Browsing: History

Set during the American Revolution, this “page-turning” New York Times bestseller (Booklist starred review) sheds light on Alexander Hamilton’s profound romance with Elizabeth Schuyler. “A juicy answer to Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton” (Cosmopolitan), with over 2,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the…

As the cable TV industry exploded in the 1980s, offering viewers dozens of channels, an unprecedented number of series were…

“Fascinating and lively” (The Times): In 1939, Winston Churchill tasked a covert team of six with the destruction of Hitler’s war machine. Featuring guerrilla tactics and sabotage, this key piece of history is presented in “a magnificent story, brilliantly told.” (Anthony Horowitz).

This “deeply engrossing” history (Chicago Tribune) from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author traces the journey of the oldest hospital in the US from the 18th century to today. “Brilliant and deliciously readable… The story of modern medicine, of New York City, and of America itself” (The Boston Globe).

This New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year explores the life of famed lobotomy patient Henry Molaison — and the controversial work of the doctors and researchers who studied him. “Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King… Mesmerizing” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

From a National Book Award–winning author: This masterful New York Times bestseller chronicles every aspect of life in the Middle Ages — from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance.

National Book Critics Circle Award, Biographers International Organization Plutarch Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist New York Times…

One of Entertainment Weekly’s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the DecadeA definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS…

This New York Times bestseller delves into primary sources to illuminate an accomplished general and misunderstood president. “Thorough and engaging… invaluable” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham).