Browsing: History

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City…

Winner of the Lincoln Prize Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Abraham Lincoln’s political genius in this highly original work,…

During World War II, a young Jewish woman named Marthe Cohn became a spy for the French Resistance, participating in life-or-death missions to help take down the Nazis. “This compelling memoir is testament to how extraordinary circumstances can transform a life” (Publishers Weekly).

“Impressive in scope” (The New Yorker): From Bob Dylan to The Clash, witness popular music’s power to change in this spellbinding history of protest music. “Completely absorbing… Comprehensive and beautifully written” (Booklist starred review).

With over 1,600 five-star ratings of Goodreads, this work from a New York Times bestselling author outlines the epic naval efforts following the devastation at Pearl Harbor. “Exemplary… It is difficult to think of a recent book on this subject that is of such consistently outstanding value” (Booklist).

This New York Times bestseller details how the leaders of three powerful nations — the United States, Great Britain, and France — reshaped global politics after World War I. “A treasure” (Booklist) with nearly 3,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

This New York Times bestselling collection compiles six memoirs from author and activist Maya Angelou — including the celebrated work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. “Maya Angelou is a natural writer with an inordinate sense of life” (Kirkus Reviews).

This New York Times bestseller with over 4,000 five-star Goodreads ratings takes an “utterly engrossing” look (The Washington Post) into two lethal diseases: smallpox and anthrax. “One of the most horrifying things I’ve ever read in my life” (Stephen King).

After surviving the brutality of life in Auschwitz, this Nobel Peace Prize laureate transformed his personal experience of the Holocaust into one of the great masterpieces of 20th-century literature. “[A] slim volume of terrifying power” (The New York Times) that is “required reading for all of humanity” (Oprah Winfrey).

“An unforgettable and unprecedented view of the war” (San Francisco Chronicle): Based on firsthand accounts, this powerful work of history shares the stories of 20 people who experienced World War I. “In four decades of studying war, I’ve never read such a remarkable book” (The Washington Post).