Benny Morris Benny Morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the Israeli-Arab war of 1948This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and...

Sue Armstrong The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries. There are myriad competing theories, from the idea that aging is a simple wear and...

Ernest Shackleton South: the story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917 By Sir Ernest Shackleton South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 is the factual blow-by-blow narrative of the ill-fated...

Charles D Ellis The jury is still out on what the future of Goldman Sachs will look like, but no one can argue that the 139 year old firm has...

John Doerr “If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale , offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack...

William H McRaven The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed is back with a wise and witty memoir of life lessons from his 37-year career as a Navy SEAL and...

David Attenborough In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, the award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and...

Jonathan Rosen Acclaimed author Jonathan Rosen’s haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from the heights of brilliant promise to the forensic psychiatric hospital...

Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani A magisterial biography of Israel’s first president. In Chaim A Biography , Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist...

Kenneth Kamler, MD Leading up to the 1996 climb in which Dr. Kenneth Kamler played a crucial role aiding survivors of that disastrous ascent, Doctor on Everest is the never-before-seen...

Julian Guthrie A New York Times bestseller! The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflightA Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Alone in a Spartan black...

David W Jourdan SS-168—the USS Nautilus—was the flagship of Submarine Division 12 operating out of Pearl Harbor throughout World War II. It was commissioned July 1, 1930, before international naval...