David King

Darwin as a Geologist

by David King

In this volume, excerpted from Charles Darwin: A Celebration of His Life and Legacy (NewSouth Books, 2013), David King documents Darwin's training in geology and his little-known accomplishments as a geologist....

Baseball in the Lone Star State: The Texas League's Greatest Hits

by Tom Kayser & David King

The Texas League chronicles the nine minor league teams in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma that have brought America's favorite sport to local fans for more than 100 summers. In quick, lively chapters, authors...

The Hot Topic: What We Can Do About Global Warming

by Gabrielle Walker & David King

Last year, awareness about global warming reached a tipping point. Now one of the most dynamic writers and one of the most respected scientists in the field of climate change offer the first concise guide to...

Vienna, 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna

by David King

“Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important story.”

—David Fromkin, author of Europe’s Last Summer...

Finding Atlantis: A True Story of Genius, Madness, and an Extraordinary Quest for a Lost World

by David King

The untold story of a fascinating Renaissance man on an adventurous hunt for a lost civilization—an epic quest through castles, courts, mythologies, and the spectacular world of the imagination.

What do Zeus,...

Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

by David King

Death in the City of Light is the gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris. As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the...