Michael Grant Treating one of the most significant themes in world history, and embracing the period in which the Jewish religion assumed its final form, an eminent historian describes the...

Paul Johnson This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation, showing the impact of Jewish character...

Bernard Lewis From a master historian, the definitive account of history's first terroristsAn offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic...

Norman Davies January 1, 1997 by Pimlico

Edward Keith-Roach The life of Edward Keith-Roach spans the transition of Britain's imperial history from a position of power, serenity and confidence, to one of growing frustration and decline. Perhaps...

Amin Maalouf The author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses, and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces...

Colin Shindler The state of Israel came into existence in 1948. Colin Shindler's book traces Israel's history across sixty years, from its optimistic beginnings - immigration, settlement, the creation of...

Barbara W Tuchman In the dark winter of 1917, as World War I was deadlocked, Britain knew that Europe could be saved only if the United States joined the war....

Robert Louis Stevenson This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was...

Richard F Burton One of the great adventure classics. Victorian scholar-adventurer’s firsthand epic account of daring 1854 expedition to forbidden East African capital city. A treasury of detailed information on...

James Bowsell According to "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best...

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...