Browsing: 20th Century

A Pulitzer Prize–winning account with over 6,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When four Black men were accused of sexual assault in 1940s Florida, attorney Thurgood Marshall — who went on to become a Supreme Court justice — risked his life to fight a racist criminal justice system and the Ku Klux Klan.

Charles Faddis, co-author of Operation Hotel California, offers gritty, hair-raising stories about the CIA, which has devolved into a giant…

Reflecting on her role in US history, Madeleine Albright — the first female Secretary of State — tells the story of her remarkable career with warmth and humor. A “thorough and insightful” memoir (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,500 five-star Goodreads ratings!

The National Book Award-winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and…

In 1942, with a black-market chicken tucked under his arm by his mother, Leo Marks left his father’s famous bookshop,…

“Elucidating… a must-read” (USA Today): Shirley Temple was a shining star in Hollywood during a time of countrywide despair. Read how her signature cheer lifted spirits during the Great Depression and influenced a nation. “Deeply fascinating” (Booklist).

A “rollicking” New York Times bestseller (O, the Oprah Magazine) with over 1,200 five-star ratings on Goodreads: A counterculture icon tells dazzling stories from his long life on the wild side. “Beautiful… He knows words the way a pool hustler knows chalk” (NPR).

This “remarkable book” (Forbes) tells the true story of the Krauses — an American couple who risked their lives to bring 50 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Austria to safety in the United States. “A rich and rewarding read” (The Wall Street Journal).

“Wonderful” (Kirkus Reviews): During World War II, the residents of a tiny French village rescued thousands of innocent lives from Hitler’s secret police. A New York Times bestselling author recounts their astonishing tale of courage in this “unblinking exposé of resistance during the war” (The Wall Street Journal).

“Spellbinding and informative” (Booklist): Television personality and New York Times bestselling author Al Roker details the deadliest natural disaster in US history, a hurricane that struck Texas in 1900. “Compelling” (Kirkus Reviews).