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Mythos:
Stephen Fry · Chronicle Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into... |
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Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership
Steven Levingston · Hachette Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and inspiring account of the "bromance" between Barack Obama and Joe Biden.The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that... |
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Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
Jones, Dan · Viking
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Templars.For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace... |
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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Foner, Eric · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize- winning historian, an authoritative story of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation.The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal, but it took the Civil War and the subsequent adoption of three constitutional... |
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Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
Leonard, Christopher · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard's Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that... |
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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death
Everitt, Anthony · Random House
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built... |
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See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics
Caitlin Moscatello · Dutton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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*A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Editor's Choice Pick*From an award-winning journalist covering gender and politics comes an inside look at the female candidates fighting back and winning elections in the crucial 2018 midterms. After November 8, 2016, first came the sadness; then came... |
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NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League
Joe Horrigan · Crown
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season. "I can think of no one better qualified - or more enthusiastic - to chronicle the National... |
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