A history of the 16th-century monarch's secret service and its ruthless war against England's enemies evaluates the contributions of Sir Francis Walsingham while profiling the dark intelligence practi
Benjamin Franklin and his contemporaries brought the Enlightenment to America—an intellectual revolution that laid the foundation for the political one that followed. With the “first Drudgery” of sett
Tom Daschle and Trent Lott are two of the most prominent senators of recent time. Both served in their respective parties' leadership positions from the 1990s into the current century, and they have a
In June 2009, Wendell Potter made national headlines with his scorching testimony before a Senate panel on health care reform. This former head of corporate communications for CIGNA explained how hea
“This effervescent story reads like a romantic comedy screenplay … Sweetly satisfying, it’s the perfect diversion on a sunny day.”—Family Circle From New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale com
Sir Harry Tubal, having had a stroke and retired to the family villa in the south of France, has left the reins of the family's elite private bank to his son Julian. Harry retains the services of his
“This, very simply, is the most informative book ever written on the inside bureaucratic struggles and the outside operations of the National Security Agency. Matthew Aid is our reigning expert
The remarkable, inspiring story of one of the most extraordinary women you’ll ever meet— the irresistible memoir of a joyful, generous, and spirited life lived from within an iron lung. A
The complete Book of Psalms, in a fresh, new, and alive translation—moving in its immediacy, piercing in its literary beauty, and stunning in its honesty, complexity, and passion. In her new, c
Since it opened its doors some seventy years ago, the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown has claimed the final word on who deserves baseball immortality, and how the story of America's game should be told.
The end of the cold war promised a new era of international peace. Instead, violence has proliferated across the globe. What does history tell us about how this conflict will play out? Noted military
“A fresh take on a monumental American.”—Kirkus Reviews Historian John Ferling has been called a “national resource,” and his latest book again demonstrates his unsurpas
In 2000, Rye Barcott spent part of the summer living in ten-by-ten-foot shacks in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. He was a twenty-year-old college student heading into the Marines, and he sought t
A global climate crisis---and with it, the end of economic growth---is no longer avoidable. The Great Disruption began in 2008, with spiking food and oil prices alongside the starkest evidence yet of
Take Time For Paradise is a philosophical musing on sports and play; the final book by distinguished scholar and avid baseball fan Bart Giamatti, published upon his death and, at last, back in print.
Harry Patch, born June 17, 1898, was the last British soldier alive to have fought in the trenches of the First World War. From his vivid memories of an Edwardian childhood, the horror of the Great Wa
An engrossing novel of murder, organized crime, and politics in contemporary Italy—the first in a series of Italian crime novels by a promising new writer. On a hot summer morning, Arturo Cleme
Will Eisner is a comics legend. Creator of the seminal Golden Age character the Spirit, he went on to revolutionize the comics world with the publication of his graphic novel A Contract with God, and
When, on the spur of the moment, Norman Huntley and his friend Henry invent an eighty-three-year-old woman called Miss Hargreaves, they are inspired to post a letter to their new fictional friend. It
