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Capitalism and Slavery

Eric Eustace Williams

About the Author The late Eric Williams was prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1961 until his death in 1981....

The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

Michael Kranish

“For anyone interested in cycling, technology or social history…a fascinating ride… Kranish has done historians...

Sand and Steel: The D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France

Peter Caddick-Adams

Sand and Steel will likely be the standard work on D-Day for some time to come." -- The NYMAS Review "It's rare for a...

The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Gettysburg to Vicksburg

Michael Weeks

About the Author Michael Weeks is an amateur historian with a passion for the road. He has driven tens of thousands of...

Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning

Andrei Martyanov

Martyanov's must-read book is the ultimate Weapon of Myth Destruction (WMD). And unlike the Saddam Hussein version,...

Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation

Ann Bausum

Ann Bausum is the daughter of a history professor and grew up in Lexington, Virginia, with a love of American history...

After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America

Jessica Goudeau

WINNER OF THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZEthe 'Understanding the World' Book of the Year at World Magazine A Best Social...

The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections

Tom Brokaw

The popularity and credibility of charismatic news anchor Tom Brokaw ensured bestseller status for The Greatest...

Martyrs Mirror: The Story of Seventeen Centuries of Christian Martyrdom From the Time of Christ to A.D. 1660

Thieleman J. van Braght

Review “This classic, gigantic work is the record of Christian faith and endurance from the first century to the...

Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up

Alex Speier

“Alex Speier is one of the few writers I’d read on any topic, and he’s written a fascinating book about a...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London

Guy Dimond

Known… for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK] Eyewitness Guides are extremely user-friendly for...

The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes

Carolyne Larrington

An accessible blend of scholarship and story, full of intriguing asides... In easily digestible chapters, well-regarded...

The Killing of Wolf Number Ten: The True Story

Thomas McNamee

Review Praise for Thomas McNamee: The Grizzly Bear is lyrical, lucid, evocative, sometimes funny, and always stylishly...

Rising from the Plains (Annals of the Former World, 3)

John McPhee

“Mr. McPhee has created a style--blending detailed reporting with a novelistic sense of narrative--and a standard...

Our Lost Declaration: America's Fight Against Tyranny from King George to the Deep State

Mike Lee

“The Declaration was a death sentence to those who wrote it and signed it. Today it is nothing less than a death...

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

Tom O'Neill

“This is a book I can wholeheartedly recommend…It’s fucking amazing…This shit goes deep and it’s...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Signet Classics)

Harriet Ann Jacobs

Review “One of the major autobiographies of the African-American tradition.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. About the...

Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery

A quiet delight of a book." ---Kirkus

1776 (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

David McCullough

A stirring and timely work." -- "The New York Times Book Review""Brilliant . . . powerful . . . "1776" is vintage...

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Vincent Bugliosi

Review One of the best crime stories ever written. About the Author Vincent Bugliosi (1934―2015), was the prosecutor...

The Things Our Fathers Saw: Voices of the Pacific Theater: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA (1)

Matthew Rozell

Great book that is easy to follow. I felt like I was the one sitting across the table talking to the people being...

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

Yvon Chouinard

Wonderful . . . a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope." —Jared...

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

Doug Stanton

Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers is as gripping as the most intricately plotted thriller. It is a masterwork of stunning...

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (ALA Notable Books for Adults)

Eric Schlosser

From Booklist Nuclear bombs must be handled with the proper care, yet that is not always the case. Mentioning harrowing...