Browsing: History

During World War II’s Operation Torch, a marine salvage engineer was given the seemingly impossible task of raising wrecked ships to clear Mediterranean ports — all with limited resources. Learn how one man’s resilience and ingenuity led to a crucial boon for the Allies in this engrossing record.

After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the…

A #1 New York Times bestseller that was made into a hit feature film! The fishing vessel Andrea Gail faces off against the storm of the century. “Terrifyingly, awesomely real” (Los Angeles Times), with over 30,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Follow the tragic 1,800-mile journey taken by Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce tribe in this stirring New York Times bestseller. Famous for saying, “I will fight no more forever,” Chief Joseph was a complicated and fascinating man who advocated for his people in a time of turmoil and hardship.

Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award,…

Top-rated on BookBub: This modern classic explores the city of Savannah — and the gunshots that rang out from one of its most storied homes early one morning. “The first true crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed-and-breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime” (The New York Times).

A New York Times bestseller: As a child, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright grew up in the shadow of World War II. In this intimate mix of history and memoir, her “vivid storytelling and measured analysis bring this tragic era to life” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

“Perceptive, witty, and engaging” (Publishers Weekly): A celebrated journalist searches for the truth about her great-great-grandmother Julia, whose spirit is said to inhabit a hotel in Santa Fe. “Deeply compelling… The book’s unique blend of genres and its excellent writing make it hard to put down” (Booklist).

A New York Times bestselling author and anthropologist shows how much of modern US culture is deeply rooted in Native American influence. An “insightful and provocative” tribute (Kirkus Reviews) to the enduring legacy of the nation’s indigenous populations.

This intense and riveting memoir tells the story of The Outcasts, a group of young helicopter pilots who fought for the US in Vietnam.