With the character depth and literary finesse of a novelist, bestselling historian and travel writer John Man portrays the life of renowned twelfth-century sultan Saladin, who... Read More

Those enthralled by tales of Polar expeditions will find much to celebrate in this thrilling and well-paced biography. Unlike more famous Polar explorers like Robert Peary,... Read More

Roach’s work will shed new light on the Salem witch trials by showing how the accusers may have truly believed they were bewitched. In her well-researched Six Women of Salem... Read More

A region of the country believes the federal government in Washington is undermining its culture and way of life. There is talk of war and secession. But this is not 1861, when... Read More

Working as The Frugal Traveler for The New York Times, Matt Gross circled the globe in search of authentic budget experiences. As he acknowledges, this would seem to be the... Read More

A dying president, an untested second-in-command, a brash and self-righteous challenger—Stanley Weintraub’s Final Victory: FDR’s Extraordinary World War II Presidential... Read More

“Today we are guided by our knowledge; Leonardo was open to seeing issues with the eyes of a child even in his old age,” author Stefan Klein writes in his analysis of... Read More

If, as Ted Williams famously said, “Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports,” then the fastball is the most devastating weapon. While hitting a fastball may... Read More

The history of South Africa is largely the story of apartheid-the political subjugation and persecution of the non-white population-which became national policy in 1948, but... Read More

Death domination and oppression are an old story in North Carolina. Queen Elizabeth authorized Sir Walter Raleigh to colonize the Carolinas in 1584. That began a series of... Read More

It doesn’t matter—Iraq War, drug war, culture war, gang war, race war, or Vietnam War—where there’s war there are both the wounded and the survivors who get to fight... Read More

Historians don’t know for certain who invented the telescope. They do know when and where it emerged. In 1608, in burst upon the stage of recorded history, apparently out of... Read More