Masha Gessen Winner of the 2017 National Book Award in NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardsWinner of the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book AwardNamed a Best...

Michael Sheldon Most people today think of Winston Churchill as simply the wartime British bulldog - a jowly, cigar-chomping old fighter demanding blood, sweat and tears from his nation. But...

Jon Meacham Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of "the Greatest Generation." In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who...

Kenneth Janda This is a brief edition of a text on democracy which uses a thematic framework that looks at the conflicts between freedom and order, and between freedom and...

Charles McCarry Lucky Bastard is the suspenseful and hilarious story of a gifted politician with dangerous friends and a zipper problem. The author is Charles McCarry, a writer widely acclaimed...

King Abdullah II of Jordan A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today.When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather...

Stephen E Ambrose As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough assignments--responsible for everything from parachuting into France early DDay morning...

Michael Dobbs "One of the great stories of our time . . . a wonderful anecdotal history of a great drama."--San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewAs Washington Post correspondent in Moscow,...

Christopher Buckley Nick Naylor likes his job. In the neo-puritanical nineties, it's a challenge to defend the rights of smokers and a privilege to promote their liberty. Sure, it hurts...

Natan Sharansky with Ron DermerNatan Sharansky, the famous Soviet dissident who spent a decade in gulags, has authored his vision for defeating terrorists worldwide: launching a flood of democratic initiatives,...

Donald A Ritchie An alphabetically arranged, illustrated guide to the United States Congress with short essays on such topics as congressional leadership, relations with the President, elections and succession, notable...

Richard M  Pious The Presidency of the United States is an illustrated A-to-Z guide to the U.S. Presidency, including biographical sketches of each President and Vice President, along with articles...