John Fitzgerald Kennedy

And His Times:

20th

Century America and

The World in the

Early 1960s

BOOKS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADES AND BEYOND

JFK PRESIDENCY / JFK BIOGRAPHY

The words of three powerful brothers—men united

not just by family ties but by a tradition of inspiring

service that continues today with their children and

grandchildren. Words which have united a nation,

inspired generations to take up the very best and

most honorable of causes, and pushed individuals

to do and be and give their best.

The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts in

gripping detail the brutal murder of John

Fitzgerald Kennedy—and how a sequence of

gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a

beloved president but also sent the nation into

the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War

and its culture-changing aftermath.

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

by Bill O’Reilly

9780805096668 HC

$28.00

The Dream That Will Not Die:

Inspiring Words of John,

Robert, and Edward Kennedy

by Brian M. Thomsen

9780765328403 TP

$17.99

The Letters of John F. Kennedy

edited by Martin Sandler

9781608192717 HC (Pub: 10/29/13)

$30.00

Dear Mrs. Kennedy

by Jay Mulvaney

9780312386153 HC $19.99

Drawn from more than two million letters on file at

the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum--

many never before published--this project presents

readers with a portrait of both Kennedy the

politician and Kennedy the man, as well as the times

he lived in.

From the bestselling author of Kennedy

Weddings and Diana and Jackie comes a

powerful and moving collection of the

condolence letters Jacqueline Kennedy

received after the assassination of John F.

Kennedy

John F. Kennedy: The

American Presidents Series

by Alan Brinkley

9780805083491 HC

$23.00

The young president who brought vigor and glamour to

the White House while he confronted cold war crises

abroad and calls for social change at home. Brinkley

gives us a full picture of the man, his times, and his

enduring legacy.

The Kennedy Half-Century

by Larry J. Sabato

978-1620402801 HC (Pub: 10/22/13)

$28.00

An original and illuminating narrative revealing

John F. Kennedy’s lasting influence on America,

by the acclaimed political analyst Larry J. Sabato.

Capturing Camelot: Stanley

Tretick's Iconic Images of the

Kennedys

By Kitty Kelley

9780312643423 HC

$29.99

Accompanied by an insightful, heartwarming essay

from Kitty Kelley--Tretick's close friend--about the

relationship between the photographer and

JFK, Capturing Camelot includes some of the most

memorable images of America's Camelot and brings to

life the uniquely hopeful historical era from which it

emerged.

MUSIC AND ART / POP CULTURE OF THE 1960s

How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

by Leslie Woodhead

9781608196142 HC $26.00

The improbable, irresistible story of how the

music of the Beatles helped bring down the

Soviet Union—plus eight never-before-seen

photos of the Beatles from 1963.

Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions

by Clinton Heylin

9780312150679 TP $17.99

Clinton Heylin has devoted his career to Bob

Dylan's work and presents here a

comprehensive study of all of Dylan's

recording sessions.

When We Get to Surf City: A

Journey Through America in

Pursuit of Rock and Roll,

Friendship, and Dreams

by Bob Greene

9780312376918 TP $18.99

Bob Greene has stepped into a universe that is hiding in

plain sight: the touring world of the great early rock

bands who gave America the car-radio-and-jukebox

music it still loves best.

Magical Mystery Tours: My

Life with the Beatles

by Tony Bramwell with

Rosemary Kingsland

9780312330446 TP

$18.99

Bramwell’s story has been sought after for years,

and now, here it is, full of untold stories and

detailing with an insider's shrewd eye the Apple

empire's incomparable rise, Brian Epstein's frolics,

Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, Phil Spector's

eccentric behavior, and new stories about Yoko

Ono, the Stones, and the life--his life.

The Wrecking Crew: The

Inside Story of Rock and Roll's

Best-Kept Secret

by Kent Hartman

9780312619749 HC $25.99

9781250030467 TP $15.99

Mining invaluable interviews, the author follows the

careers of such session masters as drummer Hal Blaine

and keyboardist Larry Knechtel, as well as trailblazing

bassist Carol Kaye—the only female in the bunch—who

went on to play in thousands of recording sessions in this

rock history.

