Lords of Finance
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent
Category: History
Happy Semiquincentennial, America!
It’s America’s 250th birthday! Here are 250 reasons to celebrate this land of the free and the brave. Let’s hear
What Really Happened: The Death of Hitler
After World War II, 50 percent of Americans polled said they didn’t believe Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun had committed
Opera Wars
Blunt, irreverent, and at times wittily subversive, Opera Wars spotlights opera’s colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and
The Middle Ages 101: Medieval History and Life
Heralded is one the world’s most compelling Church historians, Chris Bellitto transports you into the heart of a strange and
The War That Made the Middle East
The Ottoman Empire’s collapse at the end of the First World War is often treated as a foregone conclusion. It
A High Price for Freedom
The author and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Publishing Project gives voice to long silent African Americans
World Religions All-in-One for Dummies
World Religions All-in-One for Dummies offers an easy starting point for anyone curious to investigate religious and cultural differences. In terms
American Courage
Fascinating and eloquent, here is the story of America in its own words: gripping first-hand accounts of frontier survival, bravery
Surviving Climate and Chaos
What dinosaurs teach us about survival. What if dinosaurs could help us prepare for the future? In Surviving Climate and Chaos,