Roman Halter A Holocaust survivor's account of his six-year journey through the enclaves of Nazi Europe describes how his home was seized by Hitler's armies, who forced him to become...

Jasper Ridley Beginning with the arrival of Henry Tudor and his army at Milford in 1485 to depose Richard III, and ending with the death of the great Queen Elizabeth...

Sheldon Pollock In this work of impressive scholarship, Sheldon Pollock explores the remarkable rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. He traces...

Michael Rogin The tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular culture and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving book. Looking...

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Einhard A vivid life of Charlemagne, written ca A.D. 830 by a member of his court.ForewordEinhard's PrefaceThe Life of the Emperor CharlesNotesGenealogical TableMap First published January 1, 818 May 15,...

Philip Marsden   August 4, 2008 by Harper Perennial

Robert Green A biography of the nineteenth-century queen who ruled Britain longer than any other monarch. January 1, 1998 by Franklin Watts

Mayukh Sen Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants,...

Philip S Hart Using personal interviews and historic photos, Hart reveals how black pilots of the 1920s and 1930s did not allow racial barriers to keep them from achieving their...

Nancy Polette Have you ever wandered through a museum, looked at an artifact, and wondered, What IS This Thing? So did Nancy Polette as she toured the Montgomery County Historical...

Cathy Travis Constitution Translated for Kids is a line-by-line, section-by-section simple translation of the entire United States Constitution, written at the 5th grade level. The book features the actual 1787...