Browsing: History

When Paris aristocrats accuse orphan Victoire of a crime she didn’t commit, she is imprisoned in an infamous psychiatric hospital — where the seductive con artist who deceived Marie Antoinette takes Victoire under her wing. A captivating tale set during the French Revolution!

In this captivating New York Times bestseller with over 73,000 five-star Goodreads ratings, a renowned professor predicts the future of humankind. “Spellbinding… It is hard to imagine anyone could read this book without getting an occasional, vertiginous thrill” (The Guardian).

This New York Times bestselling account of October 29, 1929 — now known as Black Tuesday — captures the stock market crash that shaped the US economy for years and changed the course of history.

At 23, Isabella was sent with her family to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz. This powerful memoir chronicles their courageous efforts to survive its horrors. “Profoundly moving” (Publishers Weekly).

“A landmark achievement in US presidential history” (Douglas Brinkley): The final days of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency are expertly illuminated in this New York Times bestseller. “Magnificently rendered… nothing short of extraordinary” (New York Times bestselling author Jay Winik).

In his darkest hour, veteran Army helicopter pilot Gil Connor embarks on a perilous mission to save the survivors of a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness. Can he withstand the elements to execute the daring rescue?

One awful night in 1966, eight of the nine nurses staying in a Chicago town house were violently murdered. In this gripping account, the case’s lead prosecutor and an award-winning journalist detail the tragic crime and its aftermath.

A provocative New York Times bestseller: This sweeping, in-depth read examines 500 years of American history to understand the relationship between beliefs and facts in US politics. “Spirited” and “thought-provoking” (Library Journal starred review), with over 1,200 five-star Goodreads ratings.

An “extraordinary” #1 New York Times bestseller (Time): In 1920s Oklahoma, members of the oil-rich Osage Nation began to die mysteriously. But the true depths of the conspiracy wouldn’t be revealed for years to come… “A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter” (John Grisham).

Time and time again, US history has been shaped by unlikely events and improbable coincidences. Could the divine have stepped in? This thought-provoking book is “absolutely spectacular… Fascinating, eye-opening, and deeply inspiring” (New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas).