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The Sword and the Cross
by Fergus Fleming“[A] searing story of France’s attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort. . . . Effectively, Fleming contrasts…
A Storm in Flanders
by Winston GroomA reissue from the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, A Storm in Flanders is a fascinating history of the four-year battle of Ypres, the most notorious and dreaded place in…
On the Missionary Trail
by Tom Hiney“On the Missionary Trail . . . illuminate[s] the struggles of the nineteenth-century men and women who risked–and often lost–their lives to bring Christianity and civilization to the remotest corners…
Lingo
by Gaston DorrenA whirlwind armchair tour of Europe through its languages, from Gaelic to Gagauz, Macedonian to Monégasque, covering six thousand years of history and sixty languages in bite-size chapters….
The Enemies List
by P. J. O'RourkeThe Enemies List began as an article in the American Spectator and, as readers contributed their own suggestions, quickly grew into a hilarious and slashing commentary on politicians and celebrities…
The Deserter’s Tale
by Joshua Key“Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . Key’s clear voice rings out . . . with anguish and a frankness that invests the…
Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut
by P. J. O'Rourke“From the fictionalized accounts of his career as a hard-drinking hippie to the Benchley-in-the-age-of-macho lampoon of fly fishing, Mr. o’Rourke shows an incorrigible comic gift and an eye for detail…
Budapest
by Chico Buarque“In an age of borders, Chico Buarque’s masterpiece Budapest dissolves frontiers, creating an odd new world, where everything is being constantly reborn: words, writing, language, loss, and, above all, love….
Craig Nova
From the Author, on Trombone: If I had to describe myself as a writer, I’d say that I get the biggest thrill out of setting up situations in which characters…
Napoleon’s Exile
by Patrick Rambaud“Enfeebled, sick, dispirited, abandoned, the ruler only becomes more fascinating. The epoch is no more, but the intimate Napoleon replaces it. No hagiography or biography, we discover here a man—simple,…
