Harper imprint: 2546 books
Heretic
Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors of terrorism,...
by Howard Zinn
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
"A wonderful, splendid book--a book that should be ready by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." --Howard Fast
With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller...
Pacific
Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015
Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this...
Stasiland
Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
“Stasiland demonstrates that great, originalreporting is still possible. . . . A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. Aclassic.” —Claire Tomalin, Guardian “Books ofthe Year”
AnnaFunder delivers a prize-winning and powerfully rendered account of theresistance against East Germany’s...
The Secret War
Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes...
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
A masterful commentary on the history of science from the Greeks to modern times, by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg—a thought-provoking and important book by one of the most distinguished scientists and intellectuals of our time.
In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history,...
Village of Secrets
Defying the Nazis in Vichy France
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
From the author of the New York Times bestseller A Train in Winter comes the absorbing story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II—told in full for the first time.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a small village of scattered houses high in the mountains...
American Ghost
A Family's Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air
“In this intriguing book, [Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was—and what strange alchemy made the idea of her linger long after she was gone.” —People
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The Men Who United the States
America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A....
First Women
The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama and Melania Trump.
One...
The Last Goodnight
A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General “Wild Bill" Donovan as “the greatest unsung...
Clouds of Glory
The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly twenty years, bringing to life one of America's greatest, most iconic...
Jungleland
A Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
"I began to daydream about the jungle...."
On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba,...
Life Hacks
Helpful Hints to Make Life Easier
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Ever accidentally used your thumb as a hammer cushion while partaking in a spot of DIY?
Do you become enraged at the uncontrollable bobbing of the straw in your aluminum can?
Are you yearning to find a way to make your toilet paper roll tube enhance your music listening experience?
These...