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Plain, Honest Men
The Making of the American Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues...
Origins of the Specious
Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed.
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America's Constitution
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
In America’s Constitution, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this “biography” of America’s framing...
The Death of Common Sense
How Law Is Suffocating America
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common...
At the Devil's Table
The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
In this riveting and relentless nonfiction thriller, award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel tells the harrowing story of former Cali cartel insider Jorge Salcedo, an ordinary man facing an extraordinary dilemma—a man forced to risk everything to escape the powerful and treacherous...
A Vast Conspiracy
The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
In A Vast Conspiracy, the best-selling author of The Run of His Life casts an insightful, unbiased eye over the most extraordinary public saga of our time -- the Clinton sex scandals. A superlative journalist known for the skillfulness of his investigating and the power of his writing, Jeffrey Toobin...
by Paul Kalanithi
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...
Merle's Country Show Baking
and Other Favourites
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Much loved MasterChef guest and Country Women's Association Champion, Merle Parrish shares her country-cooking secrets, tips and recipes in her stunning second book, Merle's Country Show Baking and Other Favourites.
In her second cookbook, Merle Parrish shares her expertise and secrets for...
Playing with Trains
A Passion Beyond Scale
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Why do grown men play with trains? Is it a primal attachment to childhood, nostalgia for the lost age of rail travel, or the stuff of flat-out obsession? In this delightful and unprecedented book, Grand Prix legend Sam Posey tracks those who share his “passion beyond scale” and discovers a wonderfully...
Faberge's Eggs
The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empire
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
In Stradivari’s Genius, Toby Faber charted the fascinating course of some of the world’s most prized musical instruments. Now, in this enthralling new book, he tells the story of objects that are, to many, the pinnacle of the jeweler’s art: the Fabergé imperial eggs.
The Easter presents...
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
San Francisco Chronicle • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • The Seattle Times • The Economist • Kansas City Star • BookPage
On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced...
Engineers of Victory
The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today’s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won.Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors...
The Hunt for Vulcan
. . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The captivating, all-but-forgotten story of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and the search for a planet that never existed
For more than fifty years, the world’s top scientists searched for the “missing” planet Vulcan, whose existence was mandated by Isaac Newton’s theories of gravity....
The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2001
The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America
In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half...