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With his tumultuous love life, relentless pursuit of a male heir, and drastic religious transformation, England's King Henry VIII's life sounds more like reality television than history. He was a man of fascinating contradictions. What could have caused his incredible paradoxes? Could there be a simple medical explanation for the king's descent into tyranny? Where do the answers lie? Blood will tell.

A riveting memoir of the first Israeli-born Jewish American to be sent as a Peace Corps volunteer to a closed Arab society. A good memoir is a survivor's tale - the story of a person who has faced obstacles and made it through well enough to tell it. Dalya Cohen-Mor, a Sabra-born American woman, volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps, went through a lengthy and highly competitive application process, was accepted, and was sent to serve in the predominantly Palestinian country of Jordan.

Known as a very strong man and an expert shot, William Tell took part in the resistance against the rule of the Habsburg, the emperors of Austria who had vowed to dominate his country. He was arrested for disobedience, which led to the cruelest punishment a prince could think of. Tell famously succeeded, but this was not to be the end of his tribulation. His struggle for liberty eventually sparked a rebellion which marked History.

From CNN’s veteran Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, an explosive, first-hand account of the dangers he faces reporting on the current White House while fighting on the front lines in President Trump’s war on truth. In Mr. Trump’s campaign against what he calls “Fake News,”...

Part memoir and part manifesto, Tell Me My Story is one leader's message of hope and offers a map to healing for those doing humanitarian work. It's also a reminder: This service and the people who do it are crucial to our world, and we must equip, empower, and encourage them to work as the best version of themselves—for themselves, for their loved ones, and for the people they serve.

“A fascinating tour inside the mind—and the heart—of Abraham Lincoln . . . An important and timeless work.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of His Truth Is Marching On From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses, a...

Dukakis is in the tank! The Queen looks like a talking purple hat! We didn’t leave Chelsea Clinton in Moscow, right? The most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years—from the Rose Garden to Air Force One, foreign trips to the campaign...

For so long, people have been trying to tell your story. They’ve put you in a box. Made you feel less than, and challenged you to live life their way. You may feel frustration, anger, disgust. You’re hungry for success. You’re tired of giving your story away. In May 2013, Nate Howard made the front page of the LA Times for sparking a movement against racial profiling after 79 LAPD officers shut down his event at USC. Realizing someone was attempting to tell his story, he founded Movement BE, a nonprofit organization that helps young people discover their stories.

ജൂനിയർ എൻജിനീയറായി ഗവൺമെന്റ് സർവ്വീസിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് പിന്നീട് സിവിൽ സർവ്വീസ് നേടി ചീഫ് സെക്രട്ടറിയുടെ പദവിയിൽ വരെ എത്തിയ ഡി. ബാബു പോളിന്റെ സംഭവഹുലമായ ഔദ്യോഗികജീവിതത്തിന്റെ സ്മരണകൾ. ഇടുക്കി പദ്ധതിപ്രദേശത്തെ ഗിരിപർവവും വല്ലാർപാടം പദ്ധതിക്ക് ഹരിശ്രീകുറിച്ച കൊച്ചിൻ പോർട്ട് ട്രസ്റ്റിലെ ചെയർമാൻ പർവവും വാസ്തുവിദ്യാഗുരുകുലത്തിനും എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ പുരസ്‌കാര ത്തിനും തുടക്കമായ സാംസ്‌കാരിക വകുപ്പിലെ സെക്രട്ടറി പർവവും വിവിധ ജില്ലകളിലെ ഭരണപർവങ്ങളുമടങ്ങുന്ന ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിന്റെ വാങ്മയചിത്രം.

A shocking exposé of rampant, decades-long incompetence at the National Rifle Association, as told by a former member of its senior leadership. Joshua L. Powell is the NRA--a lifelong gun advocate, in 2016, he began his new role as a senior strategist and chief of staff to NRA CEO Wayne...