History
The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis: The Secret White House Tapes
Hardback
A fly-on-the-wall narrative of the Oval Office in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, using JFK’s secret White House tapes.
A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
Paperback
“Sober and well-informed. . . . A careful and compelling examination of the U.S.-Chinese relationship from a number of angles.”—Financial Times
When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
Hardback
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.
A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich
Paperback
"In every way, A Most Dangerous Book is a most brilliant achievement." —Michael Dirda, Washington Post
Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams
Paperback
Winner of a National Jewish Book Award
"Fascinating.…A humane and tragic survey of a great and tragic subject." —Jan Morris, Literary Review