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A magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth?how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice How is a...

An authoritative, myth-piercing study of the world-famous explorer George Mallory, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924. In the years following his disappearance near the summit of Mount Everest...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler's controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in...

A bull's eye performance.-Publishers Weekly Unique and thought-provoking.-The Historian A noted historian and master storyteller explores the costly, often calamitous -effects of victories gained by...

InFidel and Gabo, Marquez scholars Angel Esteban and Stephanie Panichelli examine this strange, intimate, and incredibly controversial friendship between the beloved author and Cuban dictator,...

With the life of her lover, Sean, still hanging in the balance, former Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlie Fox, throws herself into her only means of escape-her work. On Long Island, the...

A vividly told tale of a forgotten American hero?an impassioned newsman who fought for the right to speak out against slavery. The history of the fight for free press has never been more vital in our...

Few creations have risen from literary origins to reach world-wide importance like Frankenstein. This landmark volume celebrates the bicentenary of Mary Shelley's creation and its indelible impact on...

Author: Barbara AmielPublisher: Pegasus BooksPublication Date: Jan 11, 2022Number of Pages: 608 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 164313955XISBN-13: 9781643139555

Jad Adams traces the course of Gandhi's multi-faceted life and the development of his religious, political, and social thinking over seven tumultuous decades: from his comfortable upbringing in a...

King experienced the menace of bio-defense research firsthand when local government and business leaders tried to lure a new facility to his hometown in Kentucky. Researching the safety claims, he...

The definitive oral history of the battle that turned the tide of the Civil War that combines vivid first-hand accounts with rich historical narrative. In late June of 1863, one month after his...

A colorful, fascinating look at growing up in the royal family over the centuries, from the Plantagenets and Tudors to the Windsors and Cambridges. For as long as the British royal family has...

Heeding the call of England s ruling class, the Dutch Prince William of Orange landed with a massive invasion force and within six weeks expelled the Catholic King James II in 1688. In what was...

A Next Big Idea Club must-read selection! An Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Nonfiction Book! A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to...

The moving story of Rachmaninoff's years in exile and the composition of his last great work, set against a cataclysmic backdrop of two world wars and personal tragedy. In 1940, Sergei Rachmaninoff,...

An enthralling and accessible account of humanity's quest to make sense of our physical world, told through interwoven tales of inspiration, tragedy, and triumph. How do the remarkable recent...

Many of the greatest Russian authors, including Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov and Pushkin, produced crime and mystery fiction, a type of literature that was largely suppressed during theSoviet era...

Communist humor is the strangest, funniest, most enchanting and meaningful legacy of the eighty years of communism in Russia and Eastern Europe. The valiant and sardonic citizens of the former...

Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history. Over...

An eye-opening and soul-nourishing journey through Chinese food around the world. *A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST NEW BOOK* *A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE* *A NEW YORK POST BEST NEW BOOK* From...

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece?the Venetian mappa mundi?that revolutionized how we see the world. In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the...

A revolutionary guide to optimizing your brain and becoming the best version of yourself. "A hands-on manual for influencing human happiness through your own biology. It doesn't get any better than...

A response to our fractured political discourse, Hobbit Virtues speaks to the importance of "virtue ethics" by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien-with particular attention to his hobbits...

Commissioned exclusively for this anthology and featuring the bestselling, always compelling mystery writer Michael Connelly, as well as his broody LAPD police detective Harry Bosch, and such...

Zade, Tina, Pip and Meadow are four teenagers enjoying an end-of-summer bike ride - that is until a mist descends, leaving them stranded at a picnic area in the middle of the countryside. What can...

An alternative history of the Renaissance?as seen through the emerging literature of beauty tips?focusing on the actresses, authors, and courtesans who rebelled against the misogyny of their era...

How To Die In Space: A Journey Through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena - 9781643137643Author: Paul M. SutterPublisher: Pegasus BooksPublication Date: May 11, 2021Number of Pages: 336 pagesLanguage:...

An expansive investigation into the most unifying and enduring structure in the history of life?and a story of biological richness at a moment when so much of our precious biodiversity hangs in the...

An eye-opening and exceptional view of the Ford presidency by one of his closest and most-trusted advisors. Except for his wife Betty, no one was closer to Gerald Ford during his presidency than Bob...