Books with author HUGHES

In his widely acclaimed Chasing Shadows ("the best account yet of Nixon’s devious interference with Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 Vietnam War negotiations"-- Washington Post), Ken Hughes revealed the roots of the covert activity that culminated in Watergate. In Fatal Politics, Hughes turns to the final years of the war and Nixon’s reelection bid of 1972 to expose the president’s darkest secret.While Nixon publicly promised to keep American troops in Vietnam only until the South Vietnamese could take their place, he privately agreed with his top military, diplomatic, and intelligence advisers that Saigon could never survive without American boots on the ground. Afraid that a preelection fall of Saigon would scuttle his chances for a second term, Nixon put his reelection above the lives of American soldiers. Postponing the inevitable, he kept America in the war into the fourth year of his presidency. At the same time, Nixon negotiated a "decent interval" deal with the Communists to put a face-saving year or two between his final withdrawal and Saigon’s collapse. If they waited that long, Nixon secretly assured North Vietnam’s chief sponsors in Moscow and Beijing, the North could conquer the South without any fear that the United States would intervene to save it. The humiliating defeat that haunts Americans to this day was built into Nixon’s exit strategy. Worse, the myth that Nixon was winning the war before Congress "tied his hands" has led policy makers to adapt tactics from America’s final years in Vietnam to the twenty-first-century conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, prolonging both wars without winning either.Forty years after the fall of Saigon, and drawing on more than a decade spent studying Nixon’s secretly recorded Oval Office tapes--the most comprehensive, accurate, and illuminating record of any presidency in history, much of it never transcribed until now-- Fatal Politics tells a story of political manipulation and betrayal that will change how Americans remember Vietnam. Fatal Politics is also available as a special e-book that allows the reader to move seamlessly from the book to transcripts and audio files of these historic conversations.

The American Revolution is underway, and fiery Jake Mallery wants freedom from tyranny – the tyranny of his strict father, that is. Jake doesn’t care about fighting for liberty. To him, the pursuit of happiness is sailing the high seas, seeking adventure on a privateer. But his father insists that Jake remain at home on the Connecticut coast, tending the family’s ferry and joining the local militia in case the town is attacked. Which, Jake knows, will never happen. He’s destined to a life of boring chores, militia drills, and verbal sparring with Hannah, the insufferable indentured servant of his best friend Tim’s family. But on July 4, 1779, Jake’s world is turned upside down. The British are coming, and they mean to suppress the Patriot rebellion by any means necessary. The brutal Battle of New Haven sets off a series of horrific events that will shatter Jake’s life. And only when he has lost his own freedom does he begin to understand what’s at stake in this war.

Nate Tanner is a rich boy whose family owns coal mines near Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He has everything a kid could want or need – except a friend. Then he meets Johnny, an easygoing Polish American boy who works sorting coal in a filthy, dark building called a breaker. Unaware that Nate is the boss’s son, Johnny invites him to play baseball with the breaker boys. As the summer of 1897 progresses, Nate finds himself piling lie on top of lie to keep his identity secret from Johnny, and the friendship secret from his family. In the patch town where the mining families live, Nate confronts disturbing realities; back at home, he learns of his family’s fears about the future. Meanwhile, the miners are joining a labor union to challenge the owners – and the owners are trying to stop a strike. As Nate’s moment of truth draws near, so does a violent confrontation that will alter coal country lives forever. Originally published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, now in paperback for the first time, "The Breaker Boys" explores both sides of a timeless issue through a nuanced portrayal of both immigrant laborers and the coal-mine owners who employed them.

Seven months have passed since the Arena Massacre. Thousands of Miraclists lie dead, and with the loss of its elite fighting force, the Empire shakes with instability. Senator Greavus is building an army. Cries of revolution rise from the south, and the goblin tribes mobilize to the north. With Orsidia on the brink of destruction, the world looks to the remaining Miraclists for aid. Brightcastle Hall has its new Guardians, but suspicion and fear threaten to tear the school apart. Conspiracies fly over Jude Elm and his connection with the Cythes. Caden Baine is missing, and the succession of the second-place Gregory McPherson stirs doubt. But one question haunts them above all: when will the Cythes strike again? Now, Daniel and his friends must rise among the remnant Miraclists and prove themselves not just as leaders, but heroes. For only Orsidia’s mightiest can hope to stand against the rising darkness.

Spring will marry you. A promise!Cuckoo brings the message: May.O new clothes! O get your house ready!Expectation keeps you starry.But at which church and on what day?In these poems Ted Hughes invites the reader to try and catch the spring (but she's elusive); to take a closer look at the March calf; to listen to the happiness of the summer grass; and to notice the 'weak-neck snowdrops' in winter. Earth is revealed in all its surprising richness and rawness, and so is humankind's own constantly changing relationship with the seasons.

You’ve seen Steampunk accents on laptops, desktops, chairs, clothing, and, if you frequent science fiction conventions, you’ve seen people in hero costumes that have been adorned in the Steampunk fashion. You’ve seen pictures online of how to turn ordinary things into Steampunk, and you’ve looked at different types of art that features the genre. By purchasing this book, you are opening yourself up to a whole new genre of artistic expression. You are stepping into a time that has only existed in science fiction. You are also embarking on a journey that will take you to a different version of the Victorian age, one with technology and where even animals can take on human qualities. This is Steampunk, and after you’ve learned how to draw this genre, there is a chance your talent will never be the same. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: - How Steampunk got its start- What you need to get your feet wet in the Steampunk genre- How to draw simple items- How to draw items that are a little complicated- How you can add a little steampunk to everyday items

NICKY TAG! NICKY TAG!All his life, crowds have been cheering for Nick Taglio.He’s been skating since he could walk, scoring goals since he picked up a hockey stick. He’s only a sophomore but he rules the ice, because Nicky Tag’s a fighter. Which means you have to take some hits; concussions come with the territory. When he gets another head injury, his doctor, his parents, and his coach tell him he can never play again. Too dangerous, they say. He can’t risk his future. But they don’t understand that without hockey, Nick has no future. It’s not a game, it’s his life. And nobody can stop him from playing.From the Hardcover edition.

Conecuh is a civil war story woven around and through the actual events in the mysterious and ironic life of Caleb Garner from Conecuh County, Alabama.Spanning the most tumultuous time in American history, Caleb's tale covers the brutality of war and tranquility of peace, the depth of love and the agony of loss and pain, the thrill of life and the reality of death.From the author of Tennessee Yankee, Conecuh will take you on a journey you will not soon forget!

Homes burned. Horses stolen. Men murdered. Lives destroyed. This is Missouri’s Civil War, pitting Southern guerrilla fighters against Union forces … and neighbor against neighbor. It’s the summer of 1863, and Matt Howard, 15, wishes he could just farm his dead father’s land in peace. But there’s no way that can happen. His best friend, Jesse James, is planning to join the ruthless guerrilla leader Quantrill – and he wants Matt to fight, too. His mother intends to take her children back home to Pennsylvania – and she wants Matt to go along. As the violence intensifies and events spiral out of control, Matt has no choice but to decide: Join the guerrillas with Jesse, or escape to safety with his family?When published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2003, GUERRILLA SEASON was a Junior Library Guild selection and a Bank Street Best Book. Publishers Weekly called it "a compelling story about courage and sacrifice." While designated a young adult novel, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called GUERRILLA SEASON "a must-read historical novel for readers interested in the Civil War or Jesse James."