**IN VERY DELICATE CONDITION**Henry AdamsAn instant bestseller when first published in 1880, Democracy is the quintessential American political novel. At its heart is Madeleine Lee, a young widow who comes...

Ahmed Rashid The classic account of America's experience in Afghanistan, explaining the rise of the Taliban in the aftermath of America's failed war on terrorism--essential reading to understand the collapse...

Nikolaos Van Dam Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist...

Author: Alan Clark INTO POLITICS begins in 1973 with Clark's selection as Tory candidate for Nancy Astor's old seat in Plymouth (rival candidates included future Conservative luminaries Michael Howard and...

Robert Harris Laws are silent in times of war.’CiceroThere was a time when Cicero held Caesar’s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure...

Henry KissingerA brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Secretary of State, including his stunning reopening of relations with China.The seminal work on foreign...

Bernard E MunkDisorganized crimes – outbreaks of corporate misgovernance which grow out of the inherent conflict of interest between managers and shareholders are no new thing. Economists since Adam Smith...

Christopher Hibbert To Thomas Carlyle he was "not worth his weight in cold bacon," but, to Queen Victoria, Benjamin Disraeli was "the kindest Minister" she had ever had and a...

Judge Judy SheindlinCan we get some reality in here? asks Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court. For twenty-four years she has laid down the law as she...

Michael Dobbs "One of the great stories of our time . . . a wonderful anecdotal history of a great drama."--San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewAs Washington Post correspondent in Moscow,...

Author: Michael Moore Nothing but the truth is sacred in Michael Moore’s hilarious screed on the state of America, Downsize This! With the same in-your-face tenacity that has made him...

Author: Michael Moore The people of the United States, according to author & filmmaker Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Stupid White Men), have been hoodwinked. Tricked, he says, by Republican...