Ryszard Kapuscinski 
Shah of Shahs 

This book introduces students to African-American innovators and their contributions to art, entertainment, sports, politics, religion, business, and popular culture. While the achievements of su …

Johnson rose from obscure origins to become a major literary figure of the eighteenth century. Through a detailed survey of his major works and political journalism, Hudson constructs a complex …

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  »She »d been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years – which were his final twenty-seven years. She »d lasted through three wives, the Nobel Prize, and all …

Just weeks after completing Enter the Dragon, his first vehicle for a worldwide audience, Bruce Lee – the self-proclaimed world »s fittest man – died mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. The film h …

General Sir Mike Jackson »s illustrious career in the British Army has spanned almost 45 years and all that time he has shown loyalty, courage and commitment to the British army whilst also being an …

In the mountains and jungles of occupied Burma during World War II, British special forces launched a series of secret operations, assisted by parts of the Burmese population. The men of the SOE, …

Recent American political developments, including the election of Donald Trump, reveal profound disquiet with the highly centralized political regime based on discretionary allocation of funds and …

The children were scared and confused, but most importantly, they felt lost when the one person who is supposed to love you and care for you, abandon you and cares more about the men in her life …

It was Christmas Eve 1800. The streets of Paris were crowded with citizens. Some were shopping, some were eating and drinking. But others were plotting to murder the most famous and powerful man in …