Ian O'Connor

The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter

An unauthorized biography of the now and future baseball great.

Ricky Riccardi

What A Wonderful World:  The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years

A spirited defense of the jazz master’s legacy through an era of changing tastes.

Mindy Aloff

Leaps in the Dark: Art and the World

Beyond memoir, this collection showcases the master choreographer’s reflections on dance, film and theater.

David Mamet

The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture

A noted playwright explains his “road to Damascus” moment of renouncing Liberalism and embracing the Right.

Emma Rothschild

The Inner Life of Empires

The fortunes of a large Scottish family illustrate the material opportunities and moral challenges that arose from Britain’s expansion of empire.

Miles Unger

Machiavelli: A Biography

From a journalist and art historian, an accessible guide to understanding the man and the thinker behind The Prince.

Clarence Darrow, Twice

Two fine biographies look at the deeply flawed man behind some of history’s most famous legal cases.

By Kari J. Winter

The American Dreams of John B. Prentis, Slave Trader

This absorbing work looks at one man’s betrayal of his innate sense of justice in pursuit of wealth.