Featuring over one hundred photographs taken after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book forces us to confront the human and environmental costs of nuclear war.
Struggle for Justice: Four Decades of Civil Rights Photography
By Don Carleton
Struggle for Justice celebrates the legacy of the photographers who helped galvanize public support for the civil rights movement, often at great personal risk.
Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a Conscience
By Bernard Rapoport, as told to Don Carleton
In his memoir, Bernard Rapoport recalls a life of hard work and a philosophy of giving that made him a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. This updated edition includes new material compiled before Rapoport’s death in 2012.
Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys: Texas Politics, 1929–1932
By Norman D. Brown; edited and with an introduction by Rachel Ozanne
In his deeply researched sequel to Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug, a master storyteller of Texas politics brings to life pivotal moments of backroom wrangling, economic crashes, and aftershocks still felt nearly a century later.
Born to Be a Doctor: A Memoir
By Paul Burns, M.D., with Barbara A. Langham
Paul Burns’ fascinating memoir details his experiences in medical school and his insights into the medical training of the era as well as his reflections on his tour of duty as a physician during the Vietnam War.
A Civic Entrepreneur: The Life of Technology Visionary George Kozmetsky
By Monty Jones
This biography details the life and career of George Kozmetsky, a prominent twentieth-century Texas educator, businessman, technology innovator, and philanthropist.
Dolph Briscoe: My Life in Texas Ranching and Politics, 2nd Edition
By Dolph Briscoe, as told to Don Carleton, foreword by Dolph Briscoe IV
Now with a foreword by the historian Dolph Briscoe IV, here is the autobiography of former Texas governor Dolph Briscoe, who played a crucial role in restoring public confidence in the integrity of state government.
A War Remembered: The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library
By Mark K. Updegrove
This companion volume to a 2016 summit hosted by the LBJ Presidential Library explores the lessons and legacy of America’s most divisive war, including the perspectives of luminaries such as US Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and John Kerry.
Improving Education, Changing Lives: A Memoir to Encourage Philanthropy
By Peter O’Donnell Jr. as told to Carolyn Barta
This is the story of notable philanthropic achievements and successful concepts developed over many years by Peter O’Donnell, Jr.
Adventures of a Ballad Hunter
By John A. Lomax; foreword by John Lomax III, John Nova Lomax, and Anna Lomax Wood
Now back in print with a new foreword and photographs, this is the classic 1947 autobiography by pioneering folklorist John A. Lomax, who recorded and preserved thousands of American folk ballads for posterity.
