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The Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche
Joseph Laroche was an anomaly among the passengers of the Titanic. He was exceptionally well-educated in a time when few black men had access to an education―and when even fewer …
One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines
Back in 1992, English football was stuck in the dark ages, emerging from a five-year ban from European competition. The game was physical, bruising and attritional, based on …
Dead Reckoning: The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor
The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as Operation Vengeance -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan's larger-than-life military icon, Admiral …
A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star
The murder of a Pakistani social media star exposes a culture divided between accelerating modernity and imposed traditional values--and the tragedy of those caught in the …
The Story of Silence
A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, The Story of …
Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA
NASA's history is a familiar story, culminating with the agency successfully landing men on the moon in 1969. But NASA's prehistory is a rarely told tale, one that is largely …
The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf
In the wake of the stock-market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports. In the summer of 1930, Bobby Jones, a …
Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
A major literary event: a never-before-published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God that brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of …
The Boss: The Story of a Female Hustler
Kayla "Bossy" Ticker is a bona fide product of the streets, spending her time on the grind and settling scores. Years after forming alliances with a couple of the city's most …
The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
Art Williams was a precocious student with a bright future, but his dreams shattered when his father abandoned the family and his bipolar mother lost her wits. Living in one of …
Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
"A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom." --John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog SenseA charming …