Browsing Books by Books Like Catherine the Great

The Brass Verdict (2008)
Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Ha...

Matterhorn (2010)
In the tradition of Norman Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead" and James Jones's "The Thin Red Line," ...

The Lady in the Tower (2010)
An account of Henry VIII's second wife's final days seeks to vindicate her from popular negative per...

Water for Elephants (2006)
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the...

The Coldest Winter (2007)
Explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War and evaluates po...

Before I Go To Sleep (2011)
In this gripping psychological thriller in the vein of "Shutter Island" and the film "Memento," an a...

Midnight in Europe (2014)
Failing to secure American support for the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War in 1938, a minor...

The Girl who Played with Fire (2009)
Two reporters responsible for a sex-trafficking expose are murdered, and the fingerprints on the mur...

Lost Kingdom (2012)
Looks at the 19th-century clash between the Polynesian people and the expanding capitalist powers of...

The Last Stand (2010)
Analyzes the characters and contributions of the Plains Indians leader and forefront Union cavalry o...

Flags of Our Fathers (2001)
A detailed look at the flagraising at Iwo Jima during World War II describes how the act became a sy...

The Ruins (2008)
In Cancun, Mexico, for a peaceful vacation, a group of tourists sets off in search of one of their g...

People of the Book (2008)
Offered a coveted job to analyze and conserve a priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, Australian rare-book ex...

The Paying Guests (2014)
Forced to take in lodgers in economically challenged 1922 South London, widow Mrs. Wray and her spin...

Sister Queens (2011)
Presents a dual portrait of Henry VIII's first queen and her sister, the wife of Philip of Burgundy,...

New York (2009)
A tale set against a backdrop of New York City's history from its founding through the September 11 ...