The Great Illusion challenges the deeply ingrained theory th...

Sun Tzu’s ancient treatise on the art of war has exerted enormous influence over both Asian and Western soldiers, covering...

Born to a family of humble origins near Macau, Yung Wing was educated in an English-language mission school. As a teenager...

In 1898 Joshua Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation of the earth. His voyage in his thirty-six foot sailboat <...