Max Hastings In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler’s army was beaten and expected the bloodshed to end by Christmas. Yet a series of mistakes and setbacks, including the...

Steven Saylor The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpse's feet, the word Sparta....

Mark Werner Why do thousands of people from around the world volunteer to work on Israeli Military bases in the Sar-el "Volunteers for Israel program"? The author focuses on the...

Robert Tisserand   January 1, 1990 by ARKANA

Selected and translated by Aliza Shervrin Presents retellings of five Sholom Aleichem stories which depict families observing the rituals and traditions of Jewish holidays together. October 1, 1991 by Atheneum...

Peter Biddlecombe Peter Biddlecombe takes us on another irreverent global tour, snubbing his nose at the "gimmick tourists" and carrying on doing what he does best—business, all over the world,...

Albert Podell The New York Times Best Seller“Amazing . . . the most original travel narrative ever written.” ―CounterPunchAround the World in 50 Years is the inspiring story of an...

Chirta Banerjee DivakaruniA beautiful and poignant, award-winning collection which focuses on immigrants from India caught between two worlds.For the women brought to life in these stories, the possibility of change,...

Jonah Blank For 3,000 years, India has told the epic tale of the blue-skinned man-god Rama's journey across its timeless land; this unique travel book retraces his steps and retells...

Laura McHughArrowood is the grandest of historical houses lining the Mississippi. It has its own stories and ghostly presence: it’s where two small twin girls were abducted ten years ago…Now,...

Lavie Tidhar and Shimon Adaf Shimon Adaf and Lavie Tidhar are two of Israel’s most subversive and politically outspoken writers.  Growing up on opposite sides of the Israeli  spectrum –...

Craig McDonald James Ellroy, Dan Brown, Ian Rankin, George Pelacanoes, Ken Bruen, Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson . . . the roster of writers interviewed in these pages includes those who...