The bestselling author of Bringing Down the House pens the incredible true story of the accidental creation of Facebook, and the even more amazing tale of what followed.
Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It
Joshua Ramo
For decades, American foreign policy has been based on the seductive belief that there exists a logical relationship between power of states and the physics of change. And yet today policies...
A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
Ben Macintyre
Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a conman and a philanderer; he was also one of the most remarkable secret agents Britain has ever produced. Recruited in occupied Jersey by the German Secret...
The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most dramatic moments in American history, a stirring saga that has become a modern myth in which all Americans, and especially Texans, take great pride. Poet,...
Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
Joseph J. Ellis
From the prize-winning author of the bestselling FOUNDING BROTHERS and AMERICAN SPHINX, a masterly and highly ironic examination of the founding years of our country. The last quarter of the...
The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the...
This is the third volume in a history of nuclear weaponry that began with the award-winning THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB, but despite its subtitle, this installment might also be described as a...
All warfare is based on deception. Thus, when able to attack, we must seem unable. Hold out bait to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If...
Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.
Considered to be one of the best autobiographies written in colonial America, Franklin portrays a fascinating picture of life in pre-revolutionary Philadelphia. In his own words he describes his...
