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Midnight in Broad Daylight
A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Meticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II—an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption—this is a riveting chronicle of U.S.–Japan relations...
Kingdom of Olives and Ash
Writers Confront the Occupation
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have...
The Reckoning
Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land-A True Detective Story
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
One of Britain's most renowned military historians revisits a controversial murder: that of Zionist leader Avraham Stern, head of Israel's notorious Stern Gang, in Tel Aviv during WWII.
Militant Zionist Avraham Stern believed he was destined to be the Jewish liberator of British Palestine....
Desperate Sons
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
“Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.”
—Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers
Les Standiford’s...
The Angel
The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE
THE BEST INTELLIGENCE BOOK for 2017 by The American Association of Former Intelligence Officers
A gripping feat of reportage that exposes—for the first time in English—the sensational life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian senior official...
Lessons of Hope
How to Fix Our Schools
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
New York Times Bestseller (Education)
The Economist Best Books of the Year Selection
In this revealing and provocative memoir, the former chancellor of the New York City schools offers the behind-the-scenes story of the city’s dramatic campaign to improve public education and an inspiring...
A Teacher's Guide to Ladies of Liberty
Common-Core Aligned Teacher Materials and a Sample Chapter
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
For teachers
We know that the Common Core State Standards are encouraging you to reevaluate the books that you assign to your students. To help you decide which books are right for your classroom, each free ebook in this series contains a Common Core–aligned teaching guide and a sample chapter.
This...
A Bold and Dangerous Family
The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter and Village of Secrets delivers the next chapter in "The Resistance Quartet": the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the...
The Last Time I Saw You
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
“Thrilling. . . . a must-read!” — Mary Kubica
“Masterful.” — Wendy Walker
“I couldn’t put it down.” — Joseph Finder
In a world of wealth and privilege, a killer is hiding . . .
The internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish follows that success...
The Shadow War
Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Are we losing a war few of us realize we’re fighting?
Jim Sciutto, CNN’s Chief National Security Correspondent, reveals the invisible fronts that make up 21st century warfare, from disinformation campaigns to advanced satellite weapons.
Poisoned dissidents. Election interference....
Messing with the Enemy
Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
A former FBI Special Agent and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfare—and how we can protect ourselves and our country against them.
Clint...
The 103rd Ballot
The Legendary 1924 Democratic Convention That Forever Changed Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
A fascinating political narrative, analyzing the chaotic1924 Democratic Convention that left the Democratic Party divided for years in its wake—with striking parallels to this summer's upcoming Democratic Convention, which will determine the Democratic candidate for the 2016 election for president...
Freefall
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2019:
Entertainment Weekly | USA Today | Parade | Cosmopolitan | New York Post | PopSugar | Goodreads
“Jessica Barry’s Freefall is not only an enthralling, impossible-to-put down mystery that keeps the pages flying, but it is also a gorgeous, resonant tale...
by ricorico
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Featuring twenty-five iconic fashion styles, Manga Fashion is filled to the brim with gorgeous girls in dazzling clothes. Seventy-three of Japan's top manga artists portray key styles from party to romantic, gothic Lolita to nautical. Descriptions of the different styles break them down into their...