"For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes a dramatic novel of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish girl who became the mother of the last Russian tsar. Even from behind the throne, a woman can rule. Narrated by the mother of Russia's last tsar, this vivid, historically authentic novel brings to life the courageous story of Maria Feodorovna, one of Imperial Russia's most compelling women, who witnessed the splendor and tragic downfall...

An epic novel featuring the Russian role in the Napoleonic wars and providing a complex panorama of the life of the time.

Chernow "vividly re-creates the whole sweep of Hamilton's turbulent life-- his exotic, brutal upbringing; his titanic feuds with celebrated rivals; his pivotal role in defining the shape of the Federal government; his shocking illicit romances; his enlightened abolitionism; and his famous death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804. Drawing upon extensive, unparalleled research-- including nearly fifty previously undiscovered essays highlighting...

Mandy Matney provides readers with an exclusive inside look into the Murdaugh saga and its sinister web of deceit, theft, and murder.

"Power, privilege, and blood--this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh's violent downfall, from a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter who has become an authority on the case"--

A modern take on one of the most famous stories of all time. In 1805 when we first meet Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, they are all part of St. Petersburg's glittering elite, but are fired up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about to change forever.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from tremulous beginning to bittersweet ending his at a dueling ground on the shores of the Hudson River, hers more than half a century later after a brave, successful...

No artist can put a smile on young faces more quickly than Alexander Calder. A sense of playfulness animates his work, from his signature hanging mobiles to his inventive toys, drawings and jewelry. This book is an exciting hands-on introduction to the artist's whimsical world, includes imaginative pop-ups, pull tabs, lift-up flaps, and cutouts. Artistic possibilities open up as children explore Calder's creative evolution, play with his toy designs,...

Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.