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FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely." —New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this "dramatic tale of discovery" (San Francisco Chronicle), the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history"Entrancing. ... Very good indeed.” —Wall Street JournalBefore he was secretly dispatched by Queen Eliz...

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An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history—as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global or...

An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history—as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global or...

In rich detail, Bergreen re-creates the adventures of Christopher Columbus as well as the historical background of Columbus' celebrated, controversial career. Written from the participants' vivid perspectives, this breathtakingly dramatic account will be embraced by readers of all historical biographies.

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In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, armed with five ships and about 260 men, set sail from Spain in search of a water route to the West Indies. Despite suffering starvation, disease, torture, and death, they discovered the passageway known today as the Strait of Magellan. In the masterful telling of award-winning historian Laurence Bergreen, one of the most epic voyages of the age of exploration comes to life.

From New York Times bestselling author Laurence Bergreen and author Sara Fray comes this immaculately researched history for young readers detailing the life of Zheng He, his complex and enduring friendship with his emperor, and the epic Seven Voyages he led that would establish China as a global power.1405. The central coast of China.At nearly seven feet tall, Admiral Zheng He looked out at the sea before him.For the next three decades, the o...

Sexy, surprising, funny, insightful, and wildly entertaining" (Huffington Post)—the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova, the impoverished boy who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented genius in decadent eighteenth-century Europe.Today, "Casanova" is a synonym for "great lover, " yet the real story of this remarkable figure is little known. A figure straight out of a Henry Fielding novel, Giacomo Casanova was ero...

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Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and h...

Al Capone reached a pinnacle of celebrity that modern-day upstarts like John Gotti can only dream about. Going behind the myths and movie portrayals, Bergreen introduces Capone as he really was--a cold-blooded killer who saw himself as a modern-day Robin Hood. Bergreen creates an unequaled portrait of prohibition-era America. Includes 16-page photo insert.

Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told.Born in 1901 to the sixteen-year-old daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and rag-and-bone merchants of New Orleans. He married four times and enjoyed countless romantic involvements in and around his marriages. A believer in marijuana for the head and l...

Giacomo Casanova. Zijn naam geldt tegenwoordig als synoniem voor charmante vrouwenversierder en -verslinder, maar het héle verhaal, het ware verhaal achter deze opmerkelijke figuur is nauwelijks bekend. Giacomo Casanova wordt grootgebracht door zijn grootmoeder van moeders zijde, een ongeletterde boerenvrouw. Zijn geboorteplaats Venetië is een republiek in verval, bekend als de liederlijkste stad van Europa. Deze geestige, niets verbloemende b...

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major, yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful

The extraordinary life of one of the great travellers of world history