The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century (World Social Change)Robert Marks★★★★★4.4(212)In accessible prose, Robert Marks distills world history of the past six centuries to its essence. Truly global in...
Rupert Red Two: A Fighter Pilot's Life From Thunderbolts to ThunderchiefsJack Broughton★★★★★4.4(210)From Publishers Weekly A full colonel, Broughton chronicles his 30-year career from his 1945 graduation from West Point...
Strange Days: Life in the Spirit in a Time of UpheavalMark Sayers★★★★★4.4(205)About the Author MARK SAYERS is a cultural commentator, writer and speaker, who is highly sought out for his unique and...
The Haldeman Diaries: Inside the Nixon White HouseH. R. Haldeman★★★★★4.4(204)From Booklist These diaries landed immediately on the best-seller list after their publication (no prepub galleys were...
Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tune of Five World-Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of DollarsJohn Huddy★★★★★4.4(202)“An amazing and absorbing story . . . [John] Huddy’s vivid, visceral prose and lean narrative make reading about...
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True StoryDouglas Preston★★★★★4.3(16.8K)Preston builds a compelling case for the scientific significance of what the expedition unearthed....The year may still...
The Lost City of Z (Movie Tie-In): A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures)David Grann★★★★★4.3(7.7K)Praise for David Grann's The Lost City of Z "Suspenseful. . . . Rollicking. . . . Reads with all the pace and...
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II (P.S.)Mitchell Zuckoff★★★★★4.3(3.6K)“The events Mr. Zuckoff relates are terrifying, horrible, remarkable and, sometimes, thrilling. … He is a skilled...
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus ChristJoseph Smith★★★★★4.3(2.3K)About the Author Joseph Smith, Jr., is the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is regarded...
A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the BulgeCharles B. MacDonald★★★★★4.3(1.7K)Charles B. MacDonald writes not just military history but history of people caught up in momentous events. His is an...
Strange and Obscure Stories of Washington, DC: Little-Known Tales about Our Nation's CapitalTim Rowland★★★★★4.3(1.6K)Sprightly, entertaining, surprising, and often wise."—Fergus Bordewich, author of The First Congress: How James...
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult IconSteve Wozniak★★★★★4.3(1.5K)From AudioFile "Woz," or Steve Wozniak, the eternally optimistic wizard who, along with Steve Jobs, gave birth to Apple...
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing ItGina Smith★★★★★4.3(1.5K)Budding computer-science majors, Apple aficionados and electronics buffs will find plenty to ingest here, as Wozniak...
Behind the Fireplace: Memoirs of a girl working in the Dutch Wartime ResistanceAndrew M Scott★★★★★4.3(1.2K)About the Author The author, Andrew, had only a vague inkling of the role his mother played during World War II, until...
Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century BuffaloKimberly Tilley★★★★★4.3(1.1K)Buffalonians are going to love digging into the Elmwood Village's first major scandal, a murder that attracted...
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi LinesCate Lineberry★★★★★4.3(1K)From Booklist In 1943, the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron crash-landed during a storm in Nazi-occupied...
The Onion FieldJoseph Wambaugh★★★★★4.3(1K)“A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!” —The New...
Mighty Men of Valor: With Charlie Company on Hill 714-Vietnam, 1970John G. Roberts★★★★★4.3(891)Mighty Men of Valor: With Charley Company on Hill 714 - Vietnam, 1970 is my personal story as well as an anecdotal...
Whatever Next?: Lessons from an Unexpected LifeAnne Glenconner★★★★★4.3(873)Both Lady in Waiting and follow-up volume Whatever Next? ...are funnier and sadder than might be expected. While never...
Terry Jones' Medieval LivesTerry Jones★★★★★4.3(810)Review Renowned for lampooning the schoolboy view of the medieval world in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Jones...
A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War IILucas Delattre★★★★★4.3(772)A vivid portrait...Delattre has supplemented his firsthand experience with extensive research and is terrific on...
A Short History of EuropeSimon Jenkins★★★★★4.3(766)Simon Jenkins is author of bestselling books Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations, A Short History of England, England's...
The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-boatsWilliam Geroux★★★★★4.3(750)Reviews for The Mathews Men “The valor and contributions of the U.S. Merchant Marines to victory in WWII has seldom...
Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved MurderPiu Marie Eatwell★★★★★4.3(728) Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell provides fresh evidence that we can never get enough of our favorite pin-up...