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The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases

Michael Capuzzo

From the Artist Michael Capuzzo

A Confession (Hesperus Classics)

Leo Tolstoy

About the Author Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is one of the greatest Russian prose writers. His brilliantly crafted epic...

Michael Palin Diaries, 1969-1979: The Python Years

Michael Palin

Michael Palin is a scriptwriter, comedian, novelist, actor, and playwright. He also happens to be one of the funniest...

The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis

Simon Goodman

This is a magnificent book, both poignant and chilling. Ultimately it stands as testimony to how family stories can...

Truths, Half Truths and Little White Lies

Nick Frost

Nick Frost burst onto our screens in a blaze of camo fatigues and weaponry as the Territorial Army obsessed loveable...

Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"

David Bianculli

It is hard for many of us to remember--back when there were only a handful of stations on the dial--just how profoundly...

Radio Operator on the Eastern Front: An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949

Erhard Steiniger

Most World War II books related to radio communications are written by professional historians, journalists or...

Secret Listeners, The

Sinclair McKay

About the Author SINCLAIR MCKAY is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and The Secret Listeners...

Operation Family Secrets: How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family

Kent Zimmerman

An undeniably engaging tale, capturing the nitty-gritty of daily life in the 'crews' of the Outfit. A useful and...

No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money

David Lough

Brilliantly illuminates one of the few unexplored aspects of Winston Churchill's life - his private finances. Based on...

The Lightning Boys: True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning (The Jet Age Series)

Richard Pike

A superb selection of over 20 first-hand Lightning stories, this is bound to be eagerly snapped up by fans of English...

My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)

James Thurber

“As a humorist Thurber is contemporary and timeless.” — The Spectator “Possibly the shortest and most elegant...

It's Not Yet Dark: A Memoir

Simon Fitzmaurice

International Bestseller A People Book of the Week A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick A Barnes & Noble Best Biography of...

Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite

Jake Bernstein

A compelling, fast-paced narrative . . . enlightening and deeply troubling."-- Texas Monthly , "Best Books of 2017"...

My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance

Emanuel Derman

engaging" (CFO Europe, October 2005) "...tells wonderful stories of trying to bring higher mathematics to the Goldman...

Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President

Justin A. Frank

I've known Trump a long time andxa0Ixa0have even tried my own hand at psychoanalyzing him on television. But, Dr. Frank...

More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

Elizabeth Wurtzel

From Publishers Weekly In her second book, Bitch, a discourse on self-destructive women, Wurtzel (Prozac Nation) admits...

In This Together: My Story

Ann Romney

Romney bares her soul about her struggles with multiple sclerosis." -Newsweek.com Ann Romney, the former First Lady of...

Michael Collins, Himself

Tim Pat Coogan

A timely and courageous book." -- John McGahern, Sunday Times "There have been several other lives of Collins, but none...

Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed: A Memoir of Dublin in the 1960s (Memoirs of Dublin)

Martha Long

Dublin –xa0in all its splendor and grit, poetry and profanity –xa0is once again brought to life by Martha Long’s...

From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate #84888-054

Bernard B. Kerik

About the Author Bernard Kerik was appointed the fortieth police commissioner of New York City by Mayor Rudolph W....

A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor

Joe Starita

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte rose to the level of near-sainthood in her dedication to medicine and her work among her...

Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway

David Rigby

“A thoroughly good read.” ― Aeroplane Monthly "This is an essential read for anyone interested in Midway or naval...

In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam

Brian VanDeMark

From Publishers Weekly Former Secretary of Defense McNamara's controversial indictment of American policy in Vietnam...