The Sixties

by Jenny Diski

9780312427214 TP

$14.00

A brilliant, alternative take on sixties swinging

London, Jenny Diski offers radical

reconsiderations of the social, political, and

personal meaning of that turbulent era.

HISTORY / POLITICS IN THE KENNEDY ERA

America's Rasputin: Walt

Rostow and the Vietnam War by David Milne

9780374531621 TP

$22.00

David Milne examines one man’s impact on the United

States’ worst-ever military defeat. It is a portrait of

good intentions and fatal misjudgments. A true

ideologue, Rostow believed that it is beholden upon the

United States to democratize other nations and do

“good,” no matter what the cost. America’s Rasputin

explores the consequences of this idealistic but

unyielding dogma.

Lyndon Johnson's War:

America's Cold War Crusade in

Vietnam, 1945-1968

by Michael H. Hunt

9780809016044 TP

$14.00

Using newly available documents from both

American and Vietnamese archives, Hunt

reinterprets the values, choices,

misconceptions, and miscalculations that

shaped the long process of American

intervention in Southeast Asia, and renders

more comprehensible--if no less troubling--the

tangled origins of the war.

Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War by James F. Dunnigan

9780312252823 TP

$19.99

Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War allows us to

see what really happened to American forces in

Southeast Asia, separating popular myth from

explosive reality in a clear, concise manner.

Kill Anything That Moves:

The Real American War in

Vietnam

by Nick Turse

9780805086911 HC

$30.00

Drawing on more than a decade of research in

secret Pentagon files and extensive interviews

with American veterans and Vietnamese

survivors, Turse reveals for the first time how

official policies resulted in millions of

innocent civilians killed and wounded.

Stalking the Red Bear: The True

Story of a U.S. Cold War

Submarine's Covert Operations

Against the Soviet Union

by Peter Sasgen

9780312605537 TP

$16.99

Stalking the Red Bear, for the first time ever, describes

the action principally from the perspective of a

commanding officer of a nuclear submarine during the

Cold War taking readers closer to the Soviet target than

any work on submarine espionage has ever done

before.

The Hawk and the Dove: Paul

Nitze, George Kennan, and

the History of the Cold War

by Nicholas Thompson

9780312658861 TP

$17.00

A brilliant and revealing biography of the two

most important Americans during the Cold War

era—written by the grandson of one of them.

The Cold War: A History

by Martin Walker

9780805034547 TP

$19.00

“The history of the Cold War has been the history of the

world since 1954." So begins this wide-ranging

narrative by an award-winning political commentator,

which is the first major study of the Cold War. Now that

it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how

the Cold War has shaped us and, especially, to

recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that

determined the structure of today's global economy.

The Vietnam War: A

Graphic History

by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

9780809094950 HC

$19.95

Through beautifully rendered artwork, The Vietnam

War: A Graphic History depicts the course of the

war from its initial expansion in the early 1960s

through the evacuation of Saigon in 1975, and what

transpired at home, from the antiwar movement and

the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin

Luther King Jr. to the Watergate break-in and the

resignation of a president.

For the Soul of Mankind: The

United States, the Soviet

Union, and the Cold War

by Melvyn P.Leffler

9780374531423 TP

$21.00

Melvyn P. Leffler hones in on four crucial episodes

when American and Soviet leaders considered

modulating, avoiding, or ending hostilities and asks

why they failed.

The Age of Great Dreams:

America in the 1960s

by David Farber

9780809015672 TP

$17.95

In this book, David Farber grounds our

understanding of the extraordinary history of the

1960s by linking the events of that era to our

country's grand projects of previous decades.

Escape from Saigon: How a

Vietnam War Orphan Became

an American Boy

by Andrea Warren

9780374400231 TP

$11.99

This affecting true account tells the story of Long, who, like

more than 40,000 other orphans, is Amerasian -- a mixed-

race child -- with little future in Vietnam. Escape from

Saigon allows readers to experience Long's struggle to

survive in war-torn Vietnam, his dramatic escape to

America as part of "Operation Babylift" during the last

chaotic days before the fall of Saigon, and his life in the

United States as "Matt," part of a loving Ohio family.

