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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
Buddy Levy · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration. In July 1881, Lt. A.W. Greely and his crew of 24 scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global... |
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North Korea Journal
Michael Palin · Random House Canada
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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In this beautifully illustrated journal based on a TV documentary, writer, comedian and world traveller Michael Palin journeys to North Korea, offering a glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, uncovering surprises and making friends along the way.In May 2018, former... |
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The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
Gareth Russell · Atria Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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In this original and meticulously researched narrative history, the author of the "stunning" (The Sunday Times) Young and Damned and Fair uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought... |
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The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
Cartier Brickell, Francesca · Ballantine Books
Pages: 688
Format: Hardcover
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The captivating story of the family behind Cartier, and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon--as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives.The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry... |
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The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
Gregory Zuckerman · Portfolio
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Gregory Zuckerman, the bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, answers the question investors have been asking for decades: How did Jim Simons do it?Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardJim Simons is the greatest money maker... |
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Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West
H. W. Brands · Basic Books
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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From a New York Times-bestselling author, a sweeping history of the American West In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution,... |
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Three Days at the Brink: FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II
Bret Baier · William Morrow
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 bestselling author of Three Days in Moscow and anchor of Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier, a gripping history of the secret meeting that set the stage for victory in World War II - the now-forgotten 1943 Tehran Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston... |
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