History
Heart of Oak: A Sailor's Life in Nelson's Navy
Hardback
From tar-ladles and snuff-boxes to sailmaker's fids and carronades: a gorgeous photographic essay onthe nautical worlds of Jack Aubrey.
Grant
Paperback
"Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."—Marcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom
Updated Edition
Paperback
"A rare first-hand glimpse into the hidden realm of Saudi social and public life."—The New York Times
The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance
Paperback
An irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance.
Napoleon and His Collaborators: The Making of a Dictatorship
Paperback
A great historian explains how Napoleon forged a dictatorship and explores the dilemmas of collaboration, personal and political.