Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark's Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world.Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War....

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London)As told by one of our greatest historians, the story of the scandal that took down two Lutheran preachers in the heart of nineteenth-century Prussia—a chamber piece of cultish esotericism, pseudoscience, and political resistance that conjures up Europe at the end of the age of reason and presages our current age of misinformation**In 1835, Johannes Ebel and Georg Heinrich Diestel were tried for having started a c...

Clawing your way up through the minor leagues of tennis to reach the ATP tour is difficult enough. But when unseen match fixers threaten and bully players to throw matches so they can cash in on rigged bets, it becomes a matter of life and death.Caught between unyielding pressure and their own ambition, a handful of aspiring players fight back. The odds are against them, and the stakes couldn't be higher as they take on the gamblers, all the while fighting to earn their place in the...

“A monumental new volume. . . . Revelatory, even revolutionary. . . . Clark has done a masterful job explaining the inexplicable.” — Boston GlobeOne of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)Historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.Drawing on new schol...

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers comes an epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, and the charismatic figures who propelled them forward“Refreshingly original . . . Familiar characters are given vibrancy and previously unknown players emerge from the shadows.”—The Times (UK)A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New Yorker, The Economist, Fi...

Pottersville does not celebrate Valentine's Day. It collects it.★★★★ “It held me spellbound until the very last page, leaving me eager for more.” -Literary TitanAfter her ballet career ends, Angie returns home, uncertain about her future. She takes a job behind the bar, hoping for a fresh start—but as Pottersville's legendary Valentine season begins, the town's pressure to "find true love" closes in.Fighting the expectation...

King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important - and most controversial - figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. But how much power did he really have?The acclaimed historian Christopher Clark follows Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and the collapse of Germany in 1918, to his last days. He asks: ...

She struggles with regret and secrets. Forced to relive her past, can she rewrite her future?Veronica Silver’s life feels like an endless list of “what ifs?” Pregnant at sixteen, she was torn from the girl she loved and shoved into a loveless marriage with the father of her child. But her conflicted mind is in for a reboot when a piano falls out of the sky and triggers a harrowing journey down memory lane.Reviewing her actions with the help of a mysterious ...

When the popular owner of the Baltimore Orioles is murdered, the repercussions reach nearby Washington D.C., where the 2016 presidential race is in full swing.Senator Sara Clancy must choose sides in a battle for the Democratic nomination fuelled by sabotage and dirty tricks. Trusting no one, she faces a decision that could influence the outcome of the election…and much more.Nothing is as it seems in this taut mystery/thriller that mixes murder, politics, baseball and sex – n...

When addiction is your prison, can you choose freedom—or will the darkness consume you?Mike had a family. Blake had a future. Betty, Milo, and Bam had dreams. Now, they've lost everything—trapped in a cycle of addiction, pain, and survival on society's brutal edge. But when they're abducted and placed inside a mysterious experimental facility, they're given an impossible choice: indulge in endless drugs and alcohol… or fight to reclaim their lives.Each pati...

How did 2.3 billion people become overweight? How did heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative diseases become the leading causes of death worldwide? Our ancestors, especially our distant, Paleolithic ancestors, before the advent of agricultural, enjoyed remarkably robust health. What went wrong? During the twentieth century—the Dark Ages of nutrition—flawed nutritional theories gained widespread acceptance, prompting radical departures from traditional foods and time-honored ...

Destiny has a hold on them. But when their entire bloodline is threatened, will the bold actions of two fearless women trigger catastrophic consequences?Death haunts Belinda Michaelson. After surviving an apocalypse in another dimension, the otherworldly barkeep is determined to keep her new timeline safe from the universe’s wrath. But she can’t resist tempting fate by staying close to those she called family in her past life.Tracy Silver has finally found ...