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In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors"Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life—and in the process, turns...
IS CAPITALISM STILL A VIABLE SYSTEM? A bestselling author explores its unsolvable environmental and social problems in this “bold, much-needed” argument for a new path forward (Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost). In the vein of his bestseller, Four...
From the author of End TimesIn War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society’s capacity for...
A riveting and comprehensive account of the Battle of Anzio and the Alamo-like stand of American and British troops that turned certain defeat into victoryThe four-month-long 1944 battle on Italy's coast, south of Rome, was one of World War II's longest and bloodiest...
A "New & Noteworthy" selection of The New York Times Book Review"Alexis Clark illuminates a whole corner of unknown World War II history."—Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci"[A]n irresistible human story. . . . Clark's voice is...
Winner of Axiom Business Book Award's 2023 Bronze Medal for EconomicsIncomes are stagnating, middle-class jobs are disappearing, economic growth is slowing, and the meager gains are mostly going to those who are already wealthy. More Americans than ever are frustrated...
An epic story of valor and sacrifice by a legendary Marine company in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian ("Gives the brave Marines of George Company long overdue recognition"--New York Post) "What would you want if you could...
This selection of interviews showcases the remarkable career of one of this generation’s greatest and most divisive thinkers—featuring a foreword by Stephen Fry.  “ . . . pulls together some of Hitchens’s greatest dialogues, each sparkling with intelligence and wit.”...
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A remarkable book . . . an important book—one that challenges, stimulates and entertains. Anyone who does not believe there are lessons to be learned from history should start right here."—The EconomistSometime around 1750,...
Stephen Puleo's American Treasures is a narrative history of America's secret efforts to hide its founding documents from Axis powers, and its national tradition of uniting to defend the definition of democracy. A Boston Globe BestsellerOn December 26, 1941, Secret...