Browsing: Russia

In this New York Times bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author illuminates the life of Catherine the Great, who rose from a minor noble family to rule a nation. This biography, which has over 36,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads, “will transport history lovers” (People).

“Extraordinary” (The New York Times Book Review): As the daughter of Joseph Stalin, Svetlana grew up amid tyrannical control — and her experiences turned her into an outspoken dissident. Her heartbreaking yet fascinating story is revealed in this “excellent and engrossing biography” (Library Journal).

This New York Times bestseller presents an hour-by-hour account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the closest the world has ever come to nuclear Armageddon. A “first-rate” account (Library Journal) of those desperate days.

In this “astonishing and deeply moving story” (Booklist), a National Book Award–winning author shares the tale of her two grandmothers — Jewish women whose lives were transformed by the Holocaust, Stalin, and communism — and how they found a sustaining friendship with one another.

New York Times bestseller THE BOOK THAT EXPLAINS WHY RUSSIANS WANTED TO MEET WITH THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN “Part John Grisham-like…

“This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented, and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair!”—Daily Mail…

Brimming with “vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters” (Boston Herald), this New York Times bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells the rich story of Alaska. “Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes” (Los Angeles Times).

In the new Russia, even dictatorship is a reality show. Professional killers with the souls of artists, would-be theater directors…

A “magnificently engrossing” New York Times bestseller (Clive Cussler) with nearly 7,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: After her father dies under unusual circumstances, Rachel is plunged into a dangerous international mystery surrounding a lost treasure from World War II. “A riveting cat-and-mouse game… Not to be missed!” (James Rollins).

“Superb storytelling and craftsmanship” (People), with over 28,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: An epic family saga spanning three generations begins with a forbidden love affair during World War I… “This book is so powerful that as I finished it I turned to the front to start again” (Sunday Express).