin “the great testing place of Western courage and will.” And then he went there and said something even more momentous.

Surf’s Up – The Beach Boys on Record 1961–1981

by Brad Elliot

When all is said and done, the Beach Boys are the American band. This book explores in depth their recorded history.

Home Sweet Anywhere

by Lynne Martin

Ah, to chuck it all and just . . . leave. Want to test-drive the idea? Read this book!

The Best of Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy

by Brian Walker

Eighty years old and Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy is still around—and appreciated by many. She aged well.

All the Songs, The Story Behind Every BEATLES Release

by Jean-Michel Guesdon & Philippe Margotin

From fun facts to technical minutia, the Beatles 1963–70 song catalog is put under the microscope by two music historians.

The Martin Ukulele

by Tom Walsh and John King

All you ever wanted to know about Martin Ukuleles—and then some. But done with painstaking research and panache. A very likable book.

Mad Magazine

John Ficarra et al, and “The Usual Gang of Idiots”

“American Icon” is used accurately and fairly to describe Mad Magazine and its accompanying franchise. At 62 years of age, it is still youthful, relevant, and funny.

Now Showing, A History of Altoona and Blair County Theaters

by Michael G. Farrow

You don’t have to be from Altoona, Pennsylvania to find something interesting in this look at the entertainment palaces—and dives—of a bygone era. The author may overwhelm the general reader in a sea of facts and minutia, but his contribution to film scholarship cannot be ignored.

Mrs Adolf Hitler: The Eva Braun Photograph Albums 1912–45

by Blaine Taylor

You heard the name before, but put that aside for a moment. If it weren’t for the burden of history, we would see her story and her photos with unprejudiced eyes—and realize that this is absolutely an unusual story.

Danish Painting, From the Golden Age to the Modern Breakthrough

by Berman, Mednick

Lundbye, Ancher, Hammershol are not household names but these artists are well known in their home country and deserve wider recognition. This book accompanied a NY show and while it doesn’t fully capture these wonderful paintings, it introduces to the general public a whole other world.

Bleeding Edge

by Thomas Pynchon

The internet, capitalism, 9/11 are the big themes in this reclusive American author’s latest detective novel. Beautiful language, rich imagery, many questions, few answers. All good.

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