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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's courageous, candid memoir of his return to Earth after the historic moon landing and his personal struggle with fame and depression. "We landed with all the grace of a freight elevator," Buzz Aldrin relates in the opening passages of Return to...

From the humble beginnings of a frontier army camp, Fort Worth transformed into a city as cattle drives, railroads, oil and national defense drove its economy. During the tremendous growth, the landscape and cultural imprint of the city changed drastically, and much of Cowtown was lost to history....

"Fans of live music will get a kick out of" this Texas Country Music Hall of Famer's "fond but brutally honest memories, playing gigs with Willie Nelson" ( Publishers Weekly).   When it comes to Texas honky-tonk, nobody knows the music or the scene...

A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and underappreciated modern blueprint...

This touching and hilarious memoir is 100 percent Carol Burnett--funny, irreverent, and irresistible. Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and...