42 products in Nonfiction Books

Quinine: The Jesuits discovered it. The Protestants feared it. The British vied with the Dutch for it, and the Nazis seized it. Because of quinine, medicine, warfare, and exploration were changed

A comprehensive study of the military aspects of the American Revolution provides detailed coverage of eighteenth-century combat, as well as the conflict's most significant contributors, in an account that is complemented by

Draws on the journals of the great explorer of the Grand Canyon to offer a detailed account of his meticulous, often perilous journey through the famous canyon.

From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, SCORPION TONGUES is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the

Looks at one newly described gene from each of the twenty-three human chromosomes and explains how each one contributes to our uniqueness as a species.

The author of the bestseller, Care of the Soul, shows readers how to increase the sensuality in their lives, deepen the meaning of sex, and reconcile their spirituality with their sexual needs.

Katrina's arrival on the Gulf Coast was a long time in coming. But it was assured. Since 1965, when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, breached a levee, and flooded part of the