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Asia

The Patient Assassin

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The dramatic true story of a celebrated young survivor of a 1919 British massacre in India, and his ferocious twenty-year…

20th Century

The Volunteer

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After the occupation of Poland, Witold Pilecki was sent to Auschwitz — where he spent years covertly reporting Nazi atrocities to the Allies. “Perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of the Second World War… This insightful book is likely to be the definitive version of this extraordinary life” (The Economist).

21st Century

The Fifth Risk

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In this provocative look inside the White House, a New York Times bestselling author argues that executive departments are under attack from within — and that only a handful of civil servants are holding the system together. From a writer called “the leading journalist of his generation” (Forbes).

Biographies and Memoirs

Torture Mom

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In 1965, the body of teenager Sylvia Likens was found in the basement of the house where she was staying. The perpetrators were other children in the house — as well as their mother, Sylvia’s temporary caretaker. This chilling read delves into the unbelievable crime.

Conspiracies

The Children’s Game

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Veteran intelligence agent Christopher Niles is recruited to help stop a Russian billionaire from unleashing a dangerous cyberattack on American democracy. “A masterful thriller that is genuinely alarming in its plausibility. A must-read” (Joseph Finder).

American Revolution

The First Conspiracy

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Before the Revolutionary War, a group of soldiers were involved in a plot against George Washington. This book delves into the story — and the beginning of US counterintelligence. “Anyone with an interest in American history will love this book” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston).