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Tour of Duty
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99Covering more than four decades, Tour of Duty is the definitive account of John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale, intimate account of Kerry's naval career. In writing this riveting narrative, Brinkley has drawn on extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew... more...
Parish Priest
HarperCollins US 2006; US$ 10.99Profiles Father Michael McGivney, a Catholic priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus, who built a way for laymen to make a substantial and enduring contribution to their parishes and communities, and to the security of their families. more...
The Great Deluge
HarperCollins 2006; US$ 13.99In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. Yet those wind-torn hours represented only the first stage of the relentless triple tragedy that Katrina brought to the entire Gulf Coast, from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama. First came the hurricane,... more...
The Wilderness Warrior
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 16.99"Douglas Brinkley brings to this magnificent story of Theodore Roosevelt's crusade on behalf of America's national parks the same qualities that made TR so fascinating a figure?an astonishing range of knowledge, a superb narrative skill, a wonderfully vivid writing style and an inexhaustible energy." ?Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals... more...
The Great Deluge
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 14.99In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States came the storm-surge flooding, which submerged... more...
The Quiet World
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 15.99In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior , acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska?s wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska?s wildlife, arrays the forces that have wreaked havoc on its primeval arctic... more...
Cronkite
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 13.99Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also... more...
The Quiet World
HarperCollins 2011; Not AvailableIn this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior , acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska?s wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska?s wildlife, arrays the forces that have wreaked havoc on its primeval arctic... more...
The Great Deluge
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableIn the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States came the storm-surge flooding, which submerged... more...
Cronkite
HarperCollins 2012; Not AvailableDouglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also... more...









