Bestseller List May 26 – June 1, 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, […]

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. […]

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, […]

Broken But Unbowed: How to Fix a Broken America

**Exclusive CBC Author Interview with Gov. Greg Abbott**
Texas governor and rising star in the Republican Party—one of the first prominent politicians to govern from a wheelchair since Franklin D. Roosevelt—Governor Greg Abbott pens his deeply personal and inspiring life story and proposes a plan to restore America to greatness in what Newt Gingrich calls a “bold and compelling” read.

Greg Abbott lost his ability to walk after a huge oak tree crashed down on his back, […]

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, […]

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. […]

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, […]

The Fractured Republic: Our Dissolving Social Contract in the Age of Individualism

**Exclusive CBC Author Interview with Yuval Levin**
Change does not come without costs. The rapid social changes of the past few decades have left us with more overall prosperity and a dynamic culture — but have also seen those same forces erode and destroy American communities and the ties that bind us.

Today’s America is wracked with existential anxiety, with the Left longing for the economics of 1965 and the Right longing for the heyday of President Reagan.  […]

Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich

When it comes to political and financial scandals touching Bill and Hillary Clinton, it’s what fighter pilots call “a target-rich environment.”  To go back a bit in history, in the 1990s there were some Clinton scandals (Whitewater, cattle futures) that involved money flowing to the Clintons personally, but by and large, what really mattered were the illegal foreign campaign contributions either to a specific Clinton campaign organization or a Democrat National Committee entity.

For example, my co-author and I co-wrote Year of the Rat (Regnery, […]

MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific

World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. MACARTHUR AT WAR will go deeper into this transformative period of his life than previous biographies, drilling into the military strategy that Walter R. Borneman is so skilled at conveying, and exploring how personality and ego translate into military successes and failures.

Architect of stunning triumphs and inexplicable defeats, General MacArthur is the most intriguing military leader of the twentieth century. […]

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. […]