“A lively popular history of an oft-overlooked element in the development of human society” (Library Journal)—walls—and a haunting and eye-opening saga...
Barons Of The Sea: And Their Race To Build The World's Fastest Clipper Ship
“This crisply told story of the race to build the fastest ship in the world reads like a thriller, reminiscent of the best of Nathanial Philbrick’s sea...
If You Ask Me: Essential Advice From Eleanor Roosevelt
Experience the timeless wit and wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt in this annotated collection of candid advice columns that she wrote for more than twenty years.In 1941, Eleanor...
Good And Mad: The Revolutionary Power Of Women's Anger
Rebecca Traister’s New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement is “a...
Valley Forge
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with “a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account” (The Wall Street Journal) about...
The Century Girls: The Final Word From The Women Who've Lived The Past Hundred Years Of British History
'Tessa Dunlop has found a uniquely personal touch… Dunlop has pulled off an impressive feat of oral history, weaving the women’s memories of their long lives into...
They Came For Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure Of The Pilgrims
A page-turning story of the Pilgrims, the courageous band of freedom-seekers who set out for a new life for themselves and forever changed the course of history.
The Art Of War
The Art of War is written by Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
"We have the world's most beautiful bomber."So published the New York Times on the morning of July 29, 1935 after the previous day, the Model 299, the ancestor of...
The Hawker Hurricane - The Supermarine Spitfire
The Hawker Hurricane was the first modern British fighter before the outbreak of World War II. Until 1941 the Hurricane was the most widely used combat aircraft from the Royal Air...
