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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...

Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true st...

The Secret History of Women at the CIA NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "rip-roaring" (Steve Coll), "staggeringly well-researched" (The New York Times) hist...

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...

Dust off your cowboy boots and learn all about the history of country music! From Dolly Parton to Johnny Cash, from Carrie Underwood to Garth Brook...

Dust off your mic and learn all about the history of pop music in this adorable board book! From Elton John and Madonna to Beyoncé and Prince - pop...

Lay down a baby beat and learn all about the history of rap! From Grandmaster Flash to Kendrick Lamar, rap has shaped generations and brought a voi...

1...2...3...4! Let's rock and roll, babies! From Elvis Presley to Beatlemania, from Janis Joplin to David Bowie - rock has transformed through gene...

Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History The forgotten story of a pioneering group of fi...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumente...

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwr...

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...

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths, Book #3 In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells t...

Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it's to...

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

Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon The "gripping and astonishing story" (Douglas Preston) of the Cinta Larga, a tribe that had n...

How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by The Millions and Literary Hub. Award-winning...

A History in Thirteen Trials A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen dis...

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...

A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriag...