Leon Uris Just as World War II threatens to break out, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece to collect his late wife's inheritance. Hoping to quickly finish his business and leave...

Ernest K Gann The story of the successful siege of holdout revolutionaries in the year 73 C.E., ending the first Jewish insurrection against Rome. January 25, 1971 by Simon &...

Louise Erdrich “A fiercely imagined tale of love and loss, a story that manages to transform tragedy into comic redemption, sorrow into heroic survival.”—New York Times“[A] beguiling family saga….A captivating...

Author: Danielle Steel They come together by chance in the heart of New York City, four young women at turning points in their lives. Claire finds the spacious loft apartment....

Author: Chaim Herzog Herzog re-creates Israel's turbulent military history from the 1948 Civil War in Palestine to the 1982 war in Lebanon. 100 photographs, 50 maps. January 1, 1984 by...

Donald Harington Jacob and Noah Ingledew trudge 600 miles from their native Tennessee to found Stay More, a small town nestled in a narrow valley that winds among the Arkansas...

Deborah Lawrenson In 1944 Tom Wainwright, a British soldier, arrives in the small Italian town of Petriano. The war is nearly over, and in the lull before the Allied troops...

Jan-Philipp Sendker   A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present. When a successful New...

Melanie BenjaminIn the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles...

Author: Danielle Steel Capturing historical events, terrifying moments of danger, tragedy, the price of war, and the invincible spirit of a woman of honor, The Award is a monumental tale...

Terry Deary History with the nasty bits left in. Awful information about phabulous Pharoahs, mean mummies, revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets, and more. History has never been so...

Author: Chris Kraus Chris Kraus’ The Bastard Factory tells the story of an entire epoch: a drama of betrayal and self-delusion spanning the years 1905 to 1975, taking us from Riga to...