http://www.ebooks.com/HistoryFeatured History titles at eBooks.comhelp@ebooks.com©2009 Ebooks Corporation Ltd11/17/2009 4:10:24 AMhttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=40927420091711.40927411/17/2009 4:10:24 AMInspiring countless business, political and military leaders (Napoleon, Mao Zedong and General MacArthur among them), The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu from the 6th century BC. Its 13 chapters are each dedicated to an aspect of warfare. Praised as a definitive work on the art of strategy and tactic, The Art of War now finds its greatest application in the world of business and management.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=32211620091711.32211611/17/2009 4:10:24 AMA real-life tale of international intrigue and corruption, this work reveals the hidden mechanics of imperial control behind such major international events as the fall of the Shah, the death of Panamanian president Omar Torrijos, and the invasions of Panama and Iraq, as well as provides an inside view of the corrupt US-Saudi Arabian relationship.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=46088320091711.46088311/17/2009 4:10:24 AMA real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America’s financial history by an acclaimed New York Times ReporterAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to Fail is the definitive story of the most powerful men and whttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=13726420091711.13726411/17/2009 4:10:24 AM The first volume of Churchill's Noble-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. The Gathering Storm depicts the rise of Hitler and the indifference of the leaders of the European democracies to the clouds of the gathering storm. Churchill incorporates contemporary documentation and his own reminiscences in this opening memoir.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=13727420091711.13727411/17/2009 4:10:24 AM The end of World War II, the crushing of Germany and the devastating bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the entrance into an uneasy and clouded peace as Churchill is dismissed from his office and the Allies embark upon a tragic, misguided and atomic-haunted Cold War. The concluding volume of Churchill's great chronicle of the War which was responsible for his winning the Noble Prize for Literature.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=44120120091711.44120111/17/2009 4:10:24 AMTitus Livius, often known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time. Livy's writing style was poetic and archaic in contrast to Julius Caesar's and Cicero's styles. Also, he often wrote from the Romans' opponent's point of view in order to accent the Romans' virtues in their conquest of Italy and the Mediterranean.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=36538120091711.36538111/17/2009 4:10:24 AMNiall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it’s the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it’s the chains of labor. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financehttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=21978620091711.21978611/17/2009 4:10:24 AMThe name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=31798020091711.31798011/17/2009 4:10:24 AMNew in the bestselling amoral series—a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Robert Greene’s groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction, espouse profound, timeless lessons from the events of history to help readers vanquish an enemy or ensnare an unsuspecting victim. Now, with The 33 Strategies of War, Greene has crafted an important new addition to this ruthless and unique series. Spanning world civhttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=33983820091711.33983811/17/2009 4:10:24 AM National Bestseller Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year One of the Best Books of the Year: New York Times , Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , USA Today , Boston Globe , and Time An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing ehttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=13726320091711.13726311/17/2009 4:10:24 AM The fifth volume of Churchill's Nobel-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. The fate of the Allies turn with the Normandy invasion after Hitler's defeat at Stalingrad. For the first time, the end of the war with an Allied victory seems possible. Churchill wartime Prime Minister through this period, incorporates contemporary documentation and his own reminiscence.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=35205720091711.35205711/17/2009 4:10:24 AMAfter graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell, motivated by his unwavering patriotism and commitment, decided to join the service, realizing that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=23970620091711.23970611/17/2009 4:10:24 AMIn this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=27398820091711.27398811/17/2009 4:10:24 AMCatharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the Church of Satan. Alarmed at the success of Catharism, the Church founded the Inquisition and launched the Albigensian Crusade to exterminate thhttp://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=29262820091711.29262811/17/2009 4:10:24 AMPredicting greater future conflicts between Western and non-Western cultures, a political study argues for greater understanding of non- Western civilizations.