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The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence…

A powerful New York Times bestseller! Join TV host Kathie Lee Gifford as she studies Scripture and documents a life-changing trip to the Holy Land to explore the roots of her Christian faith.

An Edgar Award finalist from a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer: When Jerry Sherwood discovered that the son she gave up for adoption decades before died at the age of three, she suspected foul play — and soon uncovered the horrifying truth behind his death. “Masterfully depicted” (Publishers Weekly).

In this “taut, riveting, and comprehensive account” (USA Today), a journalist reveals how systemic neglect and institutional corruption led to the deadly poisoning of a Michigan city’s water supply. “Exquisitely detailed… A potent cautionary tale” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

“Sharply drawn and empathetic” (Kirkus Reviews). Residents of Tangier Island, off the coast of Virginia, are poised to become the US’s first climate refugees. This poignant account details the fascinating history of the 200-year-old community and provides a glimpse into its tenuous future. “An important book” (Library Journal).

“Essential… Heartbreaking” (Booklist): Blackwell Island was meant to house prisoners, the poor, and the sick of New York in the mid-19th century. The dark truth of its mistreatment of tenants is told “with clarity and conscience by master storyteller Stacy Horn” (Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Teresa Carpenter).

The New York Times bestseller from CNN Political Commentator and 2020 former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, this thought-provoking and…

A historian’s “revealing and much-needed retelling of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the events that led up…

When Katrina Shawver met the eighty-five year old Henry Zguda, he possessed an exceptional memory, a surprising cache of original…

“Why They Stay” explores the possible reasoning and motivation behind why political wives stay with their husbands after the husbands…