Now in paperback, this lively bestseller traces the history of Scotland's many contributions to our culture, drawing on the most recent research of scholars and historians to demonstrate just how central the Scots have been throughout the rise of the West.

A story of a small country caught between Democracy and Communism. An ineffectual ambassador is just one of the handicaps facing the Americans as Southeast Asia is taken over by the communists.

In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight," For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In...

In late 2009, the CIA officers in Afghanistan's Kabul state fell for a Jordanian doctor who promised to lead them to the highest ranks of al-Qaeda. In truth, the doctor was a double agent, and when he blew himself up, the station's most senior officers died with him. More than two years later, the station still hasn't recovered. At Langley, the CIA's chief wonders if somehow the Taliban has infiltrated the station. When they ask John Wells to investigate,...

Schofield is plunged into a headlong race around the world, pursued by a fearsome collection of international bounty hunters, including the "Black Knight", a notoriously ruthless hunter who seems intent on eliminating only Schofield.

Diary accounts present the true-life experiences of eleven-year-old Zlata Filipovic as she sees her peaceful life in Sarajevo gradually change as the war in her country advances.

In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week-trip around the world. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at 37 and 38 respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. As they travel the globe, the intimate story of their family unfolds in the details of the untimely deaths of their parents and only sister. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world, the Sparks brothers band together...

Two undercover agents are cut off from their own government and are set loose on a crucial mission that may cost them their lives

Precious Rafferty, an American antiques dealer living in Paris, is not one to let a man sweep her off her feet. Until she meets Bennett James. She doesn't know much about his personal or business life in Shanghai, but James appears perfect in every way. That is until a cousin sends an urgent message about Precious's new love and asks that they meet in Venice.

"Achieve your dream of retiring abroad while on a budgetThe International Living Guide to Retiring Overseas on a Budget provides a detailed guide to one of the least-known but most effective retirement strategies in today's chaotic economic environment: retiring abroad. The premise is simple: Enjoy a happier, healthier, more fulfilling retirement than you could possibly afford in the U.S. or Canada by finding the right overseas retirement haven. The...