Noam Chomsky The U.S. government's war in Asia has been the longest and most painful involvement of U.S. military in modern warfare. For nearly a decade, Noam Chomsky urged the...

Bruce Clark A sweeping history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization.Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis...

Rolf WirhedAthletic Ability & The Anatomy Of MotionThis book serves as a bridge between biomechanics and the practice of sport. By providing a detailed analysis of movement, it helps readers...

Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton “A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”—New York Times Praised as the “bestest travel guide ever” (Mary Roach) and “a joy to read and...

Amir Levine, MD and Rachel SF Heller, MA We rely on science to tell us everything from what to eat to when and how long to exercise, but what about...

John Man The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the...

Christopher Kelly Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. This book reveals the history of Attila the Hun as...

Barbara Walters #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An inspiring and riveting memoir from the most important woman in the history of television journalism.“A delightful tale of the golden age of television.......

Karl Galinsky Grand political accomplishment and artistic productivity were the hallmarks of Augustus Caesar's reign (31 B.C. to A.D. 14), which has served as a powerful model of achievement for...

Deborah Dwork and Robert Jan van Pelt A riveting examination in words and photos of Auschwitz, from its roots as a violent market town to the concentration camps built during...

Miklós Nyiszli, Tibère Kremer(Translator), Richard Seaver(Translator), Richard J. Evans(Introduction)When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz. A Hungarian Jew and a medical...

Laurence Rees In this compelling book, highly acclaimed author and broadcaster Laurence Rees tells the definitive history of the most notorious Nazi institution of them all. We discover how Auschwitz...