The #1 New York Times–bestselling author's "hilarious . . . idiosyncratic . . . delightful" and definitive companion to a global phenomenon ( Publishers Weekly).Douglas Adams's "six-part trilogy," The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy grew from a blip of a notion into an ever-expanding multimedia universe that amassed an unprecedented cult of followers and became an international sensation. As a young journalist, Neil Gaiman was given comp...

"Altogether, a very detailed year-by-year account of escort development for anti-submarine work from the period between the wars to post World War II." —The Nautical MagazineWinston Churchill famously claimed that the submarine war in the Atlantic was the only campaign of the Second World War that really frightened him. If the lifeline to North America had been cut, Britain would never have survived; there could have been no build-up of US and Commonwealth forces, n...

In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.The author explains how ninetheenth-century designers responded to developments in engine technology, armour protection and armament in their attempts to develop the best...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • “A rich, penetrating, and moving portrayal of Arab-Jewish hostility, told in human terms.”—NewsdayNow expanded and updated • “The best and most comprehensive work there is in the English language on this subject.”—The New York TimesIn this monumental work, extensively researched and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that exist between Jews and Ar...

It is fashionable to criticize economic theory for focusing too much on rationality and ignoring the imperfect and emotional way in which real economic decisions are reached. All of us facing the global economic crisis wonder just how rational economic men and women can be. Behavioral economics — an effort to incorporate psychological ideas into economics — has become all the rage.This book by well-known economist David K. Levine questions the idea that behavioral economics is the a...

An illustrated and indispensable history of the evolution of the British Royal Navy's nineteenth century fleet of warships.In the massive revolution that affected warship design between Waterloo and the Warrior, the Royal Navy was traditionally depicted as fiercely resisting every change until it was almost too late, but these old assumptions are challenged in this authoritative history of the transition from sail to steam.In the extensively...

THE INTERPRETERPulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler’s fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.The Interpreter is based on the true story of a Vietnamese translator who is wounded—not physically—by a love of country too pure for the...

For over two thousand years people have believed that a poor young man grew to become the Messiah because of stories about magic, great power and prophecy. Does this mean if someone reads the books in another two thousand years, will people think Harry Potter is the Messiah? Dive in and decide for yourself if fact is much stronger than the obvious fiction.

What happens after nuclear war doesn't end?Fallout '62 is a sweeping alternate history that follows humanity through the unthinkable aftermath of global nuclear exchange based on the premise that the Cuban Crisis of 1962 went hot.

This book is about one man's journey to recovery through the 12 Step program and the benefits of such a life changing journey. It is a story about the design for living found within the 12 Steps, which is sure to bring a new freedom and new happiness to anyone who is willing to embrace a new life that for the author changed his whole attitude and outlook on life. The book is filled with funny sayings, wisdom and acronyms "heard in the rooms." Whether the reader is struggling with addiction...

The Trial of Christ by David K. Breed

Below the sands of Sable Island in the Canadian Maritimes, the discovery of an ancient ship containing futuristic technology has the potential to be more life-transforming than the computer or the cell phone promising untold riches and power to whoever controls it. The device promises to be a great benefit to mankind . . . or, in the wrong hands, the end of humanity.While scuba diving through caves in search of an ancient Mayan altar, April and her fiancé become separated during a ...