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The Triumph at Tiananmen Square
An historical yet riveting account of life in China under Mao as lived by two U.S. Marines. A cataclysm of change triumphs in China as a result of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Biography
Once Upon a Time in Italy
The author says he and his family still hear echoes from the piazzas of Rome. From the roaring traffic to the thunderous clapping when the Pope appears on his balcony to bless the Sunday crowds in St. Peter's Square. The haggling to the uproar that clamors from the back alleys of the Eternal City. With three young children, the American family becomes part of the celebration of life. From dawn to dark, they are Italians.
Fiction
Caesar's Coin
A pocketful of gold amid a world of backalleys.
Invisible Wounds
A heart-breaking, yet heart-warming, tale of love and war. A penetrating study of post-traumatic-stess disorder based on actual cases in Vietnam, Algeria and elsewhere. Heralded by many as profound reading.
The Dancing Angel
This major novel on the crisis in the Catholic Church churns with dramatic intensity. The current controversies between left and right have divided millions of American Catholics. Casserly examines one Chicago family in dramatic conflict.
Lions in the City
The controversial changes in the Catholic Church and soul-wrenching scandal of pedophile priests.
History
Goldwater
A New York Times bestseller for 17 weeks. Rave reviews as one of the most candid American political memoirs ever written. Goldwater -- an American legen.
The Hearsts -- Father and Son
The extraordinary story of a family of California gold diggers to the present sweeping Hearst media empire. The Hearst name has been at the forefront of American life for more than a century.
Scripps -- the divided dynasty
E.W. Scripps (1854-1926) was one of the most successful pioneers in American newspaper history. Yet, three generations of his family clashed in fiery feuds. No chronicle of U.S. journalism is complete without this Scripps narrative.
The Ford White House
A White House speechwriter's diary provides snapshots of the people, problems and struggle for power among presidential advisers. It's a look at the agonizing decision-making behind closed doors. The author offers thoughtful, intimate soliloquies on the exercise of power.



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