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A New York Review Books Original Victor Serge Is One Of The Great Men Of The Twentieth Century: Anarchist, Revolutionary, Agitator, Theoretician, Historian ...

2009 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America’s civil religion, then the twenty-ninth preside...

Hillary Clinton's Candid Reflections About The Key Moments During Her Time As Secretary Of State, As Well As Her Thoughts About How To Navigate The Challeng...

Caracalla' Has One Of The Worst Reputations Of Any Roman Emperor. Many Ancient Historians Were Very Hostile And Edward Gibbon Later Dubbed Him The Common En...

Against The Background Of The Holocaust Which Has Robbed So Many Of Their Faith Here Is A Story To Restore One's Faith. Perhaps In Other Places Only A Small...

In this book, historian Billy Yeargin takes readers back to the days when communities were founded and built upon tobacco culture and traditions developed a...

"More imaginatively than any other Stevens biographer, Fawn Brodie has speculated upon the emotional springs of the man's behavior. More resourcefully than...

In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bus...

This Book, Written By The Editor Of The Library Of America Edition Of The Little House Books, Is A Thoroughly Researched Biography Of Not Only Laura Ingalls...

General George S. Patton, Jr. Died Under Mysterious Circumstances In The Months Following The End Of World War Ii. For Almost Seventy Years, There Has Been ...

Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion: a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. But, thanks to th...

On 2 June 1953, 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen, the eyes of the world upon her as she dedicated herself to her country. It is fasc...

The Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered i...

A Sunday Times Bestseller | A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice [putin's People] Will Surely Now Become The Definitive Account Of The Rise Of Putin...

Jared Kushner Was One Of The Most Consequential Presidential Advisers In Modern History. For The First Time, He Recounts What Happened Behind Closed Doors D...

A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland. 'If Clanlands was a gentle road trip through Scotland, this almanac is a top down, pedal to the metal up ...

Joyce Lee Malcolm. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History MilitaryUnited States

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary det...

Now re-releasing as a part of the Lives of Faith series, the story of Jim Elliot’s life and martyrdom is one of the great missionary stories of modern tim...

Named A Best Book Of The Year By The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fortune And Bloomberg From Two Of America's Most Revered Political Journalists Com...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”—CNN • “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”—USA Today • “Oh, it’s a...

Michael Bryant. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesCriminology

From The Acclaimed Biographer Of The Sisters, The Story Of One Of The Most Remarkable Women Of The 19th Century, Who Traveled Far And Wide On A Quest For Tr...

Just Two Months Into His Presidency, Ronald Reagan Lay Near Death After A Gunman's Bullet Came Within Inches Of His Heart. His Recovery Was Nothing Short Of...

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a...

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...

A beautifully illustrated and poignant graphic memoir that tells the story of World War II from an Everyman's perspective. In March of 1943, Scott Chantle...

"He seems to have brought to this book the ear of a musician and the eye of a painter . . . the premier war correspondence of Vietnam."—Washington Post. "...

In 1993, Sigrid Rausing, A Young Student Working On A Phd In Anthropology, Went To Spend A Year Living In Estonia, A Remote Baltic State That Had Just Gaine...

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 sh...

Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray t...

A Landmark Biography Of The Great American Writer Stephen Crane--Categories: HistoryUnited States

Born A Creole In Martinique, Sent To France In Her Teens To Marry A Distant Relative In Order To Salvage The Family Fortunes, Josephine Was Adventurous, Amb...

an Extraordinary Story Of Tenacity And Intrigue, And The Deep Human Urge To Salvage Hope From Tragedy. publishers Weekly the Rumors That One Of Nicholas I...

An "extraordinary biography" (New York Times Book Review) of a brilliant pair of adventurers. Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Ar...

In the hinterland behind the port of Mobile lies the vast swampy convergence of the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers, a delta rich in fish, game animals, hard and...

This Multiple Biography Is Centered On Lincoln's Mastery Of Men And How It Shaped The Most Significant Presidency In The Nation's History. Historian Goodwin...

Nansen: The Explorer as Hero is a well-crafted, masterfully researched biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian doctor-scientist some consider the great...

What happened in Nazi Germany to turn a fondly remembered childhood Jewish classmate into a serial murderess and tool of the Gestapo? Seeking answers, Peter...

Will & Kate: A Royal Family is one of an exciting series of lush books celebrating some of the most popular and influential figures of the day – who ...

The Definitive Ranking Of The Greatest Football Players Of All Time-- Provided By Publisher.Categories: HistoryUnited States

The intimate, inside story of the ultimately tragic life of multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse ('Rehab,' 'Back to Black') is...

From the bestselling author of the definitive book on D-Day comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the g...

Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals, alive in memory as a scourge, hero, military genius and demi-god. To Muslims, Russians and westerners, he is a ...

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times...

david Mccullough Tells The Story Of Those Who Marched With General George Washington In The Year Of The Declaration Of Independence - When The Whole Americ...

This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

The Mayor Of London And Former Spectator Editor Challenges Popular Misconceptions To Assess Churchill's Enduring Influence On The World, Discussing The Many...