Anchor imprint: 1481 books
The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons...
Slavery by Another Name
The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
A Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the “Age of Neoslavery,” the American period following the Emancipation Proclamation in which convicts, mostly black men, were “leased” through forced labor camps operated by state and federal governments.
In this groundbreaking historical expose,...
Nine Parts of Desire
The Hidden World of Islamic Women
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2010
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize winning author presents the stories of a wide range of Muslim women in the Middle East. As an Australian American and an experienced foreign correspondent, Brooks' thoughtful analysis attempts to understand the precarious status of women in the wake of Islamic...
by Hampton Sides
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Edgar Award Nominee
One of the Best Books of the Year: O, The Oprah Magazine, Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, San Francisco Chronicle
With a New Afterword
On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King at...
by Eugene Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Instead of one black America, today there are four.
“There was a time when there were agreed-upon 'black leaders,' when there was a clear 'black agenda,' when we could talk confidently about 'the state of black America'—but not anymore.” —from Disintegration
The African American...
American Heiress
The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
**A National Bestseller
From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore...
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code...
Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean
How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
In this lively debut work of history, Edward Kritzler tells the tale of an unlikely group of swashbuckling Jews who ransacked the high seas in the aftermath of the Spanish Inquisition. At the end of the fifteenth century, many Jews had to flee Spain and Portugal. The most adventurous among them took...
America's Secret War
Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between the United States and Its Enemies
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2004
George Friedman delivers the geopolitical story that the mainstream media has been unable to uncover — the startling truth behind America’s foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond**.**
Friedman, founder of Stratfor, one of the world’s most respected private global...
by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center...
Mountain Folk Remedies
The Foxfire Americana Library (9)
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Beginning with an illustrated guide to the herbs and roots used in traditional Appalachian healing, “Mountain Folk Remedies” is a fascinating collection of historic remedies ranging from the practical (burdock tea will help aching feet) to the magical (carrying a buckeye in your pocket will help...
Meats and Small Game
The Foxfire Americana Library (4)
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Great for hunters, fishermen, and adventurous cooks, this illustrated entry in the Foxfire Americana Library shares a wealth of information from Appalachian experts on how to dress and cook meats and small game, including fish, hog, raccoon, rabbit, squirrel, turtle, and deer.
Foxfire has...
Hidden in Plain View
A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
The fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad.
In Hidden in Plain View, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard...
Missoula
Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
From bestselling author Jon Krakauer, a stark, powerful, meticulously reported narrative about a series of sexual assaults at the University of Montana — stories that illuminate the human drama behind the national plague of campus rape
Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, with a highly...