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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
Dan Jones · Viking
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover |
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The author of the New York Times bestseller The Plantagenets chronicles the next chapter in British history - the historical backdrop for Game of ThronesThe crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought... |
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard · Doubleday
Pages: 381
Format: Print book |
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime... |
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William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
James Lee Mcdonough · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 816
Format: Print book |
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A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented... |
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Accused: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and the Strength to Forgive
Tonya Craft · Benbella Books
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover |
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This is the true story of a woman who prevailed against the most heinous accusations imaginable.Tonya Craft, a Georgia kindergarten teacher and loving mother of two, never expected a knock on her door to change her life forever. But in May 2008, false accusations of child molestation turned... |
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J D Vance · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN""You will not read a more important book about America this year." - The Economist "A riveting book." - The Wall Street Journal"Essential reading."... |
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Isabella: The Warrior Queen
Kirstin Downey · Nan A. Talese; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in historyBorn at a time when Christianity... |
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Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured
Kathryn Harrison · Doubleday; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The profoundly inspiring and fully documented saga of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl whose voices moved her to rally the French nation and a reluctant king against British invaders in 1428, has fascinated artistic figures as diverse as William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Voltaire, George... |
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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: A Life In Music
David A Stewart · New American Library
Pages: 336
Format: Print book |
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A no-holds-barred look into the remarkable life and career of the prolific musician, songwriter, and producer behind Eurythmics and dozens of pop hits. Dave Stewart's life has been a wild ride - one filled with music, constant reinvention, and the never-ending drive to create. Growing... |
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The last love song : a biography of Joan Didion
Tracy Daugherty · St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Pages: 728
Format: Print book |
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"In The Last Love Song, Tracy Daugherty, the critically acclaimed author of Hiding Man (a New Yorker and New York Times Notable book) and Just One Catch, delves deep into the life of distinguished American author and journalist Joan Didion in this, the first printed biography published... |
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Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation
Judith Mackrell · Farrar Straus & Giroux
Pages: 488
Format: Hardcover |
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By the 1920s, women were on the verge of something huge. Jazz, racy fashions, eyebrowraising new attitudes about art and sex - all of this pointed to a sleek, modern world, one that could shake off the grimness of the Great War and stride into the future in one deft, stylized gesture. The women... |
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Humans of New York: Stories
Brandon Stanton · Macmillan
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover |
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Now a #1 New York Times Bestseller. In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an ambitious project - to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog Humans of New York. In the first three... |
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