Nonfiction
The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard
The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard is a faithful translation of the diary kept by Ivan Chistyakov, a Russian…
So High a Blood: The Story of Margaret Douglas, the Tudor that Time Forgot
Margaret Douglas was Henry VIII’s niece. At age fifteen, he invited her to his Christmas court. She became a lady…
1924: The Year that Made Hitler
While most books about Hitler focus on WWII, Range’s book focuses primarily on a single, pivotal year. This year could…
East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
This is an erudite and well-written account of how, during and after the mostly German-committed atrocities in Europe in World…
England’s Cathedrals
As a companion piece to his successful England’s Thousand Best Churches, the author has produced a guide to the cathedrals…
The Earth Is Weeping
This is surely the definitive work on the Indian Wars in the American West (i.e. west of the Mississippi) from…
Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America’s Founding Father
This fascinating book follows Benjamin Franklin’s life in Georgian Britain from 1757-1775, with a brief intermission back in Philadelphia. He…
Mozart’s Starling
Like its two subjects – Mozart and the European Starling – this natural history is virtuosic, lively, affectionate, and entertaining.…
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
The Affair of the Poisons rocked the glamorous world of Louis XIV in the 17th century. A series of arrests…
The Late Lord: The Life of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
John Pitt was the son of a great man (William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham) and the brother…
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