Ethel Rosenberg: An American TragedyAnne Sebba★★★★★4.5(526)“[A] riveting biography...thanks to Sebba’s marvelously gripping narration, we encounter a raft of pivotal...
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political WarfareThomas Rid★★★★★4.5(507)50 Notable Books of Nonfiction, The Washington Post Best Books of the Year, New Statesman Best National Security Books,...
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008Paul Krugman★★★★★4.5(504)The most celebrated economist of his generation. From AudioFile Are you afraid we're headed back to the past and the...
Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the PlanetCarl Pope★★★★★4.5(502)In their new book, Climate of Hope , Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope provide readers with a wonderful, in-depth...
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter PlanetMark Lynas★★★★★4.5(500)`Scientists predict that global temperatures will rise by between one and six degrees over the course of this century...
The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the FutureChris Whipple★★★★★4.5(499)New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice “ The best book about the CIA I’ve ever read. Its revelations are...
No Mission Is Impossible: The Death-Defying Missions of the Israeli Special ForcesMichael Bar-Zohar★★★★★4.5(481)A riveting follow-up to Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal's account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No...
Xi Jinping: The Backlash (Penguin Specials)Richard McGregor★★★★★4.5(422)Richard McGregor is the author of The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers . He has reported from Asia...
The Terror Years: From al-Qaeda to the Islamic StateLawrence Wright★★★★★4.5(405)“Superb and gracefully written. . . . Wright is one of the most lucid writers on the subject of Islamic extremism.”...
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin WallM. E. Sarotte★★★★★4.5(392)Kirkus “A rigorous sifting of evidence surrounding the final toppling of the sclerotic East German state. With...
American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common GoodColin Woodard★★★★★4.5(361)Winner, 2017 Maine Literary Award for Non-Fiction Finalist, 2017 Chautauqua Prize "Woodard...is a terrific writer, and...
Comrade JPete Earley★★★★★4.5(359)Pete Earley, a former reporter for The Washington Post , is the author of eight works of nonfiction, including the...
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic LifeEric Klinenberg★★★★★4.5(355)Shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice “Eric Klinenberg offers a new...
Don't Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVMSarah Berman★★★★★4.5(330)*SHORTLISTEDxa0for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize* xa0 *FINALISTxa0for 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Brass...
The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the PoorWilliam Russell Easterly★★★★★4.5(310)William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and a director of NYUs award-winning Development...
Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to ObamaDennis Ross★★★★★4.5(306)“Dennis Ross and ‘Middle East Peace Process’ are nearly synonymous . . . In Doomed to Succeed , the Washington...
The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good CitizensRichard Haass★★★★★4.5(304)“Richard Haass has turned his keen mind and large heart to the most important of questions: The meaning of...
Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold WarAntonio J. Mendez★★★★★4.5(269)Admiral Stansfield Turner former head of the CIA A true story of spying with all the suspense and intrigue of a James...
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle ClassJohn Hope Bryant★★★★★4.5(268)“John Bryant is what I call a practical idealist who dreams big and then moves with precision to action. He reminds...
Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of FreedomMichael Rectenwald★★★★★4.5(258)When I read Springtime for Snowflakes and interviewed Michael Rectenwald, I recognized an extremely well-versed...
Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never DiesKristian Niemietz★★★★★4.5(258)About the Author Dr Kristian Niemietz is the Head of Health and Welfare at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and a...
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society, 2nd EditionHerbert Marcuse★★★★★4.5(252)Review Marcuse shows himself to be one of the most radical and forceful thinkers of this time. -- The Nation About the...
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987Bob Woodward★★★★★4.5(251)Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time." -- Bob...
Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of MisunderstandingHusain Haqqani★★★★★4.5(246)From Publishers Weekly Mistrust and cross-purposes characterize relations between Pakistan and the U.S., writes...