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A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune - a forbidden friend...

The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper The award-winning, best-selling book that changes the narrative of the "Ripper" murders for...

How One Pianist and 85,000 Bottles and Cans Brought New Hope to an Island The true story of award-winning pianist and environmental activist Mahan...

Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women A feast for the senses, this sumptuously illustrated book will introduce you to some of the most infamo...

Overcoming in Uncertain Times #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling me...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funn...

How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided...

How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire "A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan" (Booklist) by the aut...

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Ameri...

Tales of Life and Music So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (It's a ...

One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journa...

My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and ...

An American Tragedy In this "urgently relevant"* collection featuring the landmark essay "The Case for Reparations," the National Book Award-winni...

The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST FOR HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY The never-before-told story o...