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The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park offers a vivid view of daily life in the lost city, shares the latest discoveries, and reflects on preserving heritage. In The Buried City, Gabriel Zuchtriegel takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Pompeii and reveals...
One of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of The Year“A very different and very welcome direction in Civil War battle history.… Extraordinary.” —Allen C. Guelzo, National ReviewA panoramic account of the fateful Civil War battle and its far-reaching consequences...
Los Angeles Times Bestseller How do we stop the unrelenting evolution of the economic hit man strategy and China's takeover? The riveting third edition of this New York Times bestseller blows the whistle on China's economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption...
"Uncover[s] the rich and hidden history of New York's black elite in the nineteenth century." —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University, New York Times–bestselling authorPart detective tale, part social and cultural narrative, Black Gotham is Carla Peterson's...
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and...
"The most comprehensive, readable, and persuasive primer on gay rights to date. . . . Intellectually brisk and persuasive." —Library Journal (starred review)"Nava and Dawidoff have written the clearest, most focused civic argument for gay rights. . . . This is the gay...
Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.An Economist Best Book of the Year“Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is timely...
With a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced "alternatives to incarceration"Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data driven surveillance. Extended...
The true story of the American soldier who courageously served his country by rescuing POWs during World War II and in Vietnam.He went into battle as a boy. And on one of the most daring missions of World War II, he became a man—and the perfect soldier for America's...
From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest stakes: the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.One was the soldier-statesman who would become...
