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In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth tha...

Anger and distrust have strained the U.S.-Israeli alliance as the Obama administration and Netanyahu government have clashed over Israeli settlemen...

The year 1945 was a chaotic one, both for the world, of course, and for Winston Churchill. Communism was on the march and the people of Bulgaria, R...

“A fascinating look into the strange and sometimes unbelievable history of hypothermic medicine. Jaekl weaves together a story that is part history...

Every Sunday evening, millions of viewers tune in to 60 Minutes to hear Andy Rooney riff on everything from coffee percolators to the state of the ...

The news media is in the middle of a revolution. Old certainties have been shoved aside by new entities such as WikiLeaks and Gawker, Politico and ...

In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million peo...

The haunting story of a virus that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times “Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story.” —The Guardian The...

The haunting story of a virus that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times “Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story.” —The Guardian The...

The haunting story of a virus that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times “Both a saga of tragedies and a detective story.” —The Guardian The...

Winner of the Spear's Best Business Book AwardLonglisted for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award For the pas...

Despite the many social changes of the last half-century, many Americans still "pass": black for white, gay for straight, and now in many new ways ...

Woodrow Wilson, a practicing academic historian before he took to politics, defined the importance of history: "A nation which does not know what i...

Based on extensive research and real-world examples, this book upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve success when launching a startup or crea...

In a world replete with stories of sectarian violence, we are often left wondering: Are there places where people of different ethnicities, especia...

When Robin Chase cofounded Zipcar, she not only started a business but established the foundation for one of the most important economic and social...

Four lives brought together in a deadly moment prove that being in the wrong place at the worst time can lead to life's biggest adventures and most...

Four lives brought together in a deadly moment prove that being in the wrong place at the worst time can lead to life's biggest adventures and most...

Antonia Fraser's Perilous Question is a dazzling re-creation of the tempestuous two-year period in Britain's history leading up to the passing of t...

A riveting exposé of a permanent financial dystopia, its causes, and real-world consequences   It is abundantly clear that our world is divided i...

Peter Jennings was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from cancer in 2005. For many Americans, he was the voice ...

The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its ancient origins to nineteenth-century epidemics to its modern reemergence amongst the globa...