Review“A true historical imagination is exceedingly rare, and [_Tun-huang_] is a superb example of such an imagination at work.” —Robert Payne, ASIA “The unique thing ...
Amazon.com Review"What is it about we Australians, eh?" demands a schoolteacher near the end of Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang. "Do we not have a Jefferson? A Disrae....
SUMMARY: In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story--of his legendary family, politics, and fifty ye...
SUMMARY: A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller. TRUE BLUE Mas...
“Outstanding... social history at its best.” –The New York Times Book Review“An amazing, long-forgotten tale. A riveting history written with flair and precision.”—Bob WoodwardIn o...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of...
A Dazzling Russian travelogue from the bestselling author of *Great Plains*In his astonishing new work, Ian Frazier, one of our greatest and most entertaining storytellers, ...
SUMMARY:With its dozens of outlying islands and the native Conch's historically low regard for the law, Key West is a smuggler's paradise. All that's needed are the captains...
Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each c...
From Library JournalVictorian socialites Thomas and Charlotte Pitt investigate the murders of two London aristocrats in this 15th installment in Perry's popular historical mystery ...