A bestselling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world--the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna.
The story of the Third Crusade, and the two men who dictated its outcome: Saladin, hero of the Islamic world and Richard the Lionheart. Richard and the King of France led a European army of several hundred thousand warriors, but Saladin's manoeuvres resulted in the crusaders retreat and the demise of the Third Crusade,
An enthralling popular history of how the threatened Christian kingdoms of Europe converted, conquered, and slaughtered their way to dominance at the turn of the last millennium. of photos.
This volume chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. Reston's engrossing narrative brings all of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition into a terrifyingly brutal focus, and he looks beyond the dark deeds of 1492 as well, capturing the excitement of exploration and the promise of the future ...
The Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the office of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel on June 17, 1971, and ended when President Gerald Ford granted Richard M. Nixon a pardon on September 8, 1974, one month after Nixon resigned from office in disgrace. Effectively removed from the reach of prosecutors, Nixon ...
Now in trade paper, one of the most eagerly awaited and enthusiastically received memoirs of our time. From 1940, when he joined The New York Times, through his years as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, editor, and celebrated columnist, James "Scotty" Reston has witnessed many of the great events of the 20th century. Now he tells the stories ...
For the last 400 years, Galileo has fascinated and inspired writers, theologians, playwrights, historians and scientists. As the founder of modern science, and one of the embodiments of the conflict between science and faith, he remains one of the most fascinating figures of his age. This biography of Galileo paints a picture of Renaissance Italy, ...
"A collision indeed - an atomic explosion of sorts - as intelligence, grace, and arrogance (Giamatti) meet stupidity, sweat, and arrogance (Rose), with fallout that will affect the world of baseball for decades to come...Told with guts and verve." - "Kirkus Reviews". "Reston...does credit to the two most compelling figures baseball has produced in ...
One of the great political stories of our era, this biography of "Big" John Connally chronicles the life of a son of the Texas dust bowl who almost rose to the pinnacle of power in America. TIME's cover story published on the 25th anniversary of the event. Illustrated. BO MC Featured Alternate.
As the year 1000 A.D. approached, Europeans feared the world would end. The old order was crumbling, and terrifying, confusing new ideas were gaining hold in the populace. Random and horrible violence seemed to sprout everywhere, without warning and without apparent remedy. And, in fact, when the millennium arrived, the apocalypse did take place; ...
When the author's two-year-old daughter developed a high fever, her parents treated it with baby aspirin. When the high fever subsided, Hillary's physical, emotional, and intellectual health was severely compromised. With affecting candor, Reston describes the family's efforts to come to grips with the tragedy, the mistakes they made, and the ...
How should we live? Is progress a blessing or a curse? How do technology, gender and race identity, choice, and freedom affect our values? Can we be true to our ideals? Susan Richards Shreve and Porter Shreve present the second book in their series that asks prominent writers and thinkers to take on issues of passionate moral and social concern. ...
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