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Describes the six months following the end of the First World War when leaders of the great powers, as well as men and women from all over the world, all with their own agendas, …
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara W. Tuchman, author of the World War I masterpiece The Guns of August, grapples with her boldest subject: the pervasive presence, through …
"This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read."--Patrick O'Brian " A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and …
"Thrilling . . . a bracing summary of what we have learned from] 'archaeogenetics'--the study of ancient DNA . . . Krause and Trappe capture the excitement of this young …
Is peace an aberration? The bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY …
A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy "A brilliantly reported and eye-opening work of narrative …
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This "excellent, all-embracing" (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance--and …
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "masterly account" (The Wall Street Journal) of the life and loves of King Charles III, Britain's first king since 1952, shedding light on the death …
The instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from the beloved journalist whose own iconic career has lasted more than fifty …
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the …