Historisk, politisk & militär

Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy This novel biography brings Marcus …

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis   For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940–2020) was a towering figure in the U.S. struggle for civil …

The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory  “A perfectly paced biography.”—Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement   Marcus …

A portrait of one of the ancient world’s first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again   “This colorful biography of Demetrius . . . explores his …

A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch  “Fully succeeds in communicating that ‘vivid presentness,’ that …

A balanced biography of Golda Meir, who was both adored and abhorred, from award-winning author Deborah E. Lipstadt   “Comprehensive. . . . Always thoughtful. . . . A nuanced …

A thought-provoking, authoritative biography of one of history’s most maligned rulers: France’s Louis XVI  “The definitive contribution to our understanding of Louis XVI as a man …

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson   “The …

A major new biography of Antoine Barnave-the politician and writer who advocated for a constitutional monarchy in revolutionary France Antoine Barnave was one of the most …

A major new biography of Antoine Barnave—the politician and writer who advocated for a constitutional monarchy in revolutionary France   Antoine Barnave was one of the most …