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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-sca...

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from ...

First Published In 1973, This Book Traces The History Of Luis De Carvajal The Younger And His Family In Spain, Their Migration To The New World, Their Relig...

From one of the most prominent biographers of the Nazi period, a new and provocative portrait of the figure behind the century's worst crimesAcclaimed hist...

The Authors Of This First Full-length Biography Of Maharaja Ranjit Singh In English Make Use Of A Variety Of Eye-witness Accounts, From Reports By Maratha S...

"One diplomat's darkly humorous and ultimately scathing assault on just about everything the military and State Department have done—or tried to do—sin...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

This Is The Chilling Account Of How A Low-level, Small-minded Kgb Operative Ascended To The Russian Presidency And, In An Astonishingly Short Time, Destroye...

Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs. ...

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

From The Publisher: A Gripping, Groundbreaking Biography Of The Combative Man Whose Genius And Force Of Will Created Modern Capitalism. Founder Of A Dynasty...

In 1891, 24 year old Marie, née Marya Sklodowska, moved from Warsaw to Paris, where she found work in the laboratory of Pierre Curie, a scientist engaged ...

Drawing On Newly Discovered Archival Material And Extensive Interviews With Truman's Own Family, Friends, And Washington Colleagues, Mccullough Tells The De...

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts....

A New Birth of Freedom is the culmination of over a half a century of study and reflection by one of America's foremost scholars of American politics, Harry...

This historic narrative, written by cousins who are descendants of the Low and Stiles families, spans two centuries of the intertwined families of the House...

turning Away From The Privileged World Of The "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) Explored, Mapped, And Excavated The World Of The Arabs. Recrui...

a Moving Story Of The Former Empress Of Iran — Now In Paperback. at The Age Of Twenty-one, Farah Diba Married The Shah Of Iran, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi...

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were for...

Winner: Distinguished Book Award, Society of Colonial Wars of New York (2008)Winner: Charles P. Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History (2008)Globe and ...

The Black Leader Discusses His Political Philosophy And Reveals Details Of His Life, Shedding Light On The Ideas That Enabled Him To Gain The Allegiance Of ...

This biography takes the perspective that Churchill always believed he was destined for greatness, and thus, throughout his life, positioned himself in his...

The Real-life Alex Vause From The Critically Acclaimed, Top-rated Netflix Show Orange Is The New Black Tells Her Story In Her Own Words For The First Time--...

One decision can end everything . . . or lead to unlikely redemption.Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fasci...

The book of the popular movie STARRING GAEL GARCIA BERNAL NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel ...

a Stunning Look At World War Ii From The Other Side... from The Turret Of A German Tank, Colonel Hans Von Luck Commanded Rommel's 7th And Then 21st Panzer...

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days i...

A revealing look at the true beginning of American politics Until recently rescued by David McCullough, John Adams has always been overshadowed by Washing...

A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president Revolutionary her...

The Duchess of York provides a revealing, intimate look at the secrets of Britain's royal family, her romance with and marriage to Prince Andrew, their divo...

A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father be...

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth...

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll He was born in England but reared in L.A.,...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of comin...

A Collection Of Sharp, Poignant Essays That Expertly Blends The Personal And Political In An Exploration Of American Culture Through The Lens Of Our Obsessi...

The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period Publishers Weekly Meticulously researched yet splend...

The Easter Rebellion Of 1916 Was A Watershed In Irish History, Setting In Motion A Chain Of Events Which Culminated In The Foundation Of The Irish State...t...

Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see.--Corrie ten Boom Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who ...

They had defeated the French and now the English possessed the vast North American Empire. Soldiers, traders, settlers—all began the trek across the wilder...

In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic...

in This Landmark Work Of History, The National Book Award—winning Author Of american Sphinx explores How A Group Of Greatly Gifted But Deeply Flawed Indivi...

Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (1743–1810), Russian princess, playwright, author, President of the Academy of Sciences, and founder and Director of the Russ...

The harrowing true tale of escaped Soviet prisoners¿ desperate march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to Briti...

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginni...

discovered In The Attic In Which She Spent The Last Years Of Her Life, Anne Frank's Remarkable Diary Has Since Become A World Classic—a Powerful Reminder...

He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine -- but it would nearly cost him his life. Semyo...

This Volume Is A Biography Of King Henry Ii Of England (1133-1189). The Author Offers Both A Study Of His Character, And An Estimate Of His Work As A Ruler....

In the 1950s, Colin MacFarlane was born in the Gorbals, a working-class neighborhood in Glasgow, Scotland. MacFarlane witnessed the last days of the old Gor...