Bestseller List June 2-8, 2016

Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots

The must-have companion to Bill O’Reilly’s historical docudrama Legends and Lies: The Patriots, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leaders

The American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each other, as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. These were the times that tried men’s souls: no one was on stable ground and few could be trusted. Through the fascinating tales of the first Americans, […]

The Long Game: A Memoir

**Exclusive CBC Author Interview with Mitch McConnell**
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may draw ire from more ideological conservatives, but he manages to get the job done by playing what he calls “The Long Game”. In his new (and first) book, The Long Game: A Memoir, McConnell describes his strategy of working in the Senate, his fight against Obama and Harry Reid, and his life story.

The Long Game begins with McConnell’s fight and eventual victory over polio. […]

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

He’s done it again. Bill O’Reilly, host of Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” self-described “champion bloviator,” and chronicler of presidential assassinations including the bestselling “Killing Lincoln,” just released another presidential thriller.

“Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot,” co-written with Martin Dugard, chronicles the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy with all the suspense and drama of a popular thriller (and, by some accounts, few of the citations of a history book).

“Killing Kennedy” seems destined to enjoy the same success as “Killing Lincoln,” which sold more than 2 million copies since its release a year ago. […]

Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor

**Exclusive CBC Author Interview with Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha**
“‘It doesn’t get better.’ To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself — Keating — had become a kind of backhanded joke.”

Much has been made of our latter-day war heroes — of stories like Lone Survivor or American Sniper. […]

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

** Exclusive CBC Author Interview with Jocko Willink and Leif Babin ** 
In Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting, Navy SEAL combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. With riveting first-hand accounts of making high-pressure decisions as Navy SEAL battlefield leaders, this book is equally gripping for leaders who seek to dominate other arenas.

Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. […]

Trump: The Art of the Deal

TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”

And here’s how he does it: the art of the deal.

Beginning with a week in Trump’s high-stakes life, Trump: The Art of the Deal gives us Trump in action. We see just how he operates day to day—how he runs his business and how he runs his life—as he chats with friends and family, […]

Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault that Changed a Presidency

26 years after he left office, Ronald Reagan is still honored by conservatives as more than just another President. He brought an end to the Soviet Empire, ended Carter-era stagflation, and helped bring the Moral Majority into the forefront of American politics.  Reagan remains the greatest idol of the conservative movement, the man who translated decades of political theory and writing into political success — the leader who brought a new morning to America.

Needless to say, […]

Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again

Look at the state of the world right now. It’s a terrible mess, and that’s putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC, are directly responsible for the mess we are in. So why should we continue listening to them?

It’s time to bring America back to its rightful owners—the American people.

I’m not going to play the same game politicians have been playing for decades—all talk, […]

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

**Exclusive Author Interview with Chris Kyle**
”One shot, one kill” is the creed of military snipers. For those in elite warfare units such as the U.S. Navy SEALs, the additional skill of being able to quietly infiltrate an enemy’s area undetected in order to deliver precision fire is mandatory. Working in proximity to where adversaries are operating, and being expected to survive in order to be deployed to additional firefights, is a given.

“American Sniper” is retired Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s gripping and dramatic account of how he became the deadliest sniper in U.S. […]

Reagan: The Life

H.W. Brands, a historian and author of superb presidential biographies, especially Andrew Jackson, misses the mark with Reagan: The Life. While the book offers some new information, especially in regards to family conflict during his presidential campaigns, it’s more notable for what’s left out. It offers little information on Ronald Reagan’s progression to conservative thought, his historic and insurgent 1976 campaign for the presidency, and the role of his faith in politics.

Working against Brands is Reagan biographer Lou Cannon, […]