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The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution
Robert P Watson - Da Capo Press Format: Hardcover
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Moored off the coast of Brooklyn, the derelict HMS Jersey was a living hell for thousands of Americans either captured by the British or accused of disloyalty. Crammed below deck without light or fresh air, the disease-ridden prisoners were scarcely given food and water. More Americans... |
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Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life
Sally Bedell Smith - Random House Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The life and loves of Prince Charles are illuminated in a major new biography from the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen - perfect for fans of The Crown. Sally Bedell Smith returns once again to the British... |
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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Les Payne - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author's interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Beginning in 1990 on a quest that would consume him for the rest of his life, the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Les Payne... |
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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Matthew Kneale - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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"Kneale's account is a masterpiece of pacing and suspense. Characters from the city's history spring to life in his hands." - The Sunday Times (London) Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from the early... |
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Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
Edward Slingerland - Little, Brown Spark Format: Hardcover
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While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want to get high in the first place. Drunk elegantly cuts through the tangle of urban legends... |
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Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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A fast-paced narrative that discovers a surprising perspective on World War II: Nazi Germany's all-consuming reliance on drugs The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated... |
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