History
The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein
Paperback
Saddam Hussein is high on America's enemies list—but does an Iraq without him hold the seeds of the next Yugoslavia?
The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern
Hardback
A surprising and lively history of an overlooked era that brought the modern world of art, culture, and science decisively into view.
Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet
Paperback
“It has the power to wrench familiar aspects of history into new and surprising shapes.”—Laura Miller, Salon
The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
Paperback
"Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative—and destructive—glory." —New York Times Book Review
Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp
Paperback
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award
"An important, revealing story, exceptionally well told." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post