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From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower. "A dazzling history of Western ideas." --The Economist. "Mr. Fergu...

One of the best ways to understand history is through eye-witness accounts. Ting-Xing Ye's riveting first book, A Leaf in the Bitter Wind, is a mem...

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On the fortieth anniversary of The Band's legendary The Last Waltz concert, Robbie Robertson finally tells his own spellbinding story of the band t...

Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one ...

The fate of the Romanovs- dramatic new evidence.

Breathtaking and mesmerizing, Colditz: The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes is a gripping tale of perseverance, heroism, and adventure....

Comprehensive portrait of the life and humanitarian work of Diana, Princess of Wales authorized by the late Princess' Estate and her Memorial Fund....

Includes index. 786 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps, ports. ; 25 cm.

In a series of experiences between 1856 and 1877, several British-born explorers tried to unravel the mystery of the source of the Nile. This river...

The inspiration for the film INVICTUS, starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. . Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament- the tru...

Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical a...

A timeless classic from baseball's golden era, legendary pitcher Jim Brosnan's witty and candid chronicle of the 1959 Major League Baseball season,...

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Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to b...

Praise for The Water Boy. "From league to league, from country to country, from small towns to big cities, Bob has seen it all! His football tales ...

The account of the murder of Diane Whitmore Pikul describes how her wealthy and violent Wall Street husband murdered her and then won custody of he...

Irving Stone's classic biographical novel of Michelangelo--the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to viv...