From Modernism to Postmodernism: An Anthology

9 best books like From Modernism to Postmodernism: An Anthology (Lawrence E. Cahoone): A Fraction of the Whole, The Greatest Generation, Walk Through Walls: A Memoir, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975, The Upside of Falling Down, The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands, A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination, Walks The Fire, Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why It Matters in Life, Love, and Work

A Fraction of the Whole

Author	Steve Toltz
ISBN	0385521723

An irreverent comic adventure, spanning three continents, about a father and son against each other and against the world.

For most of his life, Jasper Dean couldn’t decide whether to pity, hate, love, or murder his certifiably paranoid father, Martin, a man who overanalyzed anything...

The Greatest Generation

Author	Tom Brokaw
ISBN	0812975294

"In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the massive and daring Allied invasion of Europe that marked the beginning of the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. There, I underwent a life-changing experience....

Walk Through Walls: A Memoir

Author	Marina Abramović
ISBN	1101905042

“I had experienced absolute freedom—I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn’t matter, that nothing mattered at all—and it intoxicated me.”

In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramović’s MoMA retrospective for the chance...

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

Author	Max Hastings
ISBN	0062405667

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War.

Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one...

The Upside of Falling Down

Author

Rebekah Crane

For Clementine Haas, finding herself is more than a nice idea. Ever since she woke up in an Irish hospital with complete amnesia, self-discovery has become her mission.

They tell her she’s the lone survivor of a plane crash. They tell her she’s lucky to be alive. But she doesn’t feel lucky....

The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands

Author	Lysa TerKeurst
ISBN	1400205859

Are you living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul? 

Lysa TerKeurst is learning that there is a big difference between saying yes to everyone and saying yes to God. In The Best Yes she will help you:


Cure the disease to please...

A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination

Author	Philip Shenon
ISBN	0805094202

The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963?

Philip Shenon, a veteran investigative journalist who...

Walks The Fire

Author	Stephanie Grace Whitson
ISBN	0785279814

The Indian thumped his chest and repeated, "Know God here." Opening the fist, he touched his temple. "Need God here. Missionary say this book teach God. You teach."

Captured by the Lakota Sioux on a Nebraskan prairie, Jesse King wonders how she will adjust to life among the Indians. But as she...

Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why It Matters in Life, Love, and Work

Author	Peg Streep
ISBN	0738216542

Find out why the happiest, most successful people have the ability both to persist and to quit.

In a culture that perceives quitting as a last resort and urges us to hang in, Mastering the Art of Quitting tackles our tendencies to overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on goals that...