Ferguson: 869 books
The Last Cavalryman
The Life of General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
“Truscott was one of the really tough generals,” soldier-cartoonist Bill Mauldin of the 45th Infantry Division once wrote. “He could have eaten a ham like Patton for breakfast any morning and picked his teeth with the man’s pearl-handled pistols.” Not one merely to act the part of commander,...
by Kitty Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Kitty Ferguson, the award-winning and international bestselling author of Stephen Hawking’s biography, presents an even deeper portrait of the legendary physicist’s life and scientific theories.
This updated edition of Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind looks at one of the most remarkable...
Tracking Bodhidharma
A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
A fresh take on the life and legacy of the “founding father” of Zen.
The life of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, has, with the passing of time, been magnified to the scale of myth, turning history into the stuff of legend. Known as the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma brought Zen...
Managing My Life: My Autobiography
The first book by the legendary Manchester United manager
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career, until the year 2000.
1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstanding treble triumph, but he was awarded the highest honour...
Civilization
The West and the Rest
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries.
How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western...
The Great Degeneration
How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, a searching and provocative examination of the widespread institutional rot that threatens our collective future
What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing...
Kissinger
1923-1968: The Idealist
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
**From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower, the definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers.
Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award**
No American statesman has been as revered...
Empire
How Britain Made the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Niall Ferguson's acclaimed bestseller on the highs and lows of Britain's empire
Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. Just how did a...
Finding Sarah
A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
An inspirational memoir from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, who, after hitting rock bottom, gathered the strength to put her life back together.
More than a year ago my life was so off course that I wondered whether I would ever be able to find my way back....
Golden Rule
The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
"To discover who rules, follow the gold." This is the argument of Golden Rule, a provocative, pungent history of modern American politics. Although the role big money plays in defining political outcomes has long been obvious to ordinary Americans, most pundits and scholars have virtually...
Practice Extended
Beyond Law and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Written by a renowned literary critic and legal historian, Practice Extended illuminates the intricacies of legal language and thought and the law's relationship to society, literature, and culture. Robert A. Ferguson details how judicial opinions are written, how legal thought and philosophy inform...
Through the Woods
A Journey Through America's Forests
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
Through the Woods is a journey through the rich beauty of America’s forests, sharing interviews with people whose lives are intertwined with America’s woodlands. This edition includes a new introduction by Gary Ferguson, who reminds us that now, more than ever, kinship with the earth is essential."By...
Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome
Sexuality, Identity, and Community in Early Modern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2016
Same-sex marriage is a hotly debated topic in the United States, and the world, today. From the tenor of most discussions, however, it would be easy to conclude that the idea of marriage between two people of the same sex is a uniquely contemporary phenomenon. Not so, argues Gary Ferguson in this...
Starting Over
Your Life Beyond Regrets
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
I wish I had loved more.
I wish I had been smarter about money.
I wish I had thought about God more.
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We all have regrets about the past. Many of them come from our attempts to fulfill unmet longings. Dave and Jon Ferguson call this back and forth between longing and regret the Sorry Cycle—and...