Paul Boehmer

Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes...

When Truman Capote gains access to New York high society, he builds an unlikely friendship with socialite Babe Paley. Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley and her friends, the alluring socialite Swans. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman, desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. Through Babe, Truman gains unparalleled access to the...

Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.

Everyone has been trying to keep Gregor from seeing "The Prophecy of Time". That is because the final prophecy calls for the warrior's death. With an army of rats quickly approaching and time running out, Gregor must defend Regalia and get his family back hom safely. There is a code that must be cracked, or all will be lost. It is a war designed to end all wars. The fates of the Underland and the great warrior, Gregor the Overlander, masterfully unfold...

"A novel of Mata Hari's final days, as written by the woman herself while accused of espionage"--

Tells the story of Israel as it has never been told before. Facing unprecedented internal and external pressures, Israel today is at a moment of existential crisis. Through revealing stories of significant events and of ordinary individuals, pioneers, immigrants, entrepreneurs, scientists, army generals, peaceniks, settlers, and Palestinians, Israeli journalist Ari Shavit illuminates many of the pivotal moments of the Zionist century that led Israel...

Crediting his survival to his supportive Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, former police officer Randy Chalmers is shocked when his sponsor is found dead of an alleged overdose, a situation that compels him to discover the truth.

The truth about Area 51. What began in the high desert of New Mexico ended at Wright-Patterson, an ultra top secret Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio. The physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitation was buried deep within this nuclear stronghold. Wright-Patterson also stands as the secret tomb of one of the greatest occurrences in recorded history. But be prepared: the real Area 51, Wright-Patterson's vault and is about to be opened.

Bangkok policeman Sonchai Jitplecheep investigates the murder of an African American Marine sergeant and the subsequent death of his partner, making his way through a world of illicit drugs and corruption to find a vicious killer.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“A deeply reported, deeply personal history of Zionism and Israel that does something few books even attempt: It balances the strength and weakness, the idealism and the brutality, the hope and the horror, that has always been at Zionism’s heart.”—Ezra Klein, The New York Times
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