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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY * “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —The Christian Science Monitor * “ENTHRALLING.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —Booklist (starred review)A human drama unlike any other: the riveting and...
"An inspiring overview of . . . perseverance, poignant losses, and stirring collective gains. . . . As much a work of love . . . as it is a work of history." ―PopMattersThe variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single...
This history of Arabia's overpowering cultural expansion across the globe is "a brisk account of Islam's momentous first century" (New York Times).Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. In just over one hundred years following the death of Mohammed in...
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have...
A leading legal scholar explores how the constitutional right to seek justice has been restricted by the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court's decisions on constitutional rights are well known and much talked about. But individuals who want to defend those rights need...
In this masterful, stylish, and authoritative book, Michael Burleigh gives us an epic history of the battles over religion in modern Europe, examining the complex and often lethal ways in which politics and religion have interacted and influenced each other over the...
New York Times Bestseller: "A deeply thought-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness." —Naomi Klein, New York Times–bestselling authorOpening with Oscar Wilde's observation that "nowadays people know the price...
The Fifth-Century Political Battles That Forever Changed the ChurchIn this fascinating account of the surprisingly violent fifth-century church, PhilipJenkins describes how political maneuvers by a handful of powerful charactersshaped Christian doctrine. Were it not...
A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy, and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb.It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first...
Inc.com 5 Business Thrillers to Read on the Beach This Summer * Amazon Best Book of the Month - Nonfiction * An Economist Book of the Year * The Sunday Times Business Book of the Year"If you want to know why international crooks and their eminently respectable...
