Revised Edition for 2020! Originally published in 1898. A translation of a Japanese Martial Arts Manual. Descriptions of Kata for Shikomi Tsue (sword hidden in a cane), Iai (sword drawing...
Originally published in 1898. A translation of a Japanese Martial Arts Manual. Descriptions of techniques for Kenjutsu (sword techniques), Sojutsu (spear techniques), Kyujutsu (Japanese...
In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East,...
"Wondrous ... Compelling ... Piercing. " --The New York Times Book Review Award-winning writer Matti Friedman's tale of Israel's first spies has all the tropes of an espionage novel,...
The vivid and largely untold story of the dramatic Allied air campaign against Germany that was a turning point in World War II and ultimately crucial to the success of D-Day and the...
In April 2019, Lord Ashcroft published the results of his year-long investigation into South Africa's captive-bred lion industry. Over eleven pages of a single edition of the Mail on...
Winner of the 2012 Cundill Prize in HistoryA gripping account of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom...
Today, the majority of people in the world live in cities. The implications and challenges associated with this fact are enormous. But how did we get here?From the origins of urbanization...
Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeWidely hailed as a "powerfully written" history about America's beginnings (Annette Gordon-Reed), New England Bound fundamentally changes the story of...
General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded...
"A dramatic tale... Sherry brings the pirates vividly to life with his rousing telling of their daring cruises and outrageous feats... I heartily recommend Raiders and Rebels to anyone...
Few stories in the annals of American counterculture are as intriguing or dramatic as that of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Dubbed the Hippie Mafia, the Brotherhood began in the...
In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and...
#1 New York Times Bestseller"A revealing look at life inside the White House... it's Downton Abbey for the White House staff. "-- The Today ShowA remarkable history with elements of...
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