Peter and Connie Roop Presents a biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography. January 1, 2001 by Scholastic Reference...

Edited by Melanie King from an original text by William Buchan What common condition was once treated with cow dung? How might oyster shells relieve heartburn? Can eels really cure...

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,...

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to marry an...

Sylvie Courtine-Denamy Three women, all philosophers, all of Jewish descent, provide a human face for a decade of crisis in this powerful and moving book. The dark years when the...

Samuel Heilman Discusses the history of Jerusalem, explores each section of the city, and describes Jerusalem's importance to the Jews, Arabs, Moslems, and Christians June 1, 1995 by The Jewish...

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Benyamin Netanyahu Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508) was a major historical figure during the waning of the Middle Ages. Statesman, diplomat, courtier, and financier, he was, at the same time, a...

Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of...

Michael Bar-Zohar "The Jewish people doesn’t know what it owes to Shimon Peres.” Said David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s founding father. Indeed, the young Peres, operating in secrecy, was the builder of Israel’s...

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...

Simon Schama History clings tight but it also kicks loose', writes Simon Schama at the outset of this, the first book in his epic three-volume journey into Britain's past. 'Disruption...