Biography: historical, political and military

Take a trip back in time to the Regency-era life of Jane Austen, one of literature's most beloved novelists, with this captivating exploration of her works and the timeless themes of romance, family, and society.

For centuries, Christians and Muslims have engaged each other in debate and critique.

George Washington and the Creation of the American Republic debunks the portrayal of George Washington in what is described by historians as the ';Critical Years' (17811789), a time when he was deeply involved in land speculation, western expansion, scientific farming, canal building, political affairs, and family mattersdirecting the nation toward a strong central government.

Witches and Warlocks of New York is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Empire State.

Follow Lincoln's day-by-day path from peacemaker to war leader as the Union edges toward Civil War.

George Washington and the Creation of the American Republic debunks the portrayal of George Washington in what is described by historians as the ';Critical Years' (17811789), a time when he was deeply involved in land speculation, western expansion, scientific farming, canal building, political affairs, and family mattersdirecting the nation toward a strong central government.

A call for a restoration of professionalism in American government, as illustrated by the life of President George H.

Witches and Warlocks of New York is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Empire State.

From the author of the ';insightful and well-crafted' (The Wall Street Journal) Kennedy and King comes a heart-wrenching and sensitive examination of the tragic loss of President John F.

This is the first biography of one of the most interesting and controversial social theorists of our time.

Sometimes a wars greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced.

Sometimes a wars greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced.

'Andrea Wulf belongs to the small, splendid canon of writers unafraid to render fact with feeling' Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian and author of FiguringAn inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and revolutionary, by the bestselling author of The Invention of NatureGeorge Forster was a man out of time: he journeyed to the far reaches of the known world and challenged the worldviews of eighteenth-century Europe with radical ideas about equality and freedom.

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As the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the Confederacy, led by an unlikely leader.

As the Civil War ground on, an underground Unionist movement flourished in the heart of the Confederacy, led by an unlikely leader.

The story of how Scott Presler seized the voter registration movement from the Democratic Party and helped to elect President Donald J.

In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadnt seen for more than a year.

On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ';great economic manager' sold our future.

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In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadnt seen for more than a year.

';Brilliant' Financial Times ';Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities' Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London June 1701, and a young widow wakes in a Paris hotel to find a man in her bed.

The Roman Catholic tradition in Christianity is breathtaking, complex, and rich in insight about what it means to follow God.

Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls.

Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls.

According to anthropologists, religion arose in the Neolithic period, a time that began 12 thousand years ago when people abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and started settling down in communities.

According to anthropologists, religion arose in the Neolithic period, a time that began 12 thousand years ago when people abandoned the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and started settling down in communities.

Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state.

Pig Fat Soup: Surviving My USS Pueblo Prisoner of War Journey is a powerful memoir by Steven Woelk, written with Robert E.

'I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

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Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state.

From World Cup glory to the highest office in Pakistan—and from political power to imprisonment—this is the extraordinary story of Imran Khan.

Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg.

Autobiography of Michael Lewis McCormick's journey through his life,1951 through late 2025.

Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg.

Michelle Obama: A Life of Purpose – Leadership, Resilience, and the Journey That Inspired the WorldFrom a modest childhood on Chicago's South Side to becoming one of the most recognisable women in the world, Michelle Obama's journey is a remarkable story of ambition, perseverance, family, education, and service.

The rough-and-tumble life of Special Forces vet and Sixties pop star Barry SadlerThe top Billboard Hot 100 single of 1966 wasn't ';Paint It Black' or ';Yellow Submarine'--it was ';The Ballad of the Green Berets,' a hyper-patriotic tribute to the men of the Special Forces by Vietnam vet Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler.

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Jacqueline Bouvier came to Newport when her mother married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942.

Jacqueline Bouvier came to Newport when her mother married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942.

They were not merely kings.

Discover the remarkable journey of Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who revolutionized personal computing, digital music, smartphones, and animation.

In 1830, France seized Algiers, but its armies did not yet control the country beyond the coast.

The first person of color to serve as vice president, Charles Curtis was once a household name but has become a footnote in American history.

These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW postsstories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hills, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.

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These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW postsstories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hills, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.