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The #1 New York Times bestseller that inspired the feature film: Immerse yourself in the lives and work of the extraordinary Black women whose mathematical advances made space missions possible. This “tender account of genuine transcendence and camaraderie” (The New York Times) is top-rated on BookBub.
A “remarkable” reimagining of Peter Pan (Booklist): After World War II, orphaned Kettle faces prejudice as a Japanese American while he cares for his makeshift family of homeless children. When he crosses paths with privileged but traumatized Nora, both of their lives are forever changed…
This “tense, fascinating account” (Publishers Weekly) chronicles the unbelievable true story of a group of West Germans who risked everything to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall and liberate East Germans. “A gripping page-turner that thrills like fiction” (Kirkus Reviews).
A Pulitzer Prize finalist: In the wake of Pearl Harbor, daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle led 16 US Army bombers to Japan in a pivotal, retaliatory mission. “One of the most incredible accounts of American military valor I’ve ever read” (New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy).
From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely…
With “vivid description” and “satisfying characters” (Publishers Weekly), this diverting Wall Street Journal bestseller explores the history of the Dakota — a legendary Manhattan building that has housed celebrities including John Lennon and Lauren Bacall.
This “richly textured narrative history” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) follows three brothers through World War II. After a Japanese American family was torn apart by the war, they had to travel between countries — and choose their allegiances. “Deeply researched and elegantly written” (USA Today).
The “fine biography” and “compelling personal story” (The Wall Street Journal) of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano…
This New York Times bestseller delves into the personal lives and political strengths of 10 First Ladies. “Both elegant portraiture and highly readable, important White House history… The stories about Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama are irresistible” (Douglas Brinkley).
In 1856, Washington was born into a family of slaves in Virginia. From there it seemed that his fate had…