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"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

'Important, comprehensive, and superbly researched. All the more urgent at the present time' BART VAN ES 'A terrific, clear-eyed and balanced history that cuts through today's toxic debates' DAILY TELEGRAPH...

Everyone has an opinion about Winnie Mandela, and usually a strong one. She has been adored, feared and hates more than any other women in South African history. But few...

DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HEADLINES, THE REVELATORY ROYAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR From the Sunday Times bestselling author and Royal correspondent, Robert Jobson - with his extensive connections within...

Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told. THE MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman...

Draws on previously unknown documents from the Vatican archives to detail a late-nineteenth-century plot on the part of Pope Pius IX and his successor, Leo XIII, to block the unification...

This sweeping business history shows the dramatic movement of power from East to West, providing an expansive global view of choice moguls across various industries, including finance, transportation, communication, and...

A timely groundbreaking book in the vein of Derrick Bell's Faces at the Bottom of the Well , one of the country's foremost voices on reparations, offers a radical and...

An ideal gift for anyone with an intrigue for geographical curiosities. Defined as sovereign states with a very small population, land area, or both, microstates serve as fascinating case studies...

_______________ 'One of the finest guides around, indeed, the best in recent memory ... beautifully written and meticulously researched' - New York Times 'A highly readable account' - Economist 'Some...

An extraordinary and hugely topical story of a Jewish man's passion for the Arab world. he Orientalist is the extraordinary story of a Jewish man's passion for the Arab world...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A Scotsman's guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland. From the majestic beauty of the wild Scottish landscape...

A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year Five hundred years ago, Thomas Wolsey...

The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author, Simon Winchester For thousands of years the Atlantic Ocean was viewed by mariners with a mixture of awe,...

A visual feast of 50 weird, wonderful and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world. Swimming pools are no longer simply places to swim, they are versatile sites of...

Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of...

*A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR TOP 22 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL!* A Navajo Ranger's chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal...

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. "This book forces you...

Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...

A must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, or the fascinating story and enduring legacy of an extraordinary figure: Winston Churchill. Widely regarded as one of the most...

TAA had almost a fifty-year record of ground-breaking aviation throughout Australia. Along with Qantas, the airline helped Australia overcome the "tyranny of distance", and made a sustained contribution to aviation...

'The preparation of food, the smells and tastes and textures, have accompanied me throughout the journeys of my life. In fact looking back the food memories have become the marker...

'Impostor ', 'greedy' and 'incompetent' - Edmund Hammond Hargraves was beloved by few and reviled by many more. Ask google Who discovered gold in Australia? and you'll promptly get 'Edward...

"Aida Rodriguez is part of the next wave of talented comedic storytellers that I dreamt about when I was trying to break down barriers in the industry. Besides being a...

From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...

In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people. Instant New York Times Bestseller...

The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The...

The definitive account of Barack Obama's life before he became the 44th president of the United States - the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped...

'Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it - both good and horrifying - that very few international observers have encountered' -...

Arcturus Military Classics discuss the strategies, tactics and weapons of the two World Wars, and vividly bring to life how these were employed on the battlefields of Europe, North Africa...

"Smart, patriotic, and readable, this book is what our cynical culture needs." - Pete Hegseth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Battle for the American Mind America is full...

A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future 'This book upended my understanding of the ancient world' Zoe Schlanger, author of The Light...

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest-a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing...

A grand unifying theory of human flourishing and inequality from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkers A bold retelling of the entire human story from one of the world's pre-eminent...

The story of the early athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today's culture wars. In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European...

As a young reporter John MacKay took the first calls on the Lockerbie Bombing. As a news anchor he conducted the final TV interviews of the Yes and No campaigns...

A study of the Labour Party from its founding up to the present day based on information gathered from Labour activists around Britain as part of the Labour Oral History...

Toulouse-Lautrec and the fin-de-siecle offers a fascinating and refreshing look at the artist s life and art in close unison to reveal the true Lautrec, one suprisingly linked to the...

Drawn from NPR Music's acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables , the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music-from Beyonce to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez,...

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 reproduced from the...

A.V.M. Bennett, much decorated in the war for his exploits flying Lancaster bombers, was appointed to run British South American Airways (BSAA) straight after the war, using converted Lancasters as...

In a groundbreaking book that recasts the history of the Cold War, bestselling author Priscilla J. McMillan exposes, for the first time, the truth behind J. Robert Oppenheimer's 1954 trial...

"There are many women like Belen whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."- Kirkus Reviews (starred...