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Seven pioneering business leaders who shaped the modern world of enterprise and capitalism.

A detailed biography of Michael Jackson, tracing his life and career through interviews and exclusive access to his family and close associates.

Unveiling the Shadows of Organized Crime: The Life of Clyde Smaldone

Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively. But only this book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared between the three women who were not born Kennedy but who married into the family: Jackie Bouvier, Ethel Skakel, and Joan Bennett. For each of the Kennedy wives, the Camelot years provided an entirely different experience of life lessons. These were the years when Jackie's dreams became reality, but at a hefty price. For Ethel, these were years of frustration where her dreams of being First Lady were dashed and she sank into a deep depression. For Joan, her years as a Kennedy wife were the most confusing of her life, and she is now a recovering alcoholic. This fascinating story is set against a panorama of explosive American history, as the women cope with Jack's and Bobby's alleged affairs with Marilyn Monroe, their tragic assassinations, and other tragedies and scandals. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy or raising their children, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style, and dignity. In the end, JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN is a story of redemption and great courage.

A groundbreaking biography of Queen Jezebel, the controversial queen of Israel who sparked religious wars and brought about the fall of a nation.

The story of Grace Kelly, a princess who was unexpectedly swept away by Prince Rainier, and the challenges of royal life and marriage in the 1930s in Monaco.

An amusing story about finding love through arranged marriages as a Muslim woman in the modern world.

Elizabeth Edwards shares her inspiring story of resilience and grace after facing adversity, both in her personal life and as a politician, in her debut memoir for adults and a nonfiction bestseller for teens.

THE MASTER PLAN is a groundbreaking history of a little known Nazi SS archeological research institute, the Ahnenerbe, and the key role it played in the Holocaust. The Ahnenerbe was the brainchild of Himmler, the Reichsfuhrer SS and architect of the Final Solution, who was intensely interested in Germany’s ancient past. His intent was not only to rewrite the history of what he and others termed the “Aryan Race,” but also to use that mythic past to shape a more glorious future for Germany. While attempting to prove that Aryans were responsible for all of civilization’s greatest achievements, he also hoped to use tall, blond-haired SS men as stock to breed future generations of Germans in a racially purer mold. In the tradition of Hitler’s Willing Executioners, THE MASTER PLAN is also an expose of the work of German scientists and scholars who allowed their research to be used to justify extermination, and who, in some cases, directly participated in the slaughter—many of whom resumed their academic positions at war’s end. Intensely compelling and exhaustively researched, THE MASTER PLAN is based on extensive personal interviews and previously ignored archival material.

Turner, Ted. Call Me Ted: A Personal History.

A collection of intensely personal stories of women discovering and expressing their true selves, from the 1940s to the present day, reflecting the changing social mores that shaped their lives and experiences.

November 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army. But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and calculating campaign of vengeance, forming secret squads to identify, locate, and kill Nazi officers in hiding. Their own ferocity threatens to overwhelm them until a fortuitous encounter with an orphaned girl sets the men on a course of action — rescuing Jewish war orphans and transporting them to Palestine — that will not only change their lives but also help create a nation and forever alter the course of world history.

A thrilling account of Christopher Columbus's final voyage to prove himself as a great explorer, historian, and hero, bringing to life a figure who fell from grace and faced the worst storms of history in pursuit of one last great adventure.

In graphic novel format, tells the life story of Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the Americas.

Graphic novel biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.

A powerful call to action from one of our nation's most visionary leaders, Elizabeth Warren, as she recounts her six perspectives on the fight for social justice and change.