By recreating Sherman's famous March to the Sea, the author confronts the enormity of total war and demonstrates how the Civil War, as fought by Sherman, foreshadowed America's tragic Vietnam experience

Sherman's March and Vietnam

History

RESTON, James

Americas

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Examines the Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, and Kennedy presidencies, with discussions about the Bill of Rights, China, the press, electronics, Congress, sports, the anti-war crusade, and campus unrest

Washington

Traces the life of the Texas politician who rode with Kennedy on that fateful day in Dallas, from his tenure as governor, to his friendship with Johnson, to his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

The Lone Star: The Life of John Connally

Biographies & Memoirs

Regional U.S.

Harpercollins

Vividly depicting the brilliant scientist and dramatically portraying the turbulence and richness of the era in which he lived, a chronicle of Galileo's career focuses on his invention of the telescope, which forced a dangerous confrontation with the Inquisition.

Galileo: A Life

Professionals & Academics

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti

Describes how the lives of baseball player Pete Rose and baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti collided against the backdrop of modern baseball when Rose was accused of betting on the game

Perennial

Sports & Outdoors

Collision at Home Plate is a dual biography of Pete Rose, an uncouth but great ballplayer who suffered disgrace and imprisonment, and Bart Giamatti, the baseball commissioner so deeply shaken and bruised by the Rose scandal that he died a week after it was made public. This is the definitive book on one of the most traumatic and tragic episodes in baseball history.

University Of Nebraska Press

Reviewing hundreds of Jones's tape recordings and interviewing survivors and relatives of those who died in the Jonestown massacre, Reston explores the origins and growth of the religious movement headed by Jim Jones

Our Father Who Art in Hell

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Times Books

Explains how the telephone works, tells how to replace modular and old style telephones, and discusses extension phones, business installations, accessory equipment, and troubleshooting procedures

Installing Your Own Telephones

Science & Math

Technology

Simon&Schuster

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Books by RESTON, James

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Sherman's March and Vietnam

Washington

The Lone Star: The Life of John Connally

Galileo: A Life

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti

Galileo: A Life

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti

Our Father Who Art in Hell

Installing Your Own Telephones