The only authorized edition of Ernest Hemingway's first novel.

"The ideal companion for troubled times: equal parts Continental escape and serious grappling with the question of what it means to be, and feel, lost." —The Wall Street Journal
The Sun Also Rises is a classic example of Hemingway's spare but powerful writing style. It celebrates the art and craft of Hemingway's quintessential story of...

As King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his new wife, Princess Maria Eugenia, reflect on their lives during a procession being held in their honor, an assassin expresses his thoughts while preparing to kill them.

"Reminiscent of Wiseguy, this compelling biography from two prominent mob experts recounts the life and times of the first acting boss of an American Mafia family to turn government witness As top boss of the Luchese crime family, Alfonso "Little Al" D'Arco was the highest-ranking mobster to ever share Mafia secrets when he changed sides in 1991. His testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison, and prompted others to make the same choice, including...

Lucrezia de Medici enters into a tumultuous marriage with Alfonso II d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara, vainly seeking happiness with the mysterious duke who is desperate to provide an heir to maintain his family's control of Ferrara.

An exploration of Queen Victoria's matchmaking exploits details how she used her grandchildren to further the influence of the British Empire, despite their own plans and the turmoil that rocked Europe starting in the nineteenth century.