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Pathogenesis
Jonathan Kennedy
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “gripping” ( The Washington Post ) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the bi...
The Day of Battle
Rick Atkinson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson...
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln ...
Stay Alive
Ian Buruma
An astonishing account of life under a murderous regime amid a great city’s descent into utter annihilation In 1939, when Ian Buruma’s epic opens, Ber...
Black in Blues
Imani Perry
A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, f...
The Invisible Bridge
Rick Perlstein
The New York Times bestselling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s is ...
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” ( The New York Times ) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s ...
Black Moses
Caleb Gayle
One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction One of The Washington Post 's Best Nonfi...
Surprise, Kill, Vanish
Annie Jacobsen
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units. Surprise . . . your target...
1177 B.C.
Eric H. Cline
A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The phar...
The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton Sides
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling and superbly crafted” ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Explorat...
The Gales of November
John U. Bacon
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Smithsonian • 10 Best History Books of 2025 Bookpage • Best Books of 2025 "A work of spectral beauty destined to be a classi...
Nuclear War
Annie Jacobsen
The INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller Finalist, Dayton Literary Peace Prize One of NPR's Books We Love One of New...
The Astronaut Wives Club
Lily Koppel
The New York Times bestseller. "A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the women married to the astronauts . . . Impressive." — The Dal...
An American Genocide
Benjamin Madley
The first full account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule—Winner of the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book ...
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale...
The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933–1939
Frank McDonough
From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand. On January 30th, 1933, Adolf Hitler was ap...
Empire of the Summer Moon
S. C. Gwynne
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the O...
A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this updated edition of the classic national bestseller reviews the book’s thirty-five year history and dem...
The Boys in the Light
Nina Willner
“This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential f...