Biography: historical, political and military

Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians-not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil war.

The first major biography of the 1972 U.

The first chronicle of Stalin's inner political and social circle-from a leading Soviet historianStalin was the unchallenged dictator of the Soviet Union for so long that most historians have dismissed the officials surrounding him as mere yes-men and political window dressing.

Why Islam is more political and fundamentalist than other religionsWhy does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions?

How philanthropy has shaped America in the twentieth centuryAmerican philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises.

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Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counterrevolution that left liberalism gasping for air?

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West's most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled-doves, and other wicked women by offers a glimpse into Western Women's experience that's less sunbonnets and more six-shooters.

El meteórico ascenso al poder de Hitler, el férreo control ideológico que impuso en Alemania, su popularidad frente a las masas y la eficaz maquinaria bélica que puso en marcha constituyen aspectos de un proceso cuyo éxito dependió, en buena medida, del trabajo realizado por su círculo íntimo.

As the world focuses on the conflict in Iraq, the most important political players in that country today are not the Sunni insurgents.

The behind-the-scenes story of how today's war crimes tribunals came to beWithin days of Madeleine Albright's confirmation as U.

How an eccentric spiritualist from Trenton, New Jersey, helped create the most famous text of Tibetan BuddhismThe Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927.

She was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for three centuries.

Some blame the violence and unrest in the Muslim world on Islam itself, arguing that the religion and its history is inherently bloody.

When the Bolsheviks set out to build a new world in the wake of the Russian Revolution, they expected religion to die off.

How the conflict between political Islamists and secular-leaning nationalists has shaped the history of the modern Middle EastIn 2013, just two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country's first democratically elected president-Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood-and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group.

What do the occult sciences, seances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality?

How Machiavelli's Christianity shaped his political thoughtTo many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check.

A classic account of Alexander the Great's conquest and its impact on the conquered-now in English for the first timeThis is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia.

The life and times of a uniquely American testamentIn his retirement, Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament with a penknife and glue, removing all mention of miracles and other supernatural events.

A groundbreaking biography of Milton's formative years that provides a new account of the poet's political radicalizationJohn Milton (1608-1674) has a unique claim on literary and intellectual history as the author of both Paradise Lost, the greatest narrative poem in English, and prose defences of the execution of Charles I that influenced the French and American revolutions.

Jung's correspondence with one of the twentieth century's leading theologians and ecumenicistsOn Theology and Psychology brings together C.

A revealing look at Jewish men and women who secretly explore the outside world, in person and online, while remaining in their ultra-Orthodox religious communities What would you do if you questioned your religious faith, but revealing that would cause you to lose your family and the only way of life you had ever known?

The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literatureIslamic book culture dates back to late antiquity, when Muslim scholars began to write down their doctrines on parchment, papyrus, and paper and then to compose increasingly elaborate analyses of, and commentaries on, these ideas.

A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identityAmerica is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet.

A new translation that captures the gripping power of one of the greatest war stories ever told-Julius Caesar's pitiless account of his brutal campaign to conquer GaulImagine a book about an unnecessary war written by the ruthless general of an occupying army-a vivid and dramatic propaganda piece that forces the reader to identify with the conquerors and that is designed, like the war itself, to fuel the limitless political ambitions of the author.

A spellbinding new biography of Stalin in his formative yearsThis is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of 1917, a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished, idealistic youth from the provinces of tsarist Russia was transformed into a cunning and fearsome outlaw who would one day become one of the twentieth century's most ruthless dictators.

An in-depth look at the life, faith, and achievements of one of America's most fascinating women.

A sense of mission for America .

Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II).

Sonsteby tells his courageous story of espionage and sabotage against the Naziz and of eluding capture through daring, intuition, and a constant slew of changing identities.

A biography examining the life of the fortieth president of the United States and the impact of his faith.

A gripping account of the man who emerged as a national hero through his military successes-and became the seventh President of the United States.

A biography of the often misunderstood, yet heroic, Confederate general who sacrificed everything for his native state of Virginia during the Civil War.

A former mob wife shares a candid account of her whirlwind marriage, the struggles she faced, and the redemptive power of faith.

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Johnny Adair was born in the Shankhill Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Las compuertas de la libertad.

Encarnación Ezcurra fue para muchos apenas la esposa de Juan Manuel de Rosas, el "Restaurador de la Leyes", que gobernó con mano de hierro las Provincias Unidas del Río del Plata.

Habiendo pasado casi dos décadas desde que abandoné el ministerio sacerdotal, me propuse escribir este sencillo libro.

Dieses eBook: "Das Leben der galanten Damen (Aufsehenerregende Memoiren)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Dieses eBook: "Karl Marx - Geschichte seines Lebens" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Wichtige Augenzeugen sowie Ches engste Freunde und Mitkämpfer kommen hier zum Teil erstmals zu Wort.

Step into the dazzling world of Louis XIV, the Sun King, whose vision transformed France into a beacon of culture, power, and grandeur.

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In 'The Life and Military Carrier of General Robert E.

Henry Bibb's work, 'The Life and Adventures of an American Slave, Henry Bibb,' is a groundbreaking narrative that offers a first-hand account of the horrors of slavery in 19th century America.

In 'Der rote Kampfflieger' von Manfred von Richthofen wird die faszinierende Welt der Luftkämpfe im Ersten Weltkrieg aus der Perspektive des berühmten deutschen Jagdfliegers, auch bekannt als 'Roter Baron', beleuchtet.

Die "Lebensgeschichte des Baron Friedrich de La Motte Fouqué" ist ein faszinierendes Werk, das die Leser in die Welt des 19.