The definitive, unofficial oral history of the making of the iconic and beloved Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Celebrate the beloved, influential, and truly epic Lord of the Rings films with this essential read following the making of the trilogy, as told by cast and crew members. Journalist Sam ... more >
“This dazzling book is full of brilliant detail, behind-the-scenes wit and humor, and a great tenderness for her subjects. All seen through the lens of Lucy Worsley’s career working as Chief Curator at Hampton Court, her scholarship, passion for her subject and deep knowledge is lightly worn, this is history ... more >
The Last Full Measure tells the forgotten story of the sacred mission to return America’s fallen from foreign battlefields. In the fall of 1944, German flak shredded an American bomber in the skies over Austria. Four crew parachuted from the burning aircraft, but six spiraled five miles to their deaths. ... more >
Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd This was a punchy little short story that probably doesn’t hold up under much scrutiny. I don’t usually (ever) read short suspense stories, so this was something different – I believe it was an Amazon freebie. It starts with the recording of a podcast with ... more >
The Far Edges of the Known World by Owen Rees A revisionist history of the ancient world that shifts our focus from Athens and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders. In The Far Edges of the Known World, ancient historian Owen Rees draws on archaeological excavations to reveal ... more >
Humanity’s earliest efforts at recording and drawing meaning from history reveal how lives millennia ago were not so different from our own. Thousands of years ago, in a part of the world we now call ancient Mesopotamia, people began writing things down for the very first time. What they left ... more >