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In "A Modest Proposal," first published in 1729, Jonathan Swift heaps scorn on then-current political...

Senator Zell Miller leaves no doubt he believes his own Democratic Party is badly out of step with America.

A highly respected associate justice of the United States Supreme Court since 1994, Stephen Breyer delivers a lucid and persuasive declaration that “active liberty”…

Once close friends, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became bitter rivals as they fought for control of the young government.

Few—if any—books have had a more profound and lasting impact on society than this extraordinary piece of reporting that shook the very foundation of American politics.

Written 200 years after Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln shared a birthday on February 12, 1809, this insightful account sheds new light on two men who changed the way we think about the meaning of life and death.

Authors Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein penned the New York Times best-seller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. Here they offer unique insights on politics in Washington D.C. and beyond by drawing upon the wisdom—and wit—of the world’s greatest philosophers. Cathcart and Klein enlighten and entertain with this humorous volume.

Veteran CBS news reporter Goldberg breaks rank and names names in this groundbreaking book that exposes liberal bias in the mainstream media.

Bill Clinton's secretary of state from 1993 to 1996 shares his many fascinating insights about American foreign policy that shed light on diplomatic initiatives.

In 1849, 5 years before Henry David Thoreau published Walden, he wrote what has come to be...

This pamphlet, first published in 1776, set in print the word every American was thinking about, but...

From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse.

Alexis de Tocqueville's renowned analysis of American democracy still has relevance today. In 1831...

In Disinformation, investigative reporter and terrorism expert Richard Miniter punctures twenty-two myths about terrorism, al Qaeda, and the war in Iraq.

This New York Times best seller is the authoritative guide to comprehending what happened in the 2004 elections…

In this time of great anxiety and uncertainty, Gavin de Becker's guidance is needed more than ever....

Here are six fascinating, well-researched chapters involving such icons as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.

In this fast-paced epic, best-selling historian and master storyteller Arthur Herman spotlights two giants of the 20th century.

This comprehensive military biography of George Washington entertainingly examines Washington's capacity as a military leader....

Recently, Washington's papers were catalogued at the University of Virginia. Joseph J. Ellis had primary access to the 90-volume papers, allowing him to paint a thorough and fascinating portrait.

We could see them now, hundreds of little black figures riding through the chaparral. A spent bullet...

Volumes have been written about George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but no previous work captures the intimate and vital details the way Inventing a Nation does.

Labunski offers a dramatic account of a time when the entire American experiment hung in the balance, only to be saved by the most unlikely of heroes--the diminutive and exceedingly shy James Madison.

In this remarkable book, hailed by CEOs, politicians, coaches, and college presidents alike, Donald T. Phillips examines Lincoln's effective leadership style....

From R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., founder and editor-in-chief of The American Spectator, comes the first focused analysis of former First Lady and current United States Senator Hillary Clinton.