Browsing: History

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Justice Anthony Kennedy slipped out of the Supreme Court building on June 27, 2018, and traveled incognito…

While much of Audrey Hepburn’s life was spent under the Hollywood spotlight, details of her early years living under Nazi occupation in the Netherlands are less well-known. This intimate biography illuminates the hardships, horrors, and triumphs — from her participation in the Dutch Resistance to her survival during the famine of 1944.

In 1941, an unlikely romance blossoms between Ilse, a German Jewish woman, and Willy, a Luftwaffe Captain. Willy vows to do whatever it takes to save Ilse from the Nazis — even if it means sacrificing his own life… A stirring historical novel inspired by true events.

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire: This probing account explores a pivotal 1970s experiment in which eight people, including Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan, entered American psychiatric hospitals in an undercover operation that changed the field of modern medicine.

An “engrossing” and “captivating” novel inspired by true events (Kirkus Reviews): In 1887, Nellie Bly spent 10 days undercover at a psychiatric hospital. Thirty years later, Nellie’s young secretary records her boss’s story — and unearths the secrets she kept hidden from the world…

“Essential…in showcasing people who are persistent, clever, flawed, loving, struggling and full of contradictions, Broke affirms why it’s worth solving…

“An appealing mix of accessibility and research. [Hutton] has illuminated a fascinating and often appalling side of the war at…

National Outdoor Book Awards Winner Winner of the BANFF Adventure Travel Award ”A thrilling and harrowing story. If it’s a…

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER No Ordinary Dog is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog…

This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the…