In the Shadow of the Electric Chair: The Last Hours and Final Words Under the Voltage of DeathImmerse yourself in a poignant and profoundly human account of the history of the death penalty in the United States.
The Visayas: The Heart of the Philippines is a work of narrative nonfiction that moves through seventeen distinct places in the Philippine Visayas — six major islands and a constellation of smaller ones — in search of what this long-overlooked region is and what it has been.
The Silver Star-awarded marine chronicles his service in Iraq in this "e;transcendent memoir of military service and its personal consequences"e; (Ralph Peters, Lt.
This book sets forth the historical lines from primitive society, through slave society, feudal society and capitalist society, to socialist society, and from Stone Age to information era with brief words and colorful images, and also clarifies the evolution from the relative isolation to close connection between countries in different parts in the world.
This book sets forth the historical lines from primitive society, through slave society, feudal society and capitalist society, to socialist society, and from Stone Age to information era with brief words and colorful images, and also clarifies the evolution from the relative isolation to close connection between countries in different parts in the world.
The secrets of one of history's greatest orators are revealed in "e;one of the most stunningly original works on Abraham Lincoln to appear in years"e; (John Stauffer, professor of English and history, Harvard University).
The secrets of one of history's greatest orators are revealed in "e;one of the most stunningly original works on Abraham Lincoln to appear in years"e; (John Stauffer, professor of English and history, Harvard University).
The popular conception of the Vietnam War focuses on the ground warthe soldiers and grunts who humped along jungle trails and fought the Vietcong face to facebut an important part of the war was waged in the skies over Southeast Asia, and indeed many of the war's most well-known figures were pilots, from John McCain and James Stockdale to the unknown men who unleashed napalm hell and who carried out Curtis LeMay's ';bomb them into the Stone Age' doctrine, Lyndon Johnson's Rolling Thunder, and Richard Nixon's Linebacker.
The popular conception of the Vietnam War focuses on the ground warthe soldiers and grunts who humped along jungle trails and fought the Vietcong face to facebut an important part of the war was waged in the skies over Southeast Asia, and indeed many of the war's most well-known figures were pilots, from John McCain and James Stockdale to the unknown men who unleashed napalm hell and who carried out Curtis LeMay's ';bomb them into the Stone Age' doctrine, Lyndon Johnson's Rolling Thunder, and Richard Nixon's Linebacker.
"e;It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026The Number 1 Sunday Times BestsellerThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the YearLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan the first book from one of the world s leading war correspondents.
Founded as a local college ministry in 1951, Campus Crusade for Christ has become one of the worlds largest evangelical organizations, today boasting an annual budget of more than $500 million.
Founded as a local college ministry in 1951, Campus Crusade for Christ has become one of the worlds largest evangelical organizations, today boasting an annual budget of more than $500 million.
Following France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, French patriots feared that their country was in danger of becoming a second-rate power in Europe.
If the history of the Eastern Han dynasty were limited to the accomplishments of its scholars, scientists, and inventors, it would be a glorious saga of the innovation and creativity of the human mind.
Advance Praise for A Shattered Peace"e;The peace settlements that followed World War I have recently come back into focus as one of the dominant factors shaping the modern world.
