The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
R.A. Scotti
In this swift, colorful narrative, R. A. Scotti brings to life the artists and the popes, the politics and the passions behind the audacious building of St. Peter's Basilica during the 14th and 15th...
This volume is dominated by the almost continual confrontation of great armies. The Army of the Potomac under Burnside attempts once again to take Richmond, resulting in the bloodbath at...
After a long time of decadence and stagnation, a few ships were sent out to save our species. Each carried human embryos, supplies, teaching robots, and one man. This is the story of one such man,...
This is the powerful story of four cadets who have become blood brothers. Together, they will encounter the hell of hazing and the rabid, raunchy, and dangerously secretive atmosphere of an arrogant...
Perhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, Mark Twain’s tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life an array of irresistible...
In Common Wealth, Jeffrey Sachs shows us that we are running up against the realities of a crowded planet. In order to avoid disaster, we need a new economic paradigm: one that is global,...
The History of the Empire from A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185
Edward Gibbon
Famous for its unflagging narrative power, fine organization, and irresistibly persuasive arguments, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has earned a permanent place of honor in...
At the Tabard Inn, thirty travelers of widely varying classes and occupations are gathering to make the annual pilgrimage to Becket's shrine at Canterbury. It is agreed that each traveler will tell...
One thing you could depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, was that word got around—fast. If the preacher's wife's petticoat showed, the ladies would make the talk last a week. But on July 5, 1906,...
