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Women Warriors: An Unexpected History
Pamela D. Toler · Beacon Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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Who says women don't go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor.
The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly--Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women,... |
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Harry & Meghan: An Invitation to the Royal Wedding
ANGELA PEEL · Carlton Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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A richly illustrated and detailed account of a thoroughly modern royal romance. Harry & Meghan celebrates the fairy-tale romance between the Prince and the star of television's Suits. Based on firsthand anecdotes, it follows the couple's relationship and shared global stardom,... |
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How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
MARY BEARD · Liveright
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed... |
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Seduction: A History from the Enlightenment to the Present
Clement Knox · PEGASUS BOOKS
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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These contradictory viewpoints reveal the Western world's prickly relationship with seduction, a topic that has been frightening and fascinating us as far back as we can imagine. How have the cultural mores of heterosexual courtship shifted over the course of history, and how have they... |
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Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America
Fred Burton · Berkley
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling coauthors of Under Fire--the riveting story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley.After a deadly terrorist bombing at the American embassy in Lebanon in 1983, only one man inside the CIA possessed the courage and skills to rebuild... |
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Blackbird: A History of the Untouchable Spy Plane
James Hamilton-Paterson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating story of the spy plane SR-71 Blackbird -- the fastest manned aircraft in the history of aviation. The SR-71 Blackbird, the famed "spy" jet, was deliberately designed to be the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft -- and its success has never been approached... |
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Afterglow: Reflecting with the Apollo Astronauts on their Missions and Lives
Derek Webber · Curtis Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Twenty-four guys went to the Moon in the late sixties/early seventies. Of them, 12 walked on its surface. Three of them made the journey twice. The author met 20 of the 24 who made the journey, and 11 of the 12 who walked on its surface, and has an archive of transcribed tapes from talks... |
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