The Alpine Fay: An Enchanting Journey Through Alpine Folklore and Romance

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Danira: Love, Betrayal, and Political Intrigue in Exotic 19th-Century Egypt

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Fickle Fortune: Love, Betrayal, and Ambition in 16th-Century France

Made to Stick: Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck

"Clear the Track!" A Story of To-day: A Tale of Love, Struggle, and Progress in the Industrial Era

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive

Vineta, the Phantom City

Life in the Third Reich: Daily Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (National Book Award Finalist)

The Zulu: An A-Z of Culture and Traditions

Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook

The Chinese in America: A Narrative History

The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan

Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar

Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology

The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence In History And Its Causes

Lady in Waiting: The charming, word-of-mouth bestseller, with over 500,000 copies sold

Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community