The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily ...
Rick AtkinsonIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In An Army at Dawn- winner of the Pulitzer ...
Bloody Shirt, The: Terror after Appom...
Stephen BudianskyFrom 1866 to 1876, more than three thousand free African Americans and their white allies were killed in cold blood by terrorist organizations in the South. Over the years this fact would not only be forgotten, but a series of exculpa...
The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jim...
Winston Groom[Read by Robertson Dean] Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh,...
The Intellectual Devotional: American...
David S. KidderIn the same stylish gift format of the best-selling series opener, this new Intellectual Devotional offers daily digests of wisdom from American history--365 brief lessons to stimulate the mind every day of the year. Modeled after ...
From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures, in stunning vignettes, snapshots, and episodes, the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time.New York Times corr...
This is a book about my home city. I was born in the immense and beautiful segment of it called Brooklyn, but I've lived and worked for much of my life in its center, the long skinny island called Manhattan. I live here still. With an...
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover ...
James TaborThe deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made: both poles by 1912, Everest in 1958, the Challenger Deep in 1961. In 1969 we even walked on the ...
11 Days in December: Christmas at the...
Stanley WeintraubIt was truly a white Christmas in the Ardennes Forest in 1944, but that was cold comfort to the Allied soldiers trying to stop the Nazis from retaking Belgium in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. While a German loudspe...
The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, ...
Susan RonaldDubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made p...
L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul ...
John BuntinMidcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the white spot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world's most famous police force, the D...
The Great Pearl Heist: London's Great...
Molly Caldwell CrosbyIn the summer of 1913, under the cover of London's perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other — a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective — in the greatest jewel heist of the...
Adams Vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous E...
John E. FerlingIt was a contest of titans. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two heroes of the Revolutionary era, once intimate friends, now her antagonists locked in a fierce battle for the future of the United States. The election of 1800 was a thu...
The Judgment of Paris: Manet, Meisson...
Ross KingWhile the Civil War raged in America, another very different revolution was beginning to take shape across the Atlantic, in the studios of Paris: The artists who would make Impressionism the most popular art form in history were showi...
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dir...
John LukacsA best-selling historian considers Churchill's first speech before Parliament--a speech that transformed both Churchill and the nation he had come to lead. On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliv...
A gifted and well-practiced writer can tell an old story and make it seem new and exciting. Louis Menand is such a writer, and his version of the story of pragmatism is the most lively and integrated yet told. Menand's incisive and re...
In this acclaimed Lannan foundation lecture from September 2002, Roy speaks poetically to power on the US’ War on Terror, globalization, the misuses of nationalism, and the growing chasm between the rich and poor. With lyricism and ...
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Impe...
Scott Anderson[Read by Malcolm Hillgartner] *Includes a bonus PDF with photos A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in twentieth century history -- the Arab Revolt and the secret game to control the ...
Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary...
Frank AntenoriDocuments the controversial April 2003 battle between Green Beret forces and Iraqi soldiers near the village of Debecka, a battle that was marked by extensive news media coverage and the Navy bombing of supporting Peshmerga fighters.
Little Pink House: A True Story of De...
Jeff BenedictSuzette Kelo was just trying to rebuild her life when she purchased a broken-down Victorian house perched on the waterfront in New London, CT. The house wasn't particularly fancy, but with lots of hard work Suzette was able to turn it...
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and...
Michael R. BeschlossHistorian Beschloss examines the secret diplomatic and political plans by Roosevelt and, later, Truman to contain Germany following a military victory. The goal was to dismantle the Third Reich and to guarantee that there could never ...
The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Strug...
Jim DonovanThe gripping and definitive chronicle of the iconic battle that inspired a nation--a sweeping saga of 200 brave Americans who stood tall against an overwhelmingly superior Mexican force. On February 23, 1836, a Mexican army thousands...
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the ...
Peter FinnIn May of 1956, an Italian publishing scout took a train to the Russian countryside to visit the country's most beloved poet, Boris Pasternak. He left concealing the original manuscript of Pasternak's much anticipated first novel, ent...
For Liberty and Glory: Washington, La...
James R. GainesOn April 18, 1775, a riot over the price of flour broke out in the French city of Dijon. That night, across the Atlantic, Paul Revere mounted the fastest horse he could find and kicked it into a gallop. So began what have been called ...
An engrossing chronicle of a tight-knit crew of young naval aviators in the epic final---and most brutal---major battle of World War II: Okinawa.
A Concise History of the Middle East ...
Arthur GoldschmidtThe ninth edition of this widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnin...
The Lost City of Z (Movie Tie-In): A ...
David GrannThe #1 New York Times Bestseller - Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller. In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in sear...
Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape o...
Bruce HendersonThe true story made famous in Werner Herzog's acclaimed film Rescue Dawn---the incredible drama of the pilot who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to lead a mass escape from a POW camp deep in the Laotian jungle.
India and Pakistan (World's Political...
Gregory KozlowskiAs one of the world's most ancient civilizations, India presents a rich mosaic of political, religious, and cultural influences. In 1947, this vast region was split; Pakistan was created to separate Muslims from Hindus, and millions d...
Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love a...
Laurence LeamerIn March 1999, a Palm Beach matron and her socially ambitious husband invited the elite of the island for a dinner dance honoring Prince Edward. Among those dancing to the string orchestra that evening would be those accused of murder...
Mission: Black List #1: The Untold St...
Eric MaddoxEveryone has seen the footage: a heavily bearded Saddam Hussein blinking under the bright lights of infantry cameras, dazed to find himself in U.S. Army custody. Yet while the breaking news was broadcast around the world, the story o...