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A Seasoned War Correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman Has Covered Every Major Conflict Over The Past Twenty Years, From Afghanistan To Iraq To The Congo. For The ...

Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining ScandalCategories: History WorldWomen in History

The six daughters of the eccentric Lord Redesdale and his wife Sydney have inspired many books, but this group biography is widely considered to be the fine...

Have you ever thought about how your seemingly insignificant life events have formed who you are? How intriguing it is to look back and discover how your cu...

Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor Is One Israeli's Powerful Attempt To Reach Beyond The Wall That Separates Israelis And Palestinians And Into The Hearts O...

Called “tremendously entertaining” (The New York Times) Stephanie Storey’s brilliant bestselling debut, brings early 16th-century Florence, Leonardo d...

With their thirtieth birthdays looming, Jen, Holly, and Amanda are feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones—score the big promotion, find a soul ma...

Nemesis: Medieval England's Greatest EnemyCategories: HistoryMilitary

Writing A Few Months Prior To Her Assassination, Bhutto Explores The Complicated History Between The Middle East And The West. She Traces The Roots Of Inter...

“This is rich, florid, funny history, with undertones of human grief . . . Knight is shrewd and perceptive . . . [he] pushes his material into neurobiolog...

The True Story Of The Assassination Of Jfk, Told By Secret Service Agents Who Were There And Who Have Lived With The Guilt And Grief From That Day. When Tim...

Was Golf Better (to Use One Of Tiger's Favorite Phrases) Back In The Day? In [this Book], Michael Bamberger, Who Fell For The Game As A Teenager In Its Wild...

Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings B...

In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848–1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the moving story of his life to Frank B. Linderman, the wel...

Former President George H.W. Bush, revealed through his letters and writings from 1941 to 2010, is “worth its weight in gold…a valuable update of the li...

Roxane Gay's New York Times bestselling debut collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism—a modern classic from one of the most promin...

Spanning 500 years of British history, a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world’s most ...

Said is acknowledged to be the pen name of the author of books in German about Islam, desert adventures, and global revolution that were celebrated through...

I. Parentage And Early Life, C. 1096-1135 -- Ii. The Succession, 1135-1136 -- Iii. Mistakes, 1136-1139 -- Iv. The Empress And Her Party, 1136-1140 -- V. Dis...

Michael Reynolds's "masterpiece in the making" (Library Journal) concludes with a rich and sympathetic portrayal of Nobel Prize recipient Hemingway's final ...

In 1896, A Norwegian Immigrant And Mother Of Eight Named Helga Estby Was Behind On Taxes And The Mortgage When She Learned That A Mysterious Sponsor Would P...

An engrossing biography of President Lyndon Johnson from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of RivalsHailed by the New York Times as “the most p...

A Thrilling Magnum Opus On America's Great Crime Epic. A Mystery Writers Of America Grand Master--author Of The Gangster Classic Road To Perdition, Long-tim...

An Exemplary Biography--exhaustively Researched, Fair-minded And Easy To Read. It Can Nestle On The Same Shelf As David Mccullough's Truman, A High Complime...

"Succeeds more than any previous book in bringing Ali into focus . . . as a starburst of energy, ego and ability whose like will never be seen again." —T...

More Than A Quarter Of A Century After It Was First Published In Hardcover Comes A Never-before-issued Trade Paperback Edition Of The Classic Nicholas And A...

The first book to expose the turbulent personal life of this fascinating Father of Confederation.Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald once remarked, “I had ...

"Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experience."—ALA Booklis...

Bogart paints an indelible portrait of a complex man, from the privilege and abuse he experienced in childhood to his triumphant 1935 acting breakthrough i...

Drawn from nearly a century of detailed and fascinating reporting by The Times, discover insights and memories of the extraordinary period of social change ...

At the age of 87, Mike Wallace is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism. Now, after 60 years of reporting on important events around the world, he shar...

The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and...

A Book About The Remarkable Life Of Elsie Macgill Who Achieved Many Firsts In Science And Engineering At A Time When Women Were Considered To Be Inferior In...

A Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the Year"Freshly fascinating. [Lawton] is a particularly astute observer of the psychological dislocation caused by growi...

An Unabridged Edition Of Anne Frank's Diary Provides Insight Into Anne's Relationship With Her MotherCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics &am...

In An American Story Of Enduring Importance, Jimmy Carter Re-creates His Depression-era Boyhood On A Georgia Farm, Before The Civil Rights Movement That Ch...

Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields, for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-to...

Product Description #1 New York Times BestsellerFox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue ...

Hitler's Vienna Explores The Critical Years That The Young Adolf Hitler Spent In Vienna, The City That In So Many Ways Furnished The Future Dictator's Educa...

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950sBi...

gala Opera Evenings. Sudden Wealth And Fame. Dangerous Undercover Missions Into The Heart Of Nazi Germany. Standing Up To The Perils Of The Blitz. No One ...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST “Vivid and ethereal”...

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new...

In March of 1992, the highest–ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to break his oath of silence testified against his boss, John Gotti. He is Salva...

King Charles's Pirate Prince To his fellow Royalists, fighting for King Charles I, Prince Rupert of the Rhine was the archetypal 'cavalier'. Young, handsom...

In The Bad Guys Won, award-winning former Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jeff Pearlman returns to an innocent time when a city worshipped a man named ...

"[A] smart, evocative and sharply observed memoir . . . Giridharadas’s narrative gusto makes the familiar fresh."—The Wall Street Journal Anand Giri...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; how...