Abrams imprint: 1041 books
by W. Stephen Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
The first critical biography of the innovative television writer whose off-kilter creations helped spark the Golden Age of modern television.
TV writer Dennis Potter is widely credited with revolutionizing television. The innovative shows he created for the BBC, including The Singing Detective...
by Michael Wallis, Robert McCubbin
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The Wild West: 365 Days is a day-by-day adventure that tells the stories of pioneers and cowboys, gold rushes and saloon shoot-outs in America's frontier. The lure of land rich in minerals, fertile for farming, and plentiful with buffalo bred an all-out obsession with heading westward. The Wild West:...
Monty and Rommel
Parallel Lives
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
In the span of a few short years, they fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theaters of war. Ever since, historians have assessed their outstanding leadership, personalities, and skill. Monty and Rommel is the first comparative biography written of these two extraordinary soldiers....
The Horses of St. Mark's
A Story of Triumph in Byzantium, Paris, and Venice
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2010
Celebrated historian Charles Freeman, author of the 2009 surprise hit A.D. 381, explores the mysterious origin of the statues and their turbulent movements through Europe over the centuries: in Constantinople, at both its founding and sacking in the Fourth Crusade; in Venice, at both the height of...
by Leo McKinstry
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Only Britain stood in the way of the complete triumph, and Hitler planned a two-pronged offensive—a blistering aerial bombardment followed by a land invasion—to subdue his final enemy. But for the first time in the war, Hitler did not prevail. As Leo McKinstry details in this fascinating new history,...
Churchill's War Lab
Code Breakers, Scientists, and the Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Indefatigable patriot, seasoned soldier, incomparable orator, and, with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leader of men --Winston Churchill's greatness in the allies' triumphant victory in World War ii is undisputed. yet, of his many unique qualities, Churchill's enduring legacy is attributable at least...
War of Attrition
Fighting the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
A Wall Street Journal Best Non-Fiction Book of 2014!The Great War of 1914“1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another, resulting in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition between the world’s great economies. Now, one hundred...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
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The year 2013 is the 50th anniversary year of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who still ranks as one of the top five presidents in every major annual survey. To commemorate the man and his time in office, the New York Times has authorized a book, edited by Richard Reeves, based on...
A Nation and Not a Rabble
The Irish Revolution 1913-1923
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Renowned Irish historian Diarmaid Ferriter presents a fresh look at the Irish revolutionary period from 1913-1923, drawing from newly available historical sources as well as the testimonies of the people who lived and fought through this extraordinary period. Ferriter highlights the gulf between rhetoric...
Constantine
Roman Emperor, Christian Victor
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
"By this sign conquer." So began the reign of Constantine. In 312 A.D. a cross appeared in the sky above his army as he marched on Rome. In answer, Constantine bade his soldiers to inscribe the cross on their shield, and so fortified, they drove their rivals into the Tiber and claimed Rome...
Andrew Jackson
The Making of America #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Andrew Jackson tells the story of one of our most controversial presidents.
Born in the Carolina backwoods, Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated...
The Shape of Ideas
An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
What does an idea look like? And where do they come from? Grant Snider’s illustrations will motivate you to explore these questions, inspire you to come up with your own answers and, like all Gordian knots, prompt even more questions. Whether you are a professional artist or designer, a student...
Mannahatta
A Natural History of New York City
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it’s difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is the astounding...
by Hiroaki Sato
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
In Legends of the Samurai, Hiroaki Sato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors. Through his masterful translations of original samurai tales, laws, dicta, reports, and arguments accompanied by insightful...