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Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen...
A unique celebration of well-known figures and unsung heroes, famous cultural moments and hidden histories, from ancient times to today“Inspiring, accessible and meticulously researched . . . invaluable, fascinating, often heartbreaking resource for anyone, teen or...
David Daley’s “extraordinarily timely” (New York Times Book Review) account uncovers the fundamental rigging of our House of Representatives and state legislatures nationwide.Lauded as a “compelling” (The New Yorker) and “eye-opening tour of a process that many...
The astonishing untold story of Violet Gibson, an Irish woman who tried to stop the rise of fascism and change the course of history."Superb. . . . Poignant. . . . A beguiling detective story and, as such, a meditation on the limits of biography. . . . Saunders writes...
This “informative…highly readable” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling book from the author of the bestseller Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States.Former presidents have...
"A virtuoso historical investigation" of the discovery and history of the sculptures of the first emperor of China's army (Kirkus Reviews).The Terra Cotta Army is an account of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size...
This exposé of US foreign policy explores US involvement in the Middle East from Reagan to Trump—and how the failed wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria have increased threats to national security.In the Management of Savagery, Max Blumenthal excavates the real...
New York Times Bestseller and #1 Los Angeles Times BestsellerA "gripping, unshakeable firsthand account" (San Francisco Chronicle) of the firestorm that consumed Los Angeles, from the MS NOW reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Separated, who covered the...
The causes of the Great War are examined in this first volume of the series that is "essential reading, as fresh and compelling as ever" (Jon Meacham, bestselling author of Franklin and Winston). An absorbing history of the outbreak of World War I from a true...
This myth-busting compendium sets the record straight on American history, from famous-but-false legends to weird-but-true stories.American history is full of oft-repeated errors and outright fabrications—as well as truths that are stranger than fiction. Collaborating...