Ayn Rand (1905-1982) "Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.” – Ayn Rand Ayn Rand was born in St. Petersburg, Russia to Jewish parents on February 2, 1905 as Alisa Zinov'yevna Ros...

"Several pages of plan drawings are provided and there is also a very nice section on the varied camouflage schemes carried by these ships." ー ModelingMadness.Com The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of popular warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book ta...

Allegories of Format examines the significance of format to the literary oeuvre of the nineteenth-century Swiss author, Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), best known for his 1855 novel, Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich). Malika Maskarinec understands format as the organization of a media object's relationship to a world o...

You think you know the Third Reich. You have studied the battles, the politics, and the monstrous figures of the SS. But the true engine of Nazi fanaticism was not just political doctrine or militarism; it was a fevered, pseudo-scientific quest for a mythological past. Dive beneath the official histories into the bi...

Embark upon a fascinating journey through ancient Greece – from its rise and fall to its lasting legacy throughout the Western world. Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Greece explores the tumultuous history of this glorious empire in vivid detail – from its Minoan and Mycenaean origins to the apogee of the war...

Victory is not strength aloneーit is clarity, timing, and an unshakable mind. Written by legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings distills the principles of strategy, discipline, and mastery into powerful, precise teachings. Drawing from real combat and lifelong experience, Musashi reveals how to t...

Une guerre féroce. Une forêt hostile. Une mission où chaque pas peut être fatal. Au cœur de la guerre franco-indienne, le chasseur Hawkeye et ses alliés mohawks, Chingachgook et Uncas, s'efforcent de protéger deux jeunes femmes britanniques poursuivies par le redoutable Magua. Entre embuscades, trahisons et sacrific...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”ーThe New Yorker (Best Books of the Year)** It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two pri...

An award-winning economic journalist on why the US dollar is positioned to maintain global primacyーand what that means for America and the world Prophecies that the dollar will lose its status as the world’s dominant currency have echoed for decadesーand are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim th...

A man who rose from nothing. A duchess with everything to lose. One irresistible transaction that exposes the truth behind luxury and desire. In this witty and incisive short story, Virginia Woolf peels back the glittering surface of high society. Oliver Bacon, London's most successful jeweller, is courted by a desp...

What happens when a journey into the geographic unknown becomes a voyage into the darkest depths of the human soul? Join Marlow, a riverboat captain, as he navigates the dense, oppressive heart of the African Congo on a mission to find the enigmatic and powerful Mr. Kurtzーa brilliant ivory agent who has devolved in...

An engrossing biography of the notorious Russian dictator by an author whose knowledge of Soviet-era archives far surpasses all others. Josef Stalin exercised supreme power in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. During that quarter-century, by Oleg Khlevniuk's estimate, he caused the imprisonment and...

Gandhi. The name conjures the image of a manーunimpressive in appearance and simple in his lifestyleーwho spent his life pursuing independence for India. Months after the country achieved that independence from Great Britain, Gandhi's life ended when an assassin killed him. But Gandhi's legacy lives on. His rise to ...

She vigorously played the dumb-blonde stereotype in her movie roles, but there is nothing at all dumb about Marilyn Monroe. Born to a single mother who suffered from severe mental illness, the odds were stacked against the girl originally named Norma Jeane from the very beginning. She became a ward of the state and ...

“One of the purest tellings of a combat Marine’s experience in warfighting I have ever read. This story strikes every emotion.” ー PAUL LONGGREAR, Colonel ret. Army Special Forces, With the Marines at the Battle for Sangin is a battle-intensive and deeply personal war memoir following a small Marine quick infantry d...

An empire collapses. Kingdoms rise and fall. Out of chaos, the foundations of modern Europe begin to form. In The Dark Ages, renowned historian Charles Oman unravels the dramatic centuries between Rome's decline and the dawn of the Middle Ages. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous scholarship, he brings to life...