The New York Times-bestselling biography of the South's most brilliant and audacious military commander: "e;Completely fascinating"e; (Kirkus Reviews).
A New York Times-bestselling author's account of the devastating military campaign that broke the Confederacy's back in the last months of the Civil War.
A panoramic and spellbinding history of the last days of the Confederacy and the flight, capture, and imprisonment of Jefferson DavisIn April 1865, Richmond fell to the Union army and Gen.
A "e;brilliant"e; look at America's sixteenth president by the New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln (American Historical Review).
This "e;fascinating"e; biography details the rise of the first Jewish Miss America, TV star, and political player-and the scandal that toppled her career (The New York Times).
A concise biography of the legendary Union general and controversial US president from "e;one of America's foremost Civil War authorities"e; (Kirkus Reviews).
An in-depth biography of the towering 20th-century Chinese military and political figure who led the government, first on the mainland and then in exile in Taiwan, from the acclaimed New Yorker correspondent who lived in China when he was head of stateIn 1911, 24-year-old Chiang Kai-shek was an obscure Chinese student completing his military training in Japan, the only country in the Far East with a modern army.
An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimesSet against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak.
"e;The great host came steadily on, spreading out spreading out - spreading out till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift.
From a veteran air-refueling expert who flew missions for over two decades during the Cold War, Gulf War, and Iraq War comes a thrilling eyewitness account of modern warfare, with inspirational stories and crucial lessons for people on the battlefield, in boardrooms, and in their everyday lives.
From legal expert and veteran author Bryan Garner comes a unique, intimate, and compelling memoir of his friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
The first comprehensive biography of Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and the youngest Supreme Court justice at the time of confirmation in twenty-five years.
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Nina Burleigh, explores Donald Trump's attitudes toward women by providing in-depth analysis and background on the women who have had the most profound influence on his lifethe mother and grandmother who raised him, the wives who lived with him, and the daughter who is poised to inherit it all.
From one of America's smartest political writers comes a ';captivating and comprehensive journey' (#1 New York Times bestselling author David Limbaugh) of the United States' unique and enduring relationship with guns.
In this moving collection of first-person accounts, the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces take us inside life in the military and share their personal stories of courage, perseverance, and sacrifice.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a ';vivid, compelling, and unputdownablebiography' (Christopher Andersen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamiltontrailblazing philanthropist, devoted wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's founding story.
In an inspiring story of valor and the making of a hero, Florent Grobergwho grew up in France and emigrated to the USbecomes the first immigrant in forty years to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor after he tackled a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.
A Washington Post Notable Book The definitive biography of the fiercely vigilant and politically astute First Lady who shaped one of the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century: Nancy Reagan.
A ';fascinating slice of rarely considered American history' (Booklist)the story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edisonwhose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life.
Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn ';provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington's post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy' (New York Journal of Books).
The ';magisterial' (The New York Times Book Review) second volume of Sidney Blumenthal's acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president's genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice, and helps create a new political party.
This is the inspiring and ';page-turning' (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a babyand how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history.
';A sparkling memoir of a well-lived life of literature, fame, and love' (Booklist) by one of America's most beloved authors, as he looks back over his 100 years.
In this compelling companion volume to her acclaimed memoir Home Before Dark, Susan Cheever once again gives readers a revealing look into her famous family, whose secrets and eccentricities parallel their genius and successes.
Inspiring and rivetingvivid and harrowing (Sean Parnell, author of Outlaw Platoon), Danger Close is the first memoir of active combat by a female helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The fine biography and compelling personal story (The Wall Street Journal) of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano Roosevelts administration, Marguerite Missy LeHand, FDRs de facto chief of staff, who has been misrepresented, mischaracterized, and overlooked throughout historyuntil now.
This extraordinary adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II is ';liable to break the hearts of Unbroken fans, and it's all true' (The New York Times).
A New Yorker Best Book of the Year Jeffrey Frank, author of the bestselling Ike and Dick, returns with the first full account of the Truman presidency in nearly thirty years, recounting how so ordinary a man met the extraordinary challenge of leading America through the pivotal years of the mid-20th century.
Alistair Cooke knew, met, interviewed, or reported on many of the most influential men and women of the twentieth century and in this collection profiles the twenty-three he considered the most remarkableIn his career of more than fifty years broadcasting the BBC radio program Letter from America and as the US correspondent for the Guardian for more than twenty-five years, Alistair Cooke met and mixed with many famous people.
A veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency unmasks its culture of lethal lies in this devastating expose, now with a new foreword by David MacMichael.
He was an actor, newly divorced, whose controversial tenure as president of the Screen Actors Guild was drawing more attention than his fading film career.
A New York Times bestseller from the author of Band of Brothers: The biography of two fighters forever linked by history and the battle at Little Bighorn.
A riveting oral history of the US Navy SEALs-from World War II to Vietnam to Iraq-in the words of the warriors themselves"e;It is better to die than to look bad or lose.
The poignant and unforgettable true account of the deep, loving friendship between a handsome physician and the former First Lady, as seen on PBS's The Roosevelts: An Intimate History "e;I love you as I love and have never loved anyone else.
The remarkable life of Paul Robeson, quintessential Harlem Renaissance man: scholar, all-American, actor, activist, and firebrandBorn the son of an ex-slave in New Jersey in 1898, Paul Robeson, endowed with multiple gifts, seemed destined for fame.
