Browsing: History

From medieval headdresses to Victorian crinoline, take a fascinating tour through centuries of odd clothing and unwieldy garments in this “brisk romp” (The New York Times Book Review).

This fascinating read traces how certain well-known medical procedures and discoveries — including contact lenses, anticoagulants, and penicillin — came about by chance.

Did Mary Pinchot Meyer uncover the truth behind JFK’s assassination — and was she killed for what she found? “Mary’s Mosaic just might have solved a great murder mystery… A must-read” (New York Times bestselling author Jim Marrs).

Rediscover Jesus in this fascinating look at his life as a Jewish man, immersed in Jewish culture. This illuminating book offers biblical context that will help Christians see the New Testament in a fresh light — and know Jesus more fully.

A powerful historical novel: Follow the journey of Jack Windrush, an idealistic Victorian soldier who discovers the true brutality of war in 1850s Burma.

“Masterful . . . The collaboration completes the Churchill portrait in a seamless manner, combining the detailed research, sharp analysis…

A turning point in the US Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg hinged on a pivotal moment. This gripping chronicle of Robert E. Lee’s failed charge to invade the North “contains much to interest and provoke” (Kirkus Reviews).

A New York Times bestseller with over 14,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: In 1986, Christopher Knight left home for the woods of New England — and spent nearly 30 years there in complete isolation. “An extraordinary story about solitude, community, identity, and freedom” (The Guardian).

A New York Times bestselling historian illuminates an unsung story of World War II, profiling leaders, soldiers, and spies of Europe who fought Hitler from unconquered Britain. “A rip-roaring saga of hairbreadth escape, espionage, and resistance” (Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City).

A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual history and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians and…