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Maimonides

The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds

by Joel L. Kraemer

Hardcover

A lucent and engaging portrait of the hugely influential 12th-century jurist, physician and religious scholar.

The Inheritance of Rome

Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000

by Chris Wickham

Hardcover

Defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages with a portrait of a vast, varied world of rich cultures and peoples.

How Rome Fell

Death of a Superpower

by Adrian Goldsworthy

Hardcover

The story of how the Roman Empire rotted from within by putting short-term ambition over the wider good of the state.

The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told

100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

by Rick Beyer

Hardcover

From Grant’s speeding ticket to Wilson’s psychotherapy session with Sigmund Freud, this one lives up to its name.

Cahokia

Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi

by Timothy R. Pauketat

Hardcover

Explores ancient America’s one true city north of Mexico, a metropolis with a population of at least ten thousand.

The Holocaust

A Concise History

by Doris L. Bergen

Hardcover

Explores how the goals that drove the Nazi German program of conquest and genocide affected the course of World War II.

Marcus Aurelius

A Life

by Frank McLynn

Hardcover

Biography of the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher whose famous guide to life, the Meditations, is still relevant today.

Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize winner Goodwin illuminates Lincoln’s gift for transforming ardent opponents into political allies.

The Clinton Tapes

Wrestling History with the President

by Taylor Branch

Hardcover

Account of the Clinton presidency taken from 78 conversations Clinton taped with author Taylor Branch from 1993 to 2001.

Game Six

Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series

by Mark Frost

Hardcover

Game Six of the ’75 World Series: the Boston Red Sox vs. the Cincinnati Reds—one of baseball history’s greatest games.

The Big Burn

Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire that Saved America

by Timothy Egan

Hardcover

A dramatic account of how the worst wildfire in U.S. history saved our forests—and cemented Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy.

The Templars

The Secret History Revealed

by Barbara Frale

Hardcover

Uses the long-lost transcript of the Templars’ trial by the Inquisition to shed new light on the fabled secret society.

Satchel

The Life and Times of an American Legend

by Larry Tye

Hardcover

Meet the baseball player who, even more than Jackie Robinson, opened the door for African Americans in the game.

Battle at Sea

3,000 Years of Naval Warfare

by R.G. Grant

Hardcover

A heavily illustrated survey of naval history’s most important war vessels and most significant battles.

The Medieval World at War

Hardcover

Eminent military historian Bennett charts the trajectory of medieval warfare in a beautifully illustrated volume.