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An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy A gripping oral history of the white nationalist riots that shook the nation and signaled the ...

The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue From the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream comes a captivating true-crime caper about Arthu...

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discover...

Notes in Praise of Black Performance NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE. FINALIST FOR THE...

The Epic History of the World's First National Park This epic history of America's first national park explores how a remote Western landscape beca...

Flush with Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries You sit on it every day, but how much do you really know about your toilet? Discover the history of...

A Memoir of Uyghur Exile, Hope, and Survival This extraordinary memoir shares an insight into the lives of the Uyghurs, a people and culture being ...

An Irreverent History of Travel This witty personal and cultural history of travel from the perspective of a Third World-raised woman of color, Air...

A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told The first-ever full reckoning with Marvel Comics' interconnected, half-million-page story, a r...

Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous An impassioned homage to the divas who shook up our world and transformed American culture with their bold, dazzlin...

From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games A "fun" and "unexpected" ...

The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 SUNDAY TIMES (UK) BESTSELLER The Kennedy name has long been synonymo...

The Battle for a Dying Empire A dramatic retelling of the final years of the Western Roman Empire and the downfall of Rome from the perspective of ...

A Slugger's Bumpy Trek Across Small-Town America Babe Ruth could be his own worst enemy.   After the 1921 World Series, the Bambino and teammate Bo...

Now in paperback - the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, featuring a new introduction by Mich...

A Landless Indian's Journey Home A People Magazine "Best New Book of the Month" - Finalist for the 2024 Pacific Northwest Book Award - A Kirkus Rev...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST -...

The History of the Images That Make Us A history of Black imagery that rewrites the history of visual culture and technology now Representations of...

How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycr...

Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography - Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography - A Booklis...

The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land The Washington Post Most Anticipated Fall Read - Los Angeles Times and Parade Most Anticipate...

A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive,...

Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion "Terrifically exciting and fun" (Publishers Weekly), Champagne...

A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the ep...