Women in History

“The single best book that we now have on Earhart’s life” (Washington Post Book World)—and the inspiration for the forthcoming major motion picture Amelia...

The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the bas...

A chilling and unflinching portrait of one of the most fearsome figures in world politics. In 1999, the “Family” surrounding Boris Yeltsin went l...

ONE BIBLE, MANY ANSWERS In God's Problem the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus challenges the contradictory biblical explanations for ...

Will I Ever Find My Soul Mate? Whether you are recently separated, divorced, or you have been in the singles scene for longer than you want, this insightf...

The first inside account to be published about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, anchored by Ghattas's own perspective and her quest to underst...

A Riveting Medical Mystery About A Young Woman's Quest To Uncover The Truth About Her Likely Fatal Genetic Disorder That Opens A Window Onto The Exploding F...

Brilliant, funny, charming, imperious, Diana Vreeland-the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue-was a woman whose passion and geni...

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...

In this important book, Dr. Laura Schlessinger shows men and women that they can have a Good Life no matter how Bad their Childhood. For each of us, there...

A Charming, Intimate And Fascinating Collection Of Correspondence Between Broadcaster And #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Anderson Cooper And His Mothe...

One of Wall Street Journal's Ten Best Books of the Year * Winner of the National Jewish Book Awards for Holocaust Memoir and Sephardic Culture * Recipient o...

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 real history of the Amazons in war and love Amazons―fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world―were the mythic archenemies of the ...

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our ...

Endgame is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady’s decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascent—and confounding descent—of enigmatic genius Bobby ...

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.How did an obscure...

A New York Times BestsellerIn her groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education, Dana Goldstein finds answers in the past to the controversies ...

"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on the page -- as both a mother and a scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through Tub...

Hillary Rodham Clinton And Her Daughter, Chelsea, Share The Stories Of The Gutsy Women Who Have Inspired Them -- Women With The Courage To Stand Up To The S...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY! BESTSELLER In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chr...

An Extraordinary Memoir Of Drama, Tragedy, And Royal Secrets By Lady Anne Glenconner--a Close Member Of The Royal Circle And Lady-in-waiting To Princess Mar...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a history of white male America and a scathing indictment of what it has c...

One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of people had done before: they auditioned for Jeopardy! Two ...

turning Away From The Privileged World Of The "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) Explored, Mapped, And Excavated The World Of The Arabs. Recrui...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * #1 Sunday Times Bestseller * #1 Indie Next Pick A Best Book Of The Year: The Washington Post * Npr * The Atlantic * New York ...

In 1975, Four Teenagers Gathered In A Kitchen In Dublin To Discuss Forming A Band. The Drum Kit Just About Fit Into The Room, The Lead Guitarist Had A Homem...

"A deeply spiritual, deeply moving book" about life on the Great Plains, by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk (The New York Times B...

Microsoft's Ceo Tells The Inside Story Of The Company's Continuing Transformation And Offers His Vision For The Coming Wave Of Intelligent Technologies. He ...

if You Want To Play The Game, You've Got To Know The Rules. In His International Bestseller the Game, Neil Strauss Delved Into The Secret World Of Pick-u...

Recorded by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "Strange Fruit" is considered to be the first significant song of the civil rights movement and the first ...

As seen on The Today Show! “Important in helping us understand America’s complex racial history.”—Kenyatta D. Berry, Host of PBS’s Genealogy RoadshowWhite ...

A New Biography Of Bunny Mellon, The Style Icon And American Aristocrat Who Designed The White House Rose Garden For Her Friend Jfk And Served As A Living W...

The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously con...

Growing up in the beautiful mountains of Berchtesgaden — just steps from Adolf Hitler's alpine retreat — Irmgard Hunt had a seemingly happy, simple childh...

The comprehensive critical biography of silent-screen star Marion Davies, who fittingly referred to herself as "the captain of my soul."\From Marion Davies'...

A Portrait Of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; Her Mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss; And Her Sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, Discusses Their Ambitions, Stat...

Sun Tzu's classic treatise The Art of War has influenced countless generations—of men—when they find themselves on battlefields, in the office and in e...

A 12-week New York Times Bestseller Helen Rappaport Paints A Compelling Portrait Of The Doomed Grand Duchesses. —people Magazine The Public Spoke Of The S...

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

The Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and people, they counted among their diverse fr...

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...

“Heroic and inspiring.”―The New York Times Grace Humiston was a lawyer, a detective, and the first female U.S. District Attorney. She was also a soci...

The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to b...

One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All TimeWinner of the 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award | Winner of the 2020 Washington State Book Award | Named a 2...

Internationally renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz transports us back thousands of years and immerses us in the sights and sounds of day-to-day life in a...

National Book Club Conference ‘Book of the Year’ Award Winner From her more than three hundred appearances for film and television, stage and cabaret, ...

Critics across the country have raved about Joyce Carol Oates’s ground-breaking memoir A Widow’s Story, lauding its blazing honesty and raw emotion, ca...