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CHURCHILL
Written by Jenkins, Roy
Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond--a New York Times bestseller. "This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography...
MURDER OF PROFESSOR SCHLICK: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE VIENNA CIRCLE
Written by Edmonds, David
From the author of Wittgenstein's Poker and Would You Kill the Fat Man?, the story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's history On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelböck, a deranged former student of Schlick's, shot him dead on the university
HUMAN FLOW: STORIES FROM THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS
Written by Weiwei, Ai
A powerful portrait of the greatest humanitarian emergency of our time, from the director of Human Flow In the course of making Human Flow, his epic feature documentary about the global refugee crisis, the artist Ai Weiwei and his collaborators interviewed more than 600 refugees, aid workers, politicians, activists, doctors, and local authorities in twenty-three
STALIN: PASSAGE TO REVOLUTION
Written by Suny, Ronald Grigor
A spellbinding new biography of Stalin in his formative years This is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of 1917, a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished, idealistic youth from the provinces of tsarist Russia was transformed into a cunning and fearsome outlaw who would one day become one of the twentieth century's
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE
Written by Laxness, Halldor
A beautifully jacketed hardcover edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's beloved epic novel about a stubbornly independent Icelandic sheep farmer and his spirited daughter. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter.
AMERICA AND IRAN: A HISTORY, 1720 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Ghazvinian, John
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A hugely ambitious, "delightfully readable, genuinely informative" portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America--two powers who were once allies and now adversaries--by an admired historian and former journalist.
REMAIN IN LOVE: TALKING HEADS, TOM TOM CLUB, TINA
Written by Frantz, Chris
Two iconic bands. An unforgettable life.
PLOT AGAINST AMERICA
Written by Roth, Philip
Philip Roth's bestselling alternate history--the chilling story of what happens to one family when America elects a charismatic, isolationist president--is soon to be an HBO limited series. In an extraordinary feat of narrative invention, Philip Roth imagines an alternate history where Franklin D.
LOUVRE: THE MANY LIVES OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MUSEUM
Written by Gardner, James
The fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into the world's greatest art museum.
WARHOL
Written by Gopnik, Blake
The definitive biography of a fascinating and paradoxical figure, one of the most influential artists of his--or any--age To this day, mention the name "Andy Warhol" to almost anyone and you'll hear about his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe.
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