Jurek Becker One of the most remarkable novels of the Holocaust ever written, Jakob the Liar is a tale of everyday heroism and the extraordinary power of illusion. Set in...

Nicholas Blanford On Valentine's Day 2005, former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, nicknamed 'Mr Lebanon' for his local power and patronage, was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along...

Stephen W Sears The Battle of Antietam was pivotal to the course of the war. The author used newly discovered diaries and other documents to give a vivid picture this...

Meyer Birnhaum with Yonason Rosenblum   A Soldier's Story: Growing up Jewish in America, Liberating the DP Camps, and a New Home in Jerusalem   First published January 1, 1984

Lewis Page This irreverent and provocative study exposes the scandalous state of contemporary armed forces as well as the politicians, top brass, and practices who keep these numerous flaws under...

Melanie Phillips   When London was hit by suicide bombers in July 2005, the dirty little secret was finally out. Great Britain had been the European hub of Islamist extremism...

Author: Marcus Luttrell Follow along a Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices.On a...

Thomas L FriedmanFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and bestselling author of and comes this smart, penetrating, brilliantly informed book that is indispensable for understanding today’s radically new world and America’s...

Conn Iggulden One man would become a legend.Under his hand, hunters and shepherds have learned to be warriors. They have only their bows, their horses and an iron discipline born...

Paul Auster Seventy-two-year-old August Brill is recovering from a car accident at his daughter's house in Vermont. When sleep refuses to come, he lies in bed and tells himself stories,...

Ji-min Lee A beautifully woven page turner Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzA gripping and heartwrenching novel of damage and survival, grief and unexpected solace, Marilyn and Me...

Karl MarlantesA big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly decorated Vietnam veteran.Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war...