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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...

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...

How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities Look to the sky! High above the ground, generation after generation, Native workers called s...

The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship NPR SPRING PICK An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary write...

A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day An essential introduction to trans history, from ancient times to the present day, in full-c...

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

A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News A former CIA analyst unveils the true history of fake news and gives readers tips on how to avoid falli...

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

An Anatomical Voyage A myth-busting voyage into the female body. A camera obscura reflects the world back but dimmer and inverted. Similarly, scien...

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

A History of Axe Murder A brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and e...

How We Served a Revolution A celebrated food writer's expansive, audacious excavation of the development of modern queer identity and food culture....

A Global History of Food Ketchup seems iconically American, but the word comes from a Southeast Asian anchovy sauce, and today it is made largely f...

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...

Life in the Minor Leagues of Baseball NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the acclaimed bestselling author comes a riveting journey through the world of min...

Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made A "connected" account of how the Mob has worked with America's Commander in Chiefs and have influenc...

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