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In the aftermath of World War II, America stood alone as the world's premier military power. Yet its martial confidence contrasted vividly with its sense of cultural inferiority. Still looking to a defeated and dispirited Europe for intellectual and artistic guidance, burgeoning trans-national elite... More

As a kid from the slums he dedicated his life to crime, killing his first victim when he was still a teenager; but as a man he was as suave as he was brutal. He founded the swankiest joint of its time, the Cotton Club, where he hired Duke Ellington. He produced Mae West's Broadway shows and used his... More

A respected journalist makes a riveting suspense-thriller debut as a violent death rocks New York's diplomatic, cultural, and criminal worlds, from the days of JFK's Camelot to present time.... More

A “compelling” novel based on the life of Irish American gangster Owen Madden, from a New York Times–bestselling author (Booklist). Winner of the American Book Award for Fiction His life of crime began at the age of ten, after he crossed the Atlantic with his family and landed in America. Startin... More

The Beecheys were a close-knit family, eight brothers and five sisters under the loving eye of their mother, Amy. As the First World War raged across Europe and beyond, the brothers were one by one swept up into its devestating path. Some of them were keen to enlist from the start, others were con... More

After more than sixty years of World War 2 indoctrination most people consider themselves knowledgeable about the events leading to and through this conflict. The most fascinating aspect of this compilation is the revelation that much of the victor's account of events is bunkum.... More

Buddhist monasteries in medieval China employed a variety of practices to ensure their ascendancy and survival. Most successful was the exchange of material goods for salvation, as in the donation of land, which allowed monks to spread their teachings throughout China. By investigating a variety of ... More

China’s constitution explicitly refers to its sovereign domain as “sacred territory.” Why does an avowedly secular state make such a claim, and what does this suggest about the relations between religion and the nation-state? Focusing primarily on China, Stating the Sacred offers a novel approach to... More

All Enemies Foreign And DomesticThe NSA's most lethal weapon is back. Code-named Devlin, he operates in the darkest recesses of the US government. When international cyber-terrorists allow a deadly and cunning band of radical insurgents to breach the highest levels of national security, Devlin must ... More

It starts with the unthinkable--the most horrific act of violence ever committed on American soil.Only one man can stop them.Hostile Intent Code named Devlin, he exists in the blackest shadows of the United States government--operating off the grid as the NSA's top agent. He's their most lethal wea... More

Countdown to Armageddon. It begins in California with a devastating biological attack--a horrific display of homegrown terror unseen on U.S. soil--just weeks before the presidential election. For the White House, it is a political nightmare, as it threatens to plunge the country into panic and econ... More

It starts with the unthinkable--the most horrific act of violence ever committed on American soil.Only one man can stop them.Hostile Intent Code named Devlin, he exists in the blackest shadows of the United States government--operating off the grid as the NSA's top agent. He's their most lethal wea... More

"A philosophical and spiritual defense of the premodern world, of the tragic view, of physical courage, and of masculinity and self-sacrifice in an age when those ancient virtues are too often caricatured and dismissed." —Victor Davis Hanson Award-winning author Michael Walsh celebrates the mascul... More

A daring journey of adventure, courage & romance, traversing the world from Casablanca to Lisbon to New York to London to Prague & then Paris, expanding & intensifying the classic movie Casablanca.... More

The countdown to Armageddon begins . . .It began in California with a devastating biological attack - a horrifying display of home-grown terror - just weeks before the presidential election. For the White House, it is a political nightmare, as it threatens to plunge the country into panic and econom... More

An enemy with power far beyond anything they could comprehend.The US government's most lethal weapon is back. Code-name Devlin, he operates in the darkest recesses of what is right and wrong, and survives without praise or thanks. So when international cyber-terrorists release a deadly and cunning b... More

An enemy with power far beyond anything they could comprehend.The US government's most lethal weapon is back. Code-name Devlin, he operates in the darkest recesses of what is right and wrong, and survives without praise or thanks. So when international cyber-terrorists release a deadly and cunning b... More

It starts with the unthinkable: a horrifying act of terrorism on American soil.Only one man can stop them. Code name Devlin, he exists in the blackest shadows of the United States government - operating off the grid as the country's top agent. He is their most lethal weapon . . . and their most secr... More

The countdown to Armageddon begins . . .It began in California with a devastating biological attack - a horrifying display of home-grown terror - just weeks before the presidential election. For the White House, it is a political nightmare, as it threatens to plunge the country into panic and econom... More

From the most basic terms to the structures and practices of the Church, this book offers a plain-speaking introduction to Roman Catholicism. Now in a second edition, it contains new sections on relations with other faiths, coverage of recent controversies in the Church and an expanded section on so... More

Since the day Aaron Burr, the sitting vice president of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, the Democratic Party has been at war with America. With a history that includes murder, treason, slavery, segregation, sedition, bribery, and systemic vote thef... More

White Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the tobac... More

An intelligent and spirited history of Charles II's dissolute life and surprising legacy, by two veteran historians. To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surround... More

Set in an age of intrigue and espionage, this is the story of the greatest manhunt in British history: the quest for retribution upon the traitors who brought about the death of Charles I. When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to seek out retribution, producing the biggest... More

When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years.Men who had once been among the most powerful figures in England ended up on the sca... More