Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation s hist... more »

From one of America's most revered journalists--a richly entertaining roundup of the extraordinary individuals with whom he crossed paths in our nation's capital and of the events that marked the tw... more »

In this compelling book, Robert Coles, the celebrated Harvard professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author turns his attention to popular music legend Bruce Springsteen, and to the powerful impact Sp... more »

The Generation No event in American history which was so improbable at the time has seemed so inevitable in retrospect as the American Revolution. On the inevitability side, it is true... more »

We all have dreams things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years befor... more »

Since the first navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered, writes Chuck Pfarrer. No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been le... more »

Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies... more »

In 2000, the bottom dropped out of David Denby s life when his wife announced she was leaving him. To make matters worse, it looked like he might lose their beloved apartment in the split. Determine... more »

Mary Gordon, bestselling author of Spending and The Shadow Man, investigates the role that place plays in the formation of identity -- the connections between how we experience place and how we beco... more »

HE HAS TAKEN HIS GAME -- AND THE GAME -- TO A NEW LEVELHe grew up in Virginia with nothing but his talent and his heart. But he had The Plan: his never-say-die dream to become an NBA superstar. So ... more »

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was that music business rarity: a teen idol who transformed herself into a critically acclaimed hip-hop soul artist, a singer who successfully made the transition to actress, a... more »

The Gore who comes to life in these pages is an intelligent and competent man, struggling with self-doubt and insecurity that explain his bureaucratic obsession with fact and his tendency to exagger... more »

Meet Evelyn Ryan, mother of six sons and four daughters, who kept her family afloat during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s by writing jingles and entering TV, radio, newspaper, and direct... more »

When Pride Still Mattered is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top, and how his character and will to... more »

Far removed from the light of the sun, in basement offices sixty feet below ground at the National Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Quantico, Virginia, a small elite group confron... more »

FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THIS IS THE TRUE-LIFE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL COAST GUARD AND ONE CREW OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEROES WHO FOUGHT STORMS AND SAVED LIVES OFF NORTH CAROLINA'S ... more »

At the age of seventy-four, Kirk Douglas sustained severe back injuries in a helicopter crash in which two other people died. While in the hospital, his identity as a Jew deepened. This newfound f... more »

In this book, Gene Kranz, the veteran mission controller of America's manned space program, recounts the thrilling historic events leading to Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon. Rendering details ... more »

Tiger Woods is a breakthrough athlete -- and a multicultural icon. In golf, he's the longest driver, the strongest iron player, the greatest clutch putter. He is made up from so many different eth... more »

During his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together re-creating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth: family and... more »

A titan of modern media, Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone reveals how hebattled his way to become the head of one of the world's great mediaempires, and the richest man in entertainment, building a... more »

Elegantly written, tirelessly researched, full of shocking revelations, Edith and Woodrow offers the definitive examination of the controversial role Woodrow Wilson's second wife played in running t... more »

John S.D. Eisenhower modestly explains General Ike as "a son's view of a great military leader -- highly intelligent, strong, forceful, kind, yet as human as the rest of us." It is that, and more: a... more »