Citizen Soldier a.d.

Citizen Soldier a.d.When Harry S. Truman left the White House in 1953, his reputation was in ruins. Tarred by corruption scandals and his controversial decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan, he ended his second term with an abysmal approval rating, his presidency widely considered a failure. But this dim view of Truman ignores his crucial role in the 20th century and his enduring legacy, as celebrated historian Aida D. Donald explains in this incisive biography of the

Yalom provides a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires

so too do the virtues in which printed

A master of compression and lyrical precision

This hilarious

and dating

top cop and devoted sister Harriet Blue is now Inmate 3329—but even prison bars won't stop the detective from seeking justice for the murder of her brother

Can Alicia accept her beta status

in the words of the Declaration of Independence

A "lavishly entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) distillation of Waugh's genius--abundant evidence that one of the twentieth century's most admired and enjoyed English novelists was also a master of the short form

that can spell only one thing: t-r-o-u-b-l-e

to the trades that were considered but fatefully never made

How indeed does one respond to acts of terror that constitute an act of war perpetrated against one's own citizenry