Mitchell G Barb"A revised and updated version of the classic guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict including the road map for peace and disengagement from Gaza. Israel's roots. The Arab-Israeli wars....

Richard PrestonA highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent...

Robert K Wiettman and David Kinney   A groundbreaking World War II narrative wrapped in a riveting detective story, The Devil’s Diary investigates the disappearance of a private diary penned...

Jon EntineA riveting scientific detective story crossed with a provocative and controversial re-examination of the meaning of race, ethnicity, and religion.Could our sense of who we are really turn on...

Eldorado Ink The Decades of the Twentieth Century is an informative and richly illustrated portrait of the last one hundred years. All the important events between 1900 and 2000 are...

Giorgio VasariThese biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was...

Upon the Doorposts of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe, Yesterday and Today Ruth Ellen Gruber This is a multidimensional portrait of the centuries-old Jewish world of East-Central Europe,...

Emily Little  Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is...

HR Ellis DavidsonTiw, Woden, Thunor, Frig. these ancient northern deities gave their names to the very days of our week. Nevertheless, most of us know far more of Mars, Mercury,...

Arthur D MorseFirst published in 1967, 'While Six Million Died' revealed the untold story behind the deliberate obstruction placed in the way of attempts to save the Jewish people from...

The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic FutureLaurence J Kotlikoff and Scott BurnsHow to avoid a fiscal crisis in the next generation -- and how...

Mick Inkpen 'Penguin Small' tells the story of the last North Pole penguin, who as it turns out was also the smallest penguin!   January 1, 2006 by Hodder Children's...