The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mi...
Elizabeth LettsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of battl...
The witch in history is very different from the image in Harry Potter, Wicked, or the modern day Pagan. A Brief History of Witchcraft sets out to explore how the witch phenomenon began in medieval Europe and how it has continued to ha...
48 Liberal Lies About American Histor...
Larry SchweikartA historian debunks four-dozen PC myths about our nation's past. Over the last forty years, history textbooks have become more and more politically correct and distorted about our country's past, argues professor Larry Schweikart. The...
Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stori...
Anthony M. M. AmoreArt security expert Anthony M. Amore and award-winning investigative reporter Tom Mashberg reveal the actors behind the major Rembrandt heists in the last century. Through thefts around the world—from Stockholm to Boston—the autho...
I Thought My Father Was God: And Othe...
Paul AusterThe true-life stories in this unique collection provide 'a window into the American mind and heart' (The Daily News). One hundred and eighty voices - male and female, young and old, from all walks of life and all over the country - t...
Duel with the Devil: The True Story o...
Paul CollinsBESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE EDGAR FINALIST, MURDER OF THE CENTURYIn the closing days of 1799, the United States was still a young republic. Waging a fierce battle for its uncertain future were two political parties: the well-moneyed Fe...
In the early 1900s two Virginia gentlemen carried out what we know today was paper genocide. Elite white people thought little of the disappearance of Indians from our census records. It was a tiime when bigotry was acceptable and com...
Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Sup...
Thomas DilorenzoWhat if you were told that the revered leader Abraham Lincoln was actually a political tyrant who stifled his opponents by suppressing their civil rights? What if you learned that the man so affectionately referred to as the “Gr...
Warriors Of The Rising Sun: A History...
Robert B. EdgertonDuring World War II, many of Japan's soldiers committed such crimes against humanity that the world recoiled in horror. During the notorious six-week-long "rape of Nanking" in 1937, Japanese forces murdered at least 200,000 ...
Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Reg...
Carolly EricksonA history of England from 1810 to 1820, known as the Regency period. While his father declined into apparent madness at Windsor, George, Prince of Wales, served as Regent. This was the age of opulence at Carlton House and Brighton Pav...
The Invention of Murder: How the Vict...
Judith Flanders"Wonderful… [Flanders] shines in her readings of literary novels containing criminal and detective elements, such as Oliver Twist, Mary Barton and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but can be sharp and very funny about the vagaries of...
Good Old Days My Ass: 665 Funny Histo...
David A. FryxellWelcome to the Not-So-Glorious DaysWith the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days." But just how good were t...
Civil War Trivia and Fact Book: Unusu...
Webb B. GarrisonMore than 1,600 interesting and little-known facts are assembled in a volume that will tantalize Civil War buffs. Includes more than forty unusual photographs and stories, lists, and sidebar articles. Illustrated and indexed.
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, a...
Michael GrunwaldIn this critical study of the ecology of the Florida everglades and the policies that have rendered it a virtual wasteland, Michael Grunwald takes a long view of how things went bad, beginning with the arrival of the Spanish, followed...
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Lo...
Denise KiernanA New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest ...
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest...
Ben MacintyreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end...
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Traged...
Helen RappaportThe brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16–17, 1918 has long been a defining moment in world history. This book gives a riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of their lives, as the consp...
Brotherhood of Heroes: The Marines at...
Bill SloanDocuments the experiences of the First Marine Division at Peleliu between September 15 and October 15, 1944, a battle during which U.S. Pacific forces suffered their highest number of casualties, in an account based on interviews with...
Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame a...
Hunter S. ThompsonGeneration of Swine, the second volume of the legendary Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's bestselling 'Gonzo Papers,' was first published in 1988 and is now back in print.Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions and soldier-of-fo...
Genghis Khan and the Quest for God: H...
Jack WeatherfordA landmark biography by the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. Throughout ...
The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticator...
Colin WoodwardA history of coastal Maine's lobster communities describes their ongoing defense of local traditions against forces that would exploit their resources, their communal values, and the wisdom they have gleaned from lifetimes spent in co...
A Treasury of Great American Scandals...
Michael FarquharPresents a witty collection of the most outrageous, scandalous, and offbeat events in American history takes a close-up look at the misdeeds and misbehavior of America's founding fathers, including infamous sex scandals, treacherous p...
The author of ’Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ returns after a decade to offer, in his inimitable style, an intimate look at the ’magic, mystery, and decadence’ of the city of Venice and its inhabitant...
The spectacularly successful move A Night at the Museum was a fantastic look at the off-hours wonders of the American Museum of Natural History. However, some of the real behind-the-scenes stories are more fantastic than anything a...
A Treasury of Deception: Liars, Misle...
Michael FarquharIn whimsical survey of human history, the author of A Treasury of Great American Scandals looks back at some of the greatest deceptions of all times, from the forged document that the Vatican used to lay claim to much of Europe, to th...
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordina...
George CrileA gripping and vibrant book soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and directed by Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson's War was a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times best seller...
Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry ...
Deborah CadburyWith a cast of characters that wouldn't be out of place in a Victorian novel, Chocolate Wars tells the story of the great chocolatier dynasties, through the prism of the Cadburys. Chocolate was consumed unrefined and unprocessed as a ...
Although one-third of people today consider themselves Christians, and millions of words have been written about the meaning of Jesus, many of Christ’s followers don’t know the basic facts of His life: the parables He taug...
Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our...
Ray RaphaelThe highly praised book in which cherished stories from American history are exposed as myths. Widely praised following its initial publication, Founding Myths is a page-turner created out of the stuff of American history primers. ...
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Coll...
Eric H. ClineIn 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surroundi...