To be a moral witness is perhaps the highest calling of journalism, and in this unforgettable, highly readable account of contemporary slavery, author Benjamin Skinner travels around the glo ...more on ebook "A Crime So Monstrous, Face-to-Face ..."

JAMES WEBB is the author of six novels, including Fields of Fire, Lost Soldiers, and The Emperor’s General. He is also a filmmaker (Rules of Engagement< ...more on ebook "Born Fighting..."

With a historian's grasp of events and a novelist's ear for story, Fergus M. Bordewich has written a grand epic of American history -- focusing on the sixty years leading up to the ...more on ebook "Bound for Canaan..."

This is a collection of short stories that reveal the unique Japanese culture and mindset in the decades following the end of World War II in 1945--depicting the lives of a bar hostess, bart ...more on ebook "HAI-IRO NO SEKAI (The Grey World of..."

This book presents for the first time a sociological analysis of the cultural phenomenon, the Taj Mahal. It describes many of the tourist practices around the Taj as well as considering the ...more on ebook "Tourists at the Taj..."

On Thanksgiving Day 1892, a beautiful young woman appeared mysteriously at the most exclusive resort in Southern California--the new Hotel del Coronado. There was something dark and ominous ...more on ebook "Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haun..."

George Miller was born the year his home state entered the Civil War. He grew up hearing stories from his father about the exploits of a Texas Ranger captain who fought in the Red River c ...more on ebook "Hookey Miller..."

Christian Alfonsi received a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. Circle in the Sand represents the culmination of over a decade of in-depth research on the t ...more on ebook "Circle in the Sand..."