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Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was...

Taut, stylish, and psychologically acute, Afternoon of a Faun dramatizes the search for truth as an accusation of sexual assault plunges a journalist into a series of deepening crises. "The truth...

For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have...

Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a...

A scholar draws on his twenty-year friendship with Beckett, who specifically asked him to write his biography, more than 100 interviews, and extensive research to produce a complete and intimate...

Supreme Court candidates are being murdered. Alex Cross and John Sampson are handed the case.In Washington, DC, the president-elect is planning her inauguration.The list of Supreme Court candidates...

An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband’s secret life—and it might cost them all their lives.Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers.David owns the local pub...

Read all about Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi and his legendary career in this book from Who HQ Now, the series featuring the trending topics and news makers of today.Lionel Messi loved...

The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day. Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or...

For the man who has everything, and for the luxury industry trying to seduce him: a rich insight into what makes a product endure and bring pleasure to all who possess itIn an age of globalization...