SCIENCE / HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY OF THE TIMES

Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of

the Cold War Space Race

by David Scott

9780312308667 TP

$19.99

In this dual autobiography, Apollo 15 commander David

Scott and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first man to ever

walk in space, recount their exceptional lives and careers

spent on the cutting edge of science and space

exploration—and their participation in the greatest

technological race ever—to land a man on the Moon.

Carrying the Fire: An

Astronaut's Journeys

by Michael Collins

9780374531942 TP

$17.00

The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong,

Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the

Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have

done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the

event: man reaching the moon remains one of the

great events—technical and spiritual—of our

lifetime. In this remarkable book, Michael Collins

conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty,

and humor of that adventure.

The Last Man on the Moon:

Astronaut Eugene Cernan and

America's Race in Space

by Eugene Cernan

9780312199067 HC $25.95

9780312263515 TP $16.99

Written with New York Times bestselling author Don

Davis, this is the astronaut story never before told -

about the fear, love and sacrifice demanded of the

few men who dared to reach beyond the heavens for

the biggest prize of all - the Moon.

One Giant Leap: Neil

Armstrong's Stellar

American Journey

by Leon Wagener

9780312875923 TP

$14.99

Relying on hundreds of interviews with family

and friends of the astronaut, plus generous access

to the NASA files, Leon Wagener explores the

life of one of America's true heroes, in a book

filled with extraordinary adventure, and even

greater achievement.

Deke! An Autobiography

by Donald Slayton and Michael Cassutt

9780312859183 TP

$17.99

Deke! is Deke Slayton's' story--told in his own words and in

the voices of the men and women who worked with him and

knew him best. Deke Slayton's knowledge of how the .S.

manned space program worked is the missing piece of every

space buff's puzzle.

Flying to the Moon: An

Astronaut’s Story

by Michael Collins

9780374423568 TP

$9.99

In this entrancing account, space traveler Michael

Collins recalls his early days as an Air Force test

pilot, his astronaut training at NASA, and his

unparalleled experiences in orbit, including the

Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar landing.

JFK AND THE 1960s: BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

PERIOD FICTION

Me and Jack

by Danette Haworth

9780802794536 HC

$16.99

Joshua Reed is used to moving around since his dad

became an Air Force recruiter and the Vietnam War broke

out. But their newest home, in the mountains of

Pennsylvania, feels special somehow. Josh has started to

make a new friend, his dad has finally allowed him to get a

dog, and Jack-with his strange glowing ears and the way he

seems to understand Josh's feelings-is like no other dog

Josh has ever seen. When a local boy is killed overseas, the

town turns on the new air force recruiter. And when a few

late-night disturbances all point to Jack, it will be up to

Joshua to fight for his dog, his family, and his new home.

Dogtag Summer

by Betsy Partridge

1599901838 HC $16.99

1599908298 TP $7.99

Half Vietnamese, half American, Tracy’s not sure

she fits in with her family in California. But when

she and her best friend find a soldier’s dogtag, she

is jarred by memories from her life in Vietnam,

and the lingering anti-war sentiments that

surround her today. Where is home when you’re a

child of war? Is it the country that’s buried deep

within your memories? Or is it the place you live,

among the people you call family?

The Wall

by Peter Sis

9780374347017 HC

$18.99

Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and

dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a

child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of

a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of

Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe.

My Louisiana Sky

by Kimberly Willis Holt

9780805052510 HC $17.95

9780312660956 TP $6.99

Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-

age novel explores a 12-year-old girl's struggle to

accept her grandmother's death, her mentally

deficient parents, and the changing world around

her.

JFK PRESIDENCY / HISTORY

MUSIC AND ART / POP CULTURE OF THE 1960s

Kennedy’s Last Days

by Bill O’Reilly

9780805098020 HC

$19.99

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking

events surrounding the assassination of John F.

Kennedy.

Kennedy Through the

Lens: How Photography

and Television Revealed

and Shaped an

Extraordinary Leader

by Martin W. Sandler

9780802721600 HC

$19.99

As the well-reviewed Through the Lens series

continues, Sandler aims the spotlight on John F.

Kennedy, one of our most photogenic presidents,

providing insight into how JFK used the new

medium of television and the advances in color

photography to further his ambitious agenda.

