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All Christians yearn to live at the center of God's will. But how to discern his will is an art that eludes many of us. And the advice we get often conflict...

A Compelling Biography Of The Great Physicist Focuses On The Intellect, And The Philosophical Tensions, That Made Einstein Such Great Scientist, And An Inte...

Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic work of sc...

With a foreword by four-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Michael Mann. The story of Paul LeRoux, the twisted-genius entrepreneur and cold-blooded killer who ...

In the fall of 1942, roundups of Jews in Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Poland, lead twelve-year-old Molly Applebaum and her cousin Helen to find refuge on a nearby fa...

Collects nearly one thousand photographs to present a comprehensive visual document of the twentieth centuryCategories: HistoryWorld

Tom Wolfe's much-discussed kaleidoscopic non-fiction novel, chronicling the tale of novelist Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. In the 1960s, Kese...

Finalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in JournalismLonglisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the wo...

In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a gastronomic journey—from Piemonte to Puglia—exploring ten different regions that have inform...

Richard Wright grew up in the woods of Mississippi, with poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a...

Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of l...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look...

This lively chronicle of the years 1847–1947—the century when the Jewish people changed how we see the world—is “[a] thrilling and tragic historyâ€...

Frequently Interviewed In The American News Media, Well Known To Viewers Of Programs Such As Nightline And Face The Nation, Benjamin Netanyahu Is One Of Isr...

We know there's something more. We sense it, we feel it, and we want it. But how do we find it—a spirituality that stands up to the questions of an honest, ...

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...

In the second portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter leads us on a whirlwind tour of Montmartre, the hill...

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause--intentionally--and encounter the ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Physician and former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb asks: Has America's COVID-19 catastrophe taught us anything? In Uncontrolle...

No period in British history has more resonance and mystery today than the sixteenth century. New Worlds, Lost Worlds brings the atmosphere and events of th...

The murder of a prostitute in 19th-century New York may seem an unremarkable event in 20th-century America, but The Murder of Helen Jewett reveals parallel...

This Text Offers Insight Into One Of The Classic Questions Of History: Why Did Sustained Industrial Growth Begin In Northwest Europe, Despite Surprising Sim...

"Millions of Americans are beginning to work and live the way creative people like artists and scientists always have - and as a result our values and taste...

For years, serious naturalists have treasured their copies of Francis Harper's naturalist's edition of The Travels of William Bartram as the definitive ver...

On 8 March 1421 The Largest Fleet The World Had Ever Seen Sailed From Its Base In China. The Ships, Huge Junks Nearly Five Hundred Feet Long And Built From ...

What Would The Founders Think? We Live In A Divided America That Is Currently Incapable Of Sustained Argument And Is Feeling Unsure Of Its Destiny. Joseph J...

Practising The True Spirit Of Zen. not Always So Is Based On Shunryu Suzuki's Lectures And Is Framed In His Own Inimitable, Allusive, Paradoxical Style, ...

This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains and the scene of immense advances in techno...

In 2005, Deborah Nelson joined forces with military historian Nick Turse to investigate an extraordinary archive: the largest compilation of records on Vie...

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...

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

Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as the...

Lee Krasner, Best Known As Jackson Pollock's Wife, Reveals A Woman Who Was A Firebrand And Trailblazer For Women's Rights, Who Also Led A Fascinating Life, ...

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...

When The Allies Stormed Berlin In The Last Days Of The Third Reich, Adolf Eichmann, The Operational Manager Of The Final Solution, Shed His Ss Uniform And V...

The violent disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, and its aftermath, highlight the importance of a detailed understanding of the Balkan region. The polit...

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...

Herein is a most discriminating study of the basic differences between historic Calvinism and Arminianism and the developments in both theological tradition...

At 12.16am on Wednesday, June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in the kitchen service pantry of the Ambassador Hotel, Los An...

In this poignant collection of oral histories, four Indian elders recount their life stories in their own quiet but uncompromising words. Growing up and liv...

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker,...

Ruth Kassinger was at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with the death of a beloved sister, her children’s departure for college, and her own recent ba...

Pat Buchanan, Bestselling Author And Former Senior Adviser To President Richard Nixon In The White House, For The First Time Describes His Years Advising Th...

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 ...

In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and ...

Sources For Forging The Modern World Is The Companion Sourcebook Of The Main Text, Forging The Modern World, Containing Over 70 Primary Sources--Categories:...

He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine -- but it would nearly cost him his life. Semyo...

Whether chugging up the Congo on a paddle-wheel steamboat, rubbing elbows with pygmy chiefs (or wealthy colonial neighbors), being pursued through the dark...