Thomas Pakenham In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest - 10...

Roland and Francoise Etienne A critical study of ancient Greek culture and its dramatic influence on the course of Western civilization also examines the development of archaeology in nineteenth- and...

David W Jourdan In The Search for the Japanese Fleet , David W. Jourdan, one of the world’s experts in undersea exploration, reconstructs the critical role one submarine played in...

Usborne History of BritianFrom the beaches of Dunkirk to the air raid shelters in the Blitz, this book tells the story of Britain during the most destructive war of the...

Why has the War on Cancer" languished, focusing mainly on finding and treating the disease and downplaying the need to control and combat cancer's basic causes,tobacco, the workplace, radiation, and...

John Loftus and Mark Aarons A hugely controversial work that exposes a series of scandals from Oliver North to the British royal family, The Secret War Against the Jews reveals...

Elaine Sciolino An American Library in Paris "Coups de Coeur" SelectionA Los Angeles Times Bestseller"Elaine Sciolino is a graceful, companionable writer.… [She] has laid one more beautiful and amusing wreath on the...

**TWO BOOK SET** Edited by Haim Beinart Moreshet The Sephardi Legacy sets out to summarize the monumental legacy of a Jewish community that resided within the historical boundaries of Spain...

Lucien Gubbay and Abraham Levy This beautifully illustrated, detailed book tells the story of Sephardic culture from 585 B.C.E. to the present, covering all the major communities of the Sephardic...

Tom Segev The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel. Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands...

Ron Rosembaum “[Ron Rosenbaum] is one of the most original journalists and writers of our time.”–David RemnickIn The Shakespeare Wars , Ron Rosenbaum gives readers an unforgettable way of rethinking...

Yitzhak NakashThe Shi'is of Iraq provides a comprehensive history of Iraq's majority group and its turbulent relations with the ruling Sunni minority. Yitzhak Nakash challenges the widely held belief that...