In an era defined by deep political divides and hardening ideological entrenchment, one figure has emerged as a unifying force, transcending partisan tribalism to blaze her own trail. Tulsi Gabbard: A Fearless Voice in a Polarised Era offers an intimate portrayal of this truly iconoclastic American leader.Born on American soil in Samoa to a multicultural family, Gabbard's path was forged in the crucible of military service during the War on Terror. Her harrowing combat deployments ...

Ryan Lee is a hot mess.In another lifetime, Ryan had it all. He was a child star in one of the biggest sitcoms on the planet. Now he’s an adult, unemployed, and a poster child for bad decisions. Okay, so he hasn’t robbed a convenience store yet, but only because he’s always either too high or too hungover. When the opportunity to film a reunion show comes up, Ryan jumps at the chance. He needs the money, but more than that, it might be what he needs to drag his career—and himself—o...

Who says love can’t show up on your doorstep, completely unexpected?QuincyI have a plan, and it doesn’t include falling for the older, hot single dad who convinced me to be his short-term nanny. So, I will leave my small town and my broken heart behind and go back to college.Or so I told myself.But now I’m starting to wonder if my plan has room for an unexpected happily ever after…Knox

Semafor's Best Political Book of 2023A riveting insider account of the progressive movement in Congress centering A.O.C., Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar—their rise, their efforts to set an ambitious agenda for the country, and their struggle to find their footing within the Democratic party.The Squad is the definitive, must-read book about the most exciting figures defining our new...

Conquest. War. Famine. Death. During the Civil War, all Four Horsemen circled the flock of William Henry Elder, the third bishop of Natchez. Elder was a hopeful unionist turned secessionist whose diocese encompassed the entirety of Mississippi. Consequently, he witnessed many of the pivotal moments of the Civil War-the capitulation of Natchez, the Siege of Vicksburg, the destruction of Jackson and the overall desolation of a state. And in the midst of the conflict, Bishop Elder went about ...

Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though the influence of Justice William Brennan. In addition, President Reagan described Scalia’s nomination as part of a project to remake the role of the Court, promote an interpretive approach of o...

Henry Ling Roth's "Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Ladrone Islands, and the Philippines" is a meticulously researched account detailing the explorations of the French navigator Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and the experiences of his crew during the 18th century. Roth's narrative interweaves rich historical context with ethnographic observations, offering a vivid depiction of the landscapes and cultures encountered during the voyage. His literary style balances academic rigor ...

Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including History, Sociology, Political Science, and Literature. Most of the essays focus on a single text from the Enlightenment, borrowing or secularizing the format of a sermon on a text, and are d...

This book tells the story—for the first time—of the United States government’s response to Guevara’s ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara’s life must be reevaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council.Ryan’s dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara is sure to appeal to scholars and students of United States foreign policy, Latin ...

Ryan Lee is a hot mess.In another lifetime, Ryan had it all. He was a child star in one of the biggest sitcoms on the planet. Now he's an adult, unemployed, and a poster child for bad decisions. Okay, so he hasn't robbed a convenience store yet, but only because he's always either too high or too hungover. When the opportunity to film a reunion show comes up, Ryan jumps at the chance. He needs the money, but more than that, it might be what he needs to drag his career—and himself—o...

In "Life of Thomas à Becket," Henry Hart Milman presents a meticulously researched biography of one of medieval England's most compelling figures, Thomas Becket. Written in the mid-19th century, Milman's narrative strikes a balance between meticulous historical context and engaging literary style, employing vivid imagery and eloquent prose that captures the dramatic events surrounding Becket's life, his rise to power, conflict with King Henry II, and eventual martyrdom. This book not only...

William Henry Burnham's "An Historical Sketch of the Conceptions of Memory among the Ancients" offers a profound exploration of the evolution of memory as understood by ancient civilizations, weaving together philosophical, psychological, and literary insights. Employing a scholarly yet accessible style, Burnham traces the multifaceted concept of memory from early philosophical thinkers like Plato and Aristotle to the rhetorical practices of Roman orators. His meticulous research situates ...