Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire First published in 1946 with the d'Aulaires's beautiful lithographic prints, this tale of the first colony at Jamestown is told from the perspective of the...

Adam Zamoyski Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in...

Jonathan FinePolitical Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: From Holy War to Modern TerrorReligious political violence is by no means a new phenomenon, yet there are critical differences between the...

Edith Kunhardt A Step 4 HISTORY reader. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount...

Patricia CornwellNow updated with new material that brings the killer's picture into clearer focus.In the fall of 1888, all of London was held in the grip of unspeakable terror. An...

Ivan VladislavicThis dazzling portrait of Johannesburg is one of the most haunting, poetic pieces of reportage about a metropolis since Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City. Through precisely crafted snapshots, Ivan Vladislavic...

Dorie McCullough Lawson An elegantly designed, beautifully composed volume of personal letters from famous American men and women that celebrates the American Experience and illuminates the rich history of some...

David Biale Examines the political history of the Jews, discusses their interaction with various ideologies, and looks at the Holocaust and the state of Israel December 12, 1986 by Schocken...

RW Hutchinson1962 paperback edition. Penguin, 373 pages. Attractive drawings, maps, illustrations throughout. Extremely well done, thorough coverage of subject. The author has conducted many digs and was once the curator...

Jeffrey RobinsonPrescription Games: Life, Death and Money Inside the Global Pharmaceutical IndustryThe major pharmaceutical companies, according to John le Carré – who has based his novel The Constant Gardener on...

Leland H Gregory III Over 250 outrageous acts, scandalous shenanigans, and risque romps in the Oval Office!One president and one vice president died with their mistresses at their side. 32nd...

Tim Marshall THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGeography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed...All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and...