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Shortlisted for the National Books Critics Circle Award: "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs The de...

When Gao Wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People's Republic. Using classifi...

The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV i...

Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's Role In Launching Modern Conservationsim, Identifying The Contributions Of Such Influences As James Audubon And John Muir Whi...

A riveting, lively and brilliantly researched biography of Socrates by the author of the acclaimed bestseller Helen of Troy. We think the way we do because ...

“[A] tale of power, perseverance and passion . . . a great story in the hands of a master storyteller.”—The Wall Street Journal The Pulitzer Priz...

In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Gran...

an Outstanding And Authoritative Biography Of One Of Britain's Greatest Masters. publishers Weekly phenomenal Drinking Habits, Chronic Sleep Deprivation, A...

Israel’s current president gives us a dramatic and revelatory biography of Israel’s first prime minister and its founding father. Shimon Peres was in...

The Popular Comedian Traces Her Youth In Atlanta's Most Troubled Neighborhood At The Height Of The Crack Epidemic, Discussing Her Experiences With Petty Cri...

Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcyc...

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...

The devastating accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, occurred on April 26, 1986. On April 29, Alexander ...

A New York Times bestselling author reveals the story of a nearly forgotten moment in American history, when mass violence was not an aberration, but a regu...

The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yem...

Dante Traces The Life And Complex Development - Emotional, Artistic, Philosophical - Of This Supreme Poet-historian, From His Wanderings Through Tuscan Hill...

Perhaps the most influential monarch ever to rule England, Queen Elizabeth I is at once the best- and least-known of queens. She was a very private person,...

A Simon & Schuster Book. Simon & Schuster Has A Great Book For Every Reader.Categories: History WorldWomen in History

Abigail Adams was the daughter of a country parson, a lively, brilliant girl of eighteen when she met the fiery young lawyer, John Adams. Immediately attra...

In This Autobiography, President Carter Tells What He Is Proud Of And What He Might Do Differently. He Discusses His Regret At Losing His Re-election, But H...

Obama Tells The Story Of His Improbable Odyssey From Young Man Searching For His Identity To Leader Of The Free World, Describing In Strikingly Personal Det...

After two decades spent living in England, popular humorist Bill Bryson returned to the United States, his English wife and four children in tow. Much has ...

James W. Fraser. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [334]-338) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Historical United StatesGeneral

In Out Of Captivity, Gonsalves, Stansell, And Howes Recount For The First Time Their Amazing Tale Of Survival, Friendship, And, Ultimately, Rescue, Tracing ...

“[A] vivid and lively account of those hectic and historic three days….The best fly-on-the-wall account, tantamount to having had a backstage pass to a...

A shocking true story of contemporary slavery: a young girl, snatched from her tribal village in Africa, survives enslavement in Sudan and London before ma...

An enthralling and comprehensive look into the contemporary state of one of the wealthiest—and most misunderstood—family dynasties in the world, perfect...

Exiles In Indian Country Weaves Together The Biographies Of Three Men Who Cast Their Fortunes With The Western Fur Trade In The First Quarter Of The Ninetee...

A Biography Of The Legendary Frontiersman, Soldier, And Martyr Examines His Life--from Hunting Bears In The Unspoiled Countryside To Helping Defend The Alam...

From an award-winning journalist, a real Field of Dreams story about a legendary coach and the professional-caliber baseball program he built in America's ...

From One Of The World’s Most Renowned Cave Divers, A Firsthand Account Of Exploring The Earth’s Final Frontier: The Hidden Depths Of Our Oceans And The ...

1973 Should Have Been Kissinger's Year Of Triumph--a Time To Bask In His Hard-won Achievements And Build On His Successes. Kissinger's Strategy Of Opening T...

The first volume of memoirs by Margaret Thatcher frankly recalls the former British prime minister's dealings with U.S. presidents, the Falkland War, and he...

To what extent was Rosario “Russell” Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIA’s recruitment of gangsters to assassin...

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...

Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous...

Retraces The Journey Of Seabiscuit, A Horse With Crooked Legs And A Pathetic Tail That Made Racing History In 1938, Thanks To The Efforts Of A Trainer, Owne...

The stirring true story of a girl who survived the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia retraces her steps from the forced "evacuation" of Phnom Penh in...

The Former Deputy Director Of The Fbi Recounts His Career; Discusses How Law Enforcement Battles Terror Threats, Russian Crime, And Attacks By The White Hou...

A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staf...

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Biography An extraordinarily frank, honest, and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women, Per...

A Gripping, Inspiring, And Eye-opening Memoir Of Fortitude And Survival--of A Twelve-year-old Boy's Traumatic Flight From Afghanistan To The West--that Puts...

In Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one man’s inspiring American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him, providing ...

With The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad has given readers a first-hand look at Afghani life as few outsiders have seen it. In...

"An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." --Kirkus Reviews When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on...

Simon Winchester. Maps On End Pages. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 251-253) And Index.Categories: ReferenceLanguage Study & Reference

An oral history of the "New York Intellectuals"--political essayist Irving Kristol, critic Irving Howe, and sociologists Daniel Bell and Nathan Glazer--capt...

"What can you do? You can do a lot. You can support justice for all by speaking out loudly to your family, friends, community, politicians and religious le...