Scott Anderson

A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many thousands of lives through his innovative and sometimes controversial methods of relief work. Cuny earned his nickname "Master of Disaster" for his …

An account of the crimes of Ervil LeBaron describes how the self-proclaimed prophet used outlawed Mormon tenets of polygamy and blood atonement to purge the Mormon church of many members. 17,500 first printing. National ad/promo. Tour.

David Richards is a mid-level diplomat assigned to the sleepy, backwater Middle Eastern kingdom of Kutar in 1983. He spends his days on minor development projects and his nights seducing ambassador’s wives. But when news of a tribal skirmish reaches the capital, Richards soon finds himself embroiled in a civil war as …

Finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography One of the Best Books of the Year:The Christian Science Monitor NPR The Seattle Times St. Louis Post-Dispatch Chicago TribuneA New York Times Notable Book The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, “a …