| Title | : | How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe (The Hinges of History #1) |
| Author | : | Thomas Cahill |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1996 by Bantam Doubleday Dell (NYC) (first published February 15th 1995) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Cultural. Ireland. European Literature. Irish Literature. Historical. Religion. European History |
| Original Title: | Letters to a Young Contrarian |
| ISBN: | 0465030335 (ISBN13: 9780465030330) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Bertrand Russell, Noam Chomsky, Henry Kissinger, George Orwell, Thabo Mbeki, Ayn Rand, Salman Rushdie, Christopher Hitchens, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, E.P. Thompson, Susan Sontag, Émile Zola, Diana, Princess of Wales, Adam Michnik, Nicholas Nickleby, Smike, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ronald Ridenhour |
| Original Title: | Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty |
| ISBN: | 0307719219 (ISBN13: 9780307719218) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Lionel Gelber Prize Nominee (2013), Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2012), Arthur Ross Book Award for Honorable Mention (2013), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2012) |
| Title | : | The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices |
| Author | : | Xinran |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | November 11th 2003 by Anchor (first published October 2nd 2002) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Cultural. China. History. Asia. Biography. Womens |
| Original Title: | The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective |
| ISBN: | 0802715354 (ISBN13: 9780802715357) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Constance Emilie Kent, Francis Savile Kent, Detective Jonathan Whicher |
| Setting: | Rode, Somerset, England,1860(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Macavity Award Nominee for Best Nonfiction/Critical (2009), Anthony Award Nominee for Best Critical Nonfiction (2009), Agatha Award Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2008), Galaxy British Book Awards for Book of the Year (2009), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Fact Crime (2009) Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (2008) |
| Title | : | Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention |
| Author | : | Manning Marable |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 608 pages |
| Published | : | April 5th 2011 by Viking Adult |
| Categories | : | Biography. History. Nonfiction. Race. Politics. Cultural. African American |
| Title | : | The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 |
| Author | : | David McCullough |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 697 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2004 by Simon Schuster (first published June 1st 1977) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. North American Hi.... American History. Historical. World History. Audiobook. Travel |
