History

Hitler's Social Revolution: Class and Status in Nazi Germany, 1933-1939
Paperback
Beginning with Germany's social situation after World War I, David Schoenbaum shows how Hitler improvised a program that apparently offered something to everyone--above all, the mirage of a classless society.

The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity
Paperback
"Carefully reasoned . . . dramatic. . . . [Moldeas] book should be read, not so much for the irrefutability of its conclusions as for the way the author has brought order out of a chaotic tale and turned an appalling tatter of history into an emblem of our misshapen times."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times

The Naked Heart: The Bourgeois Experience Victoria to Freud
Paperback
In The Naked Heart, Peter Gay explores the bourgeoisie's turn inward.

The Republic: A New Translation
Paperback
"I envy the reader who sits in on these conversations for the first time, and with such a readable text."—John Ciardi

The Cowboy Encyclopedia
Paperback
With 450 broad-ranging entries, The Cowboy Encyclopedia is an informative, comprehensive, and entertaining reference to the history and culture of cowboys.


