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Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
Julia Cooke - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, ajet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5’3" and 5’9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years... |
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon
KATE ANDERSEN BROWER - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever authorized biography of the most famous movie star of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Taylor.No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last... |
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The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization
Michael Brooks - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every subsequent great leap of humankind: from charting the movements... |
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New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story
Winifred Gallagher - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Between 1840 and 1910, over half a million men and women traveled deep into the underdeveloped American West, the vast lands that extended from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean. Survival in this uncharted region required two hard-working partners, compelling women to take on equal... |
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Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
Giles Milton - Henry Holt and Co.; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Berlin's fate was sealed at the 1945 Yalta Conference: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up between the victorious powers -- American, British, French, and Soviet. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, now that the four powers were no longer... |
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The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
COUNTESS OF CARNARVON. - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author Lady Fiona Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert - the famed Egyptologist, world-traveler, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon behind... |
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George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy
Sally Bedell Smith - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives - from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen... |
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