Browsing: History

This controversial New York Times bestseller follows a rogue journalist on a raucous journey to 1970s Las Vegas. “There are only two adjectives writers care about… ‘brilliant’ and ‘outrageous.’ Hunter Thompson has a freehold on both of them” (Tom Wolfe).

This New York Times bestseller from a highly acclaimed journalist pays tribute to a generation that endured the Great Depression and World War II — and shaped modern America. An “entirely compelling” read (The Wall Street Journal) “full of wonderful, wrenching tales” (Colin Powell).

In this New York Times bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author paints a “profoundly gripping” portrait (Publishers Weekly starred review) of a man who found a new life in America after escaping genocide and civil war in central Africa. With over 4,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who “pulls the curtain back…

This “superbly crafted” memoir (Kirkus Reviews) chronicles life in the shadow of a secret nuclear weapons plant and reveals the area’s devastating impact on unsuspecting locals. “Essential and unforgettable” (Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks).

This “original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking” bestseller (The New York Times) shines a light on the merciless destruction of Indigenous populations and cultures in the 1800s. “Shattering, appalling, compelling” (The Washington Post), with over 34,400 five-star Goodreads ratings.

When American Virginia Hall joined the British Special Operations Executive, she was deployed to occupied France — and soon became one of the Allies’ most useful spies. This “riveting” account (Publishers Weekly) shares a suspenseful slice of World War II history.

A Sunday Times bestseller with nearly 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! This “tremendously entertaining” chronicle (The Sunday Times) offers an uproariously funny and comically biased take on a millennium of French history.

In this “beautifully written, deeply felt” National Book Award finalist (Los Angeles Times) in the tradition of A River Runs Through It, a man recalls his childhood in western Montana. “Engrossing and moving” (Time).

For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter,…