Fabulous: The Story of

Andy Warhol

by Bonnie Christainsen

9780805087536 PI

$16.99

From his early days in Pittsburgh in the 1930s to the

height of his glory in the 1960s, this book chronicles

Warhol’s remarkable transformation from a sickly

child into a renowned Pop Art icon.

Action Jackson

by Jan Greenberg and

Sandra Jordan

9780312367510 PI

$7.99

Take a look at Jackson Pollock's intriguing

method of painting during the creation of one of

his famous paint-swirled and splattered

canvasses.

The Girl Who Became A Beatle

by Greg Taylor

9780312652593 HC $16.99 9780312606831 TP $9.99

When 16-year-old Regina Bloomsbury wishes her

band could be as famous as the Beatles, her wish

comes true, and she experiences fame and celebrity

firsthand.

Rebels in Paradise

by Hunter Drohojowska-

Philp

9780805088366 HC

$32.50

The extraordinary story of the artists who

propelled themselves to international fame in

1960s Los Angeles. Suitable for high school

readers and above.

POLITICS / CIVIL RIGHTS FOR YOUNG READERS

We March

By Shane W. Evans

9781596435391 PI

$16.99

A picture book about the American Civil Rights

Movement.

Rosa

by Nikki Giovanni

9780312376024 PI

$7.99

A picture book tribute to Rosa Parks,

celebrating the 50th anniversary of her

refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery,

Alabama city bus.

To The Mountaintop

by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

9781596436053 HC

$22.99

The story of the Civil Rights Movement told from the

frontlines perspective of Charlayne Hunter-Gault,

who made history as one of the first black students to

attend the University of Georgia in 1961.

Leaving Glorytown

by Eduardo F. Calcines

9780374343941 HC

$17.95

Coming of age in Communist Cuba.

The Private Thoughts of

Amelia E. Rye

by Bonnie Shimko

9780374361310 HC

$16.99

That true friend finally arrives when Fancy

Nelson, the first Negro kid Amelia has ever seen

in person, walks into her fourth grade classroom.

My Life With The

Lincolns

by Gayle Brandeis

9780805090130 HC

$16.99

Mina’s dad begins taking Mina along to

hear speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr in

Chicago. And soon he brings the freedom

movement to their own small town, with

consequences for everyone.

Yankee Girl

by Mary Ann Rodman

9780312535766 TP

$7.99

The year is 1964, and Alice Ann Moxley's FBI-

agent father has been reassigned from Chicago to

Jackson, Mississippi, to protect black people who

are registering to vote.

Lunch-Box Dream

by Tony Abbott

9780374346737 HC $16.99

9781250016683 TP $6.99

The story of two white brothers visiting civil

war battle fields on a family trip in the 1950s

intersects with that of a black family looking for

a missing child, when accident and crisis find

them all on the same bus.

Claudette Colvin: Twice

Toward Justice

9780312661052 TP

$9.99

On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up

with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation,

refused to give her seat to a white woman on a

segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of

being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine

months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found

herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by

community leaders. Undaunted, a year later she

dared to challenge segregation again as a key

plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the landmark case that

struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery

and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim

Crow South.

2009 National Book Award Winner for Young

People's Literature and a 2010 Newbery Honor

Book.

MULTICULTURAL STUDIES

BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION

SCIENCE/BIOGRAPHY

Revolution is Not a Dinner Party

by Ying Cheng Compestine

9780805082074 HC $16.95

9780312581497 TP $8.99

A novel about a young girl growing up during the Chinese

cultural revolution.

90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis

9781596431683 HC $17.99

9781250005595 TP $6.99

A middle grade Cuban-American coming-of-

age novel inspired by the author's own

experience.

Part of Me

by Kimberly Willis Holt

9780805063608 HC $16.95

9780312581459 TP $7.99

Tracing a family’s roots is like taking a journey

through the years. In the case of one Louisiana family,

that journey can be charted by the books they read and

loved.

One Small Step: Celebrating

the First Men On the Moon

by Jerry Stone

9781596434912 HC

$24.95

Touch, feel, and experience the story behind the first moon

landing… a collection of keepsakes and memories that

bring that historic moment of pride an accomplishment to

life for a new generation.