Americas

Presents A True Account Of The Early Twentieth-century Murders Of Dozens Of Wealthy Osage And Law-enforcement Officials, Citing The Contributions And Misste...

By Pierre Berton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 452-463) And Index.Categories: Travel United States New YorkNiagara Falls

The best-selling Weird But True line is now exploring north of the U.S. border! Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and k...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Times} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} The #1 New York Times a...

In Jared Diamond’s follow-up to the Pulitzer-Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion and po...

The decisions you make and the way you treat others have more impact than you may ever realize. Speaker and New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrew...

"Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives." —New York Times Book Revie...

It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfie...

"The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history - the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1...

Theodore Rex is the story—never fully told before—of Theodore Roosevelt’s two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years before...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE * A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes i...

"If I could, I would put this book into the hands of every Christian in America." --Dr. David Jeremiah "Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, an...

Join us in these captivating tales of significant events and interesting characters from Canada’s past!Do you have a keen interest in Canadian history?Do ...

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...

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be entirely beyond the limits of human foot speed. And in all of sport it was the elu...

This book is a fast-moving, dramatic narrative. Catton, a leading historian of the Civil War, vividly describes the armies involved and battles fought. His ...

"The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh...

National Bestseller  When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the ...

On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to "proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from th...

While the fathers were off founding the country, what were the women doing? Running their husband s businesses, raising their children plus providing polit...

Brimming with authentic detail and an unforgettable cast of characters—-from Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse to Ulysses Grant and Custer himself—-this is his...

A Chronicle Of The Author's Seven-month Motorcycle Journey Throughout South America Reveals The Beginning Of His Transformation Into A Dedicated Revolutiona...

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 ...

Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has now set down in one continuou...

According To The Mayan Elders, At The Moment Of Birth Every Human Being Is Given A Destiny. Our Life Challenge Is To Develop Ourselves And Our Skills In Ord...

For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In ...

They were held in brutal captivity―and managed to make it out alive. This is their story. The Lost Girls are Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJ...

The Art of Political Murder is a riveting narrative reconstruction and investigation into one of present day Latin America's most controversial, bizarre, an...

A brilliant biography that “reads like a wonderful novel but is researched like a masterwork of history” (Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs), this i...

With eloquent simplicity, one of the world's last Native American Medicine Men demonstrates how traditional tribal wisdom can help us maintain spiritual an...

Categorized into eight geographical regions, this encyclopedic reference examines the history, beliefs, traditions, languages, and lifestyles of indigenous ...

Discover desperate circumstances in America's past and how men and women rose up with faith and courage and situations unexplainably turned around. Read of...

Celebrated novelist David Treuer has gained a reputation for writing fiction that expands the horizons of Native American literature. In Rez Life, his firs...

National Bestseller New York Times Editors’ Choice Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Silver Medalist for the Arth...

A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated! This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride thro...

The Actress Best Known For Her Work On Parks And Recreation And Saturday Night Live Reveals Personal Stories And Offers Her Humorous Take On Such Topics As ...

When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not ...

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 ...

Publisher Description: Learn To Communicate Without Words With These Authentic Signs! Learn Over 525 Signs Developed By The Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arap...

New York Times Bestseller In Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network’s biggest stars, keeps his motto ...

Armando Fuentes Aguirre Caton, es el columnista mas leido de Mexico. Sus articulos De politica y cosas peores y Mirador hacen reir y pensar cada dia a cient...

In This Book Niall Ferguson Argues That The British Empire Should Be Regarded Not Merely As Vanished Victoriana But As The Very Cradle Of Modernity. Nearly ...

When Jose Canseco Burst Into The Major Leagues In The 1980s, He Changed The Sport--in More Ways Than One. No Player Before Him Possessed His Mixture Of Spee...

In this provocative bestseller, Farley Mowat challenges the conventional notion that the Vikings were the first Europeans to reach northern Canada. Mowat of...

There were once two enemies who were both named George-George Washington and George III. They were very much alike in some ways, and they were both beloved...

The Catholic Church Has Undergone Many Alterations During Scientific, Cultural, Political, Technological, And Industrial Revolutions. In This Chronicle, Kün...

Settled with high hopes of prosperity and home to many thousands in their heydays, ghost towns offer a fascinating glimpse into the past. Often all that rem...

Children's author Bobbie Kalman's new series Native Nations of North America is an ongoing series that looks at the lives of the indigenous peoples of Nort...