Historical

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six ac...

Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson -- who was at the very epicenter of the crashing financial markets -- provides a startling, first- person acco...

Every Canadian town has a hockey story, and Ron MacLean has a hockey story for every town. A new book by the co-author of the national bestseller Cornered....

For the audience that read Maria Flook’s New York Times bestseller, Invisible Eden, this is the extraordinary story of a high-stakes murder case set in t...

Few leaders in history have been as mythologized as Michael Collins. Before his death at 31, he had fought in the Easter Rising, organized the IRA and out-s...

Around the year 1049, William, Duke of Normandy and future conqueror of England, raced to the palace of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. The count’s eldest dau...

The host of Food Network's Dinner: Impossible shows busy people how to keep food simple but delicious Chef Robert Irvine goes where few chefs dare...

The basis for the Academy Award®-winning movie!"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels...

After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now ...

“Gripping...an outstanding portrait of a technocrat, at work and at home.”— The Wall Street Journal “Evocative...relentless”—The New York Times...

Documents The Trial Of A Man Charged With Dozens Of Counts Of Arson In A Rural Virginia County, Sharing Insight Into His Struggles With Addiction, His Relat...

The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive. Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré...

Can’t get enough of The Crown? In this must-have exploration of the history behind seasons 2 and 3 of Peter Morgan’s Emmy-winning Netflix drama, the show’s...

Gifted artist Gerald Murphy and his elegant wife, Sara, were icons of the most enchanting period of our time; handsome, talented, and wealthy expatriate A...

High Price is the harrowing and inspiring memoir of neuroscientist Carl Hart, a man who grew up in one of Miami’s toughest neighborhoods and, determined to ...

Dianaworld: An ObsessionCategories: History WorldWomen in History

National BestsellerBill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity...

When News Of The Budding Romance Between A Beloved English Prince And An American Actress Broke, It Captured The World's Attention And Sparked An Internatio...

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop cr...

It's Difficult Today To Imagine How America Survived The Great Depression--only Through The Stories Of The Common People Who Struggled During That Era Can W...

“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHARLIE HUNNAM AND RAMI MALEK Henri Charrière, nicknamed ...

Presents A Reconstruction Of The Eighteenth-century Empress's Life That Covers Her Efforts To Engage Russia In The Cultural Life Of Europe, Her Creation Of ...

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...

A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech -- for fans of Maggie Habe...

Twelve essays written between 1928 and 1945 that demonstrate key points in the development of Eisenstein’s film theory and in particular his analysis of ...

Whether chugging up the Congo on a paddle-wheel steamboat, rubbing elbows with pygmy chiefs (or wealthy colonial neighbors), being pursued through the dark...

Robert Kennedy has been viewed as hero and villain -- as the "Good Bobby" who, as his brother Ted eulogized him, "saw wrong and tried to right it,...saw su...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting bio...

The Host Of Cnn Tonight With Don Lemon Is More Popular Than Ever. As America's Only Black Prime-time Anchor, Lemon And His Daily Monologues On Racism And An...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Publishers Weekly “This absorbing a...

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera, a midwife, a dental surgeon. They distributed anti-Nazi leafl...

A Definitive And Extraordinary Account Of Recent Broadway History—spanning From The Debut Of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Sunset Boulevard To Disney’s The Lio...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Biographer Brings To Life The Most Intriguing Woman In The History Of The World: Cleopatra, The Last Queen Of Egypt. Though Her L...

Hunting Eichmann is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manhunt. When the Allies stormed Berlin in the last days of t...

Pete Hamill. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-289).Categories: History United StatesState & Local

An Account Of The Worst Cholera Outbreak In Victorian London--and An Exploration Of How Dr. John Snow's Solution Revolutionized The Way We Think About Disea...

Wall Street Legend Alfred Lee Loomis, Who Once Owned Hilton Head Island, Was Devoted To His Hobby Of Science Experiments In His Mansion. During World War Ii...

Nemesis: Medieval England's Greatest EnemyCategories: HistoryMilitary

The Man Who Led The Intelligence War That Killed Osama Bin Laden Traces A Life Of Leadership In Public Service, From His Tenure In Congress Through His Year...

In This Riveting Popular History, The Creator Of You Must Remember This Probes The Inner Workings Of Hollywood’s Glamorous Golden Age Through The Stories ...

The Astonishing But True Story Of One Of The Most Notorious Spy Cases From The Cold War--and The International Manhunt That Seized Global Attention As It Re...

In this volume along with its companion, The Library of America presents all of the most significant and best-loved works of Eudora Welty. Of her own work, ...

Recounts the life and accomplishments of Pat Tillman, who left professional football to join the Army in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks and was...

Upon Assuming The Presidency In 1953, Dwight Eisenhower Came To Be Seen By Many As A Doddering Lightweight. Yet Behind The Bland Smile And Apparent Simplemi...

this Is A Charming Portrait Of Childhood In The Russian Market Town Where The Great Painter And His Wife Grew Up. Bella's Warm, Humorous Stories Of Her Piou...

Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey Tells The Story Behind Highclere Castle, The Real-life Inspiration And Setting For Julian Fellowes's Emmy Award-winni...

The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil...

"Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers."--New York Times A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case--and reconci...