Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today

William Shakespeare's gripping  play showed Caesar's assassination to be an amateur and idealistic  affair. The real killing, however, was a carefully planned paramilitary  operation, a generals' plot put together by Caesar's disaffected  officers and designed with precision. Brutus and Cassius were indeed key  players, but they had the help of a third man - Decimus. He was the  mole in Caesar's entourage, one of Caesar's leading generals, and a  lifelong friend. It was he, not Brutus, who truly betrayed Caesar.

Caesar's  assassins saw him as a military dictator who wanted to be king. He  threatened a permanent change in the Roman way of life and in the power  of senators. The assassins rallied support among the common people, but  they underestimated Caesar's soldiers, who flooded Rome. The assassins  were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire.

From a renowned historian comes a  groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution - a number  one international best seller - that explores the ways in which biology  and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it  means to be "human".

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one - Homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most  books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a  biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this  highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago, with the  appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans  have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives,  connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine  specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari  also compels us to look ahead, because, over the last few decades,  humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed  life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to  design not only the world around us but also ourselves. Where is this  leading us, and what do we want to become?

This provocative and  insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential for aficionados  of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon  Moalem.

In Masters of Command, Barry Strauss compares the way the  three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons  from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.

Cicero How to Win Elections & How to Run a Country

'His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable'

Although written over four hundred years after Alexander’s death, Arrian’s Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have.  Arrian’s own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights  into the life of the world’s greatest conqueror. He tells of  Alexander’s violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total  defeat of Persia, and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon –  establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While  Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic  leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully  rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the  temptations of power and worshipped as a god in his own lifetime.

Aubrey  de Sélincourt’s vivid translation is accompanied by J. R. Hamilton’s  introduction, which discusses Arrian’s life and times, his synthesis of  other classical sources and the composition of Alexander’s army. The  edition also includes maps, a list for further reading and a detailed  index.

In this dazzling portrait of Rome’s first imperial dynasty, Tom Holland  traces the astonishing century-long story of the rise and fall of the  Julio-Claudians—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.  Capturing both the brilliant allure of their rule and the blood-steeped  shadows cast by their crimes, Dynasty travels from the great  capital rebuilt in marble to the dank and barbarian forests of Germany.   Populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers  and Druids, scheming grandmothers and reluctant gladiators, it vividly  recreates the world of Rome after Julius Caesar. A tale of rule and  ruination, Dynasty is the story of a family that transformed and  stupefied the western world and that continues to cast a mesmerizing  spell across the millennia.

The ninth edition of this widely  acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest  scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an  introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings  of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear  style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. It focuses on the evolution  of Islamic institutions and culture, the influence of the West, the  modernization efforts of Middle Eastern governments, the struggle for  political independence, the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the  roles of Iraq and Iran in the post-9/11 Middle East, and more.

Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern history at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Modern Egypt: Foundation of a Nation-State and the recipient of the Amoco Foundation Award for Outstanding  Teaching and the 2000 Middle East Studies Association Mentoring Award.

Lawrence Davidson is a professor of history at West Chester University. He is the author of several books, including America’s Palestine and Islamic Fundamentalism.

The New York Times bestselling, authoritative account of the life  of Charles Manson, filled with surprising new information and  previously unpublished photographs: “A riveting, almost Dickensian  narrative…four stars” (People).

"This book tells what should have  been known and isn't—that Israel's hidden force is as formidable as its  recognized physical strength."

For  decades, Israel's renowned security arm, the Mossad, has been widely  recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. In Mossad,  authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed  curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the  most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agency's 60-year history.  These are real Mission: Impossible true stories brimming with  high-octane action—from the breathtaking capture of Nazi executioner  Adolph Eichmann to the recent elimination of key Iranian nuclear  scientists. Anyone who is fascinated by the world of international  espionage, intelligence, and covert "Black-Ops" warfare will find Mossad electrifying reading.

Mossad unveils  the defining and most dangerous operations, unknown heroes, and  mysterious agents of the world's most respected—and most  enigmatic—intelligence service. Here are the thrilling stories of daring  top secret missions, including the capture of Adolf Eichmann, the  eradication of Black September, the destruction of the Syrian nuclear  facility, and the elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists.

Drawn  from intensive research and exclusive interviews with Israeli leaders  and Mossad operatives, this riveting history brings to life the brave  agents, deadly villains, and major battlegrounds that have shaped Israel  and the world at large for more than sixty years.