Not just a suspense ridden drama, this classic novel, written in 1873, predicts with astonishing accuracy the advanced technology and inventions of the 20th century and has inspired generations of science fiction writers.

Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry.

In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining forces that shape the region.

On a wager, the eccentric English gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a challenge to circle the globe in eighty days.

In this astonishing untold account of heroism and history, two American Merchant Mariners board a burning, sinking ship in the Mediterranean and change the course of World War II.

The bestselling collection from America's favorite fly-fishing writer now comes to audio, featuring a trove of witty essays on everything from the etiquette of sharing secret fishing spots to the strange subculture of bamboo rods.

Inspired by the life and adventures of his own great-great grandmother, Betty Zane was Zane Grey's first novel. This and the other two books in the 'Ohio River Trilogy' his are considered some of Grey's best work.

This fresh account of Massachusetts's infamous Bulger brothers unveils a stunning criminal alliance, and with its dual biography format, goes deeper than the New York Times bestselling Black Mass.

As never before, the American public is fascinated by how the United States government gathers intelligence.

Acclaimed historian Jeffry D. Wert presents the first full-scale biography in more than twenty years of J. E. B. Stuart, the most colorful---and controversial---Confederate cavalryman.

From the early 1800s to the end of his life in 1917, Buffalo Bill Cody was as famous as anyone could be. Annie Oakley was his most celebrated protegee…

Pete Earley had no idea what it was like to be on the inside looking out until his son, Mike, was declared mentally ill, and Earley was thrown headlong into the maze of contradictions, disparities, and catch-22s that is America's mental health system.

In early March 1861, civil war loomed. By late April, Americans had begun to kill their fellow citizens.

This book take readers down into the frigid depths to explore the controversies of the Empress of Ireland's fatal night and the many attempts to salvage her contents.

Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts.

On February 13 and 14, 1945, three successive waves of British and U.S. aircraft rained down thousands of tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on the largely undefended German city of Dresden.

Mark Felt's role in history was secured when he decided to share his views on the Watergate break-in with a young reporter on the Washington Post named Bob Woodward.

In this revealing biography of the elder George Bush, Tom Wicker draws a sympathetic and insightful portrait of the man at the helm of one of the most powerful families today.

In the winter of 1862, during the seemingly endless nightmare of the Civil War, a small miracle occurred. Just after Christmas, on the eve of the bloody battle of Stones River in Tennessee, the Union and Confederate armies set up camp within shouting distance of one another.

Based on previously secret documents and eyewitness testimony, this is the shocking account of the most massive and deadliest battle of World War II, which ended in Hitler's defeat and changed the course of the war.

Joseph Stalin had never been able to shake off the nightmare of Adolf Hitler. Just as in 1941 he refused to understand that Hitler had broken their non-aggression pact, he was in 1945 unwilling to believe that the dictator had committed suicide in the debris of the Berlin bunker.

No one knows if there was a man named Homer, but there is little doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature.

A rising star among historians charts the fortunes of a family shattered by the Civil War---Mary Todd Lincoln's family---and their surprising impact on how Lincoln fought that war.

A New Yorker staff writer, bestselling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the mystery of how doctors figure out the best treatments---or fail to do so. This book describes the warning signs of flawed medical thinking and offers intelligent questions patients can ask.

Howard Hughes was one of the most amazing, intriguing, and controversial figures of the 20th century....