Browsing: History

“Superb” (Booklist): In the early 1900s, a single tiger claimed over 400 lives. This account describes what drove the animal’s aggression — and one man’s quest to end the bloodshed. “A gripping page-turner that also conveys broader lessons about humanity’s relationship with nature” (Publishers Weekly).

Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells…

In this “compelling, exciting adventure” (Kirkus Reviews), a New York Times bestselling author explores the story of Clarence Smoyer, a tank gunner from Pennsylvania who led the US army into Germany for the largest urban battle of World War II. “Will inform and fascinate both the general reader and the military historian” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

In this “effortlessly instructive, absorbing” #1 New York Times bestseller (The Guardian), celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking addresses major questions with wit and wisdom. “Hawking’s parting gift to humanity” (NPR).

“With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/MIA husbands home from…

“Expansive… paints an extraordinary portrait of America’s home front during the first year of World War II” (Publishers Weekly starred review): In 1942, the United States was faced with the possibility of losing the war. This narrative history examines the impact of this period of darkness and upheaval.

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day. ***An ALA…

It seemed more than a little odd that he might meet someone exactly like his ex, and on the first…

In 1860s Seattle, Gabe finds himself falling for Josie, an independent-minded woman who refuses to let any man break her heart. Could four young orphans bring them together in marriage — and in love?

History has portrayed Australia’s First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on an empty, uncultivated land. History is wrong.…