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Fascinating inside account of a boy growing up in Germany during World War Two.

Some 2,500 years after his death, the "Father of History" serves as traveling companion and guide for British journalist.

Cindy Pon has done the remarkable job of not only telling a wonderful fantasy story with believable characters, but bringing alive a culture's history.

A beautifully written book in which moments of satire rub up against humanity.

A memoir of coming of age during the birth pangs of new capitalism and democratization in China in the 1980s.

A lively, nicely crafted tale of wilderness Stone Age life.

A name made famous by an award-winning musical provides a rare insider's view of U-boat warfare in World War I.

For Mother's Day: A salute to the woman who invented the dishwasher, and her many inventive sisters.

An exploration of the controversies and developments of prehistoric archaeology, and a theory about the origin of religion.

Calling Kris Saknussemm's latest novel a "psychoerotic noir fairytale" only scratches the surface.