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The #1 New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews “Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain...

The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017 “Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait...

Von den vielen Millionen der deutschen Kriegsgefangenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges befanden sich 3,3 Millionen in der Sowjetunion. Eines der härtesteten Gefangenenlager war das „Nikolajew 126“ Es lag in Schadrinsk im westsibirischen Bezirk Kurgan der Sowjetunion. Dieses Lager wurde bereits im Juni 1943 am linken Ufer des Isetj am Rande eines Kiefernwaldes durch ehemalige deutsche Stalingradkämpfer eingerichtet.

Fritz Bauer zwang die Deutschen zum Hinsehen: Inmitten einer Justiz, die in der jungen Bundes­republik noch immer von braunen Seilschaften geprägt war, setzte er den großen Frankfurter Auschwitz-Prozess durch. Er kooperierte mit dem israelischen Geheimdienst, um Adolf Eichmann vor Gericht zu bringen. Ronen Steinke erzählt das Leben eines großen Juristen und Humanisten, dessen persönliche Geschichte zum Politikum wurde.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first definitive history of Israel’s targeted killing programs, which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world—from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter.” “An exceptional...

The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian...

Ron Leshem ist Autor, Journalist und ehemaliger israelischer Geheimdienstoffizier, Verwandte von ihm wurden ermordet oder entführt. Hier schildert er ein zutiefst gespaltenes Land, den Tag des Terrors und seine unabsehbaren Folgen. Am 7. Oktober 2023 überzog die Hamas Israel mit Terror, seither hält die Welt den Atem an – und überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Ron Leshem zeichnet in seinem bewegenden Text jenen Tag und die Entwicklungen seither nach – und führt ein zutiefst gespaltenes Land vor Augen. Gerade der liberale, auf Verständigung bedachte Teil der Gesellschaft wurde getroffen.

Enttäuscht vom Ausgang des 1. Weltkrieges gerät Heinz Wolff in die politischen Auseinandersetzungen der Weimarer Republik. Er ist begeistert vom Militär, wird als ehemaliger Kadett schließlich Offizier der Reichswehr und dann von der neu gegründeten SS übernommen.

Early on the morning of September 1, 1996, the Israeli military began preparing for a war with Syria they were convinced was imminent. The Israelis had received top-secret intelligence from a Syrian general and informant code-named Red Falcon, recruited 23 years earlier by Mossad spy Yehuda Gil - himself known as "the man of a thousand faces." Gil had been the general's sole handler, the conduit of decades of critical intelligence. But now, on the brink of war, questions arose about who exactly was handling whom. What information was real and what was a lie?

Eine Geschichte, die Mut macht in Zeiten des Hasses. Als jüdischer Teenager überlebte Anna Boros den Holocaust mitten in Hitlers Hauptstadt – dank eines tapferen Arabers. Er hieß Mohammed Helmy, balancierte ständig auf einem schmalen Grat zwischen Anpassung und Subversion, und er vollbrachte ein wahres Husarenstück, um die Gestapo auszutricksen. Als einziger Araber überhaupt ist er dafür in Yad Vashem geehrt worden.

During the 19th century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism argues for slavery's centrality to the emergence of American capitalism in the decades between the Revolution and the Civil War.

This New York Times best seller (more than one million copies sold) details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film version) - from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.

"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New Republic A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take...

Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to be a giant in the eyes of the men he rescued from the jungles and paddies of Vietnam. With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era. Yet, for Ron, the real reward came from plucking his fellow soldiers from harm's way, giving them another chance to get home alive.

“Powers brings to vivid life Twain's America...No biography of Mark Twain could do him full justice. Powers' comes as close as you can imagine." —Los Angeles Times A magnificent and insightful biography of legendary writer Mark Twain and a great American story. Samuel Clemens, the man known...

This riveting 72-year journey through modern history is packed with mankind’s amazing advancements in technology, medicine, and exploration, along with accounts of the world’s inevitable wars, famine, and natural disasters. The author punctuates the compelling historic chronicle with personal recollections—some of them near-death experiences that slam home the fragility of human existence.

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining...

The riveting story of the most audacious diplomatic enterprise of the last century—creating and securing the Jewish state—as seen through the eyes of the foremost Israeli diplomat of our generation.

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The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017 “Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait...