Browsing: History

This “intricately detailed” book (Booklist) reveals the story of three women — Kathleen Harriman, Sarah Churchill, and Anna Roosevelt — who accompanied their famous fathers to the 1945 Yalta Peace Conference. A “vivid and revealing account” (Publishers Weekly starred review) of a time of historic upheaval.

From Mark Bittman, trailblazing food journalist and bestselling author of How to Cook Everything, comes a sweeping look at how humanity’s drive for food has transformed our history and planet — from early agriculture to the catastrophic influence of corporate greed. This “clear and compelling” volume (The New York Times Book Review) is recommended for fans of Yuval Noah Harari.

He refused to face his past…so it came crashing into his present.LA Times investigative reporter Jesse McMillan scores the biggest…

“Absolutely perfect for the current moment.” –BuzzfeedAmerica’s favorite cultural historian and author of Ghostland takes a tour of the country’s…

Winner of the Bruss Real Estate Book Award His assignment was to write about a real-estate frenzy lighting up the…

This #1 Sunday Times bestseller uses diaries and interviews to piece together the extraordinary story of a father and son sent to Auschwitz — who relied on their own love for each other in the darkest of times. “A personal and universal account of brutality at its worst and of family devotion at its best” (Kirkus Reviews).

“In vivid detail… examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties.”–The Boston Globe“Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable…

From the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA’s history comes a revealing account of high-stakes Mission Control work and the Space…

A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them.…

It is November 12, 1941, and the world is at war. In Shanghai, just weeks before Pearl Harbor, thousands celebrate…