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An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million-and might not be the real thing.

The dramatic and contested history of the library, from the ancient world to the digital age Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroye

A New York Times bestseller about how cats conquered the world and our hearts in this "deep and illuminating perspective on our favorite household companion" (Huffington Post).

Siberia's story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies, and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell.

Some nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection.

In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York's struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osb

It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed.

What should we have for dinner?

This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand.

When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II.

From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, from its early days to the present.

Welcome to The Real History of Secret Societies, a historical look at the true-life groups which, if you believe the myths, are the unspoken power behind some of the world's major turning poin

A revealing CIA memoir from a 34-year veteran of the agency who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11--full of rich details and sharp assessments--providing

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante.

The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured by the Nazis, and ultim