Browsing: History

The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward…

A New York Times bestseller: Learn the story of the singular hero who trained elephants to perform vital tasks in the Second World War! “Masterfully written” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Gruen), with over 2,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Lone Survivor meets Marley & Me in this inspiring buddy memoir of an extraordinary service dog whose enduring love brought…

A New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2016: In the 1980s, an archivist smuggled 350,000 ancient manuscripts out of Timbuktu — and the hands of Al Qaeda. “Part history, part scholarly adventure story, and part journalist survey… Hammer writes with verve and expertise” (The New York Times Book Review).

After the devastation at Hiroshima, 25 injured Japanese women came to the US for reconstructive surgery. This extraordinary story of how they rebuilt their lives is “beguiling… Evokes a range of human emotions” (The New York Times).

A New York Times bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award: Having grown up a privileged member of the black Chicago elite, Margo Jefferson expounds on her experience with issues of race, class, and gender. “Brave… revelatory” (The New York Times Book Review).

In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal…

Observe every facet of the Peloponnesian War in this “elegant, lucidly written” account (Publishers Weekly) of the clash between Athens and Sparta. “A first-rate chronicle, capturing the intensity and savagery of ancient warfare” (Booklist).

A New York Times bestseller: The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals illuminates the life of Lyndon Johnson in this “absorbing” biography (The Washington Post). A longtime confidante of the former president shares the candid thoughts of a complicated, conflicted man.

In 1943, a group of US Army medical personnel became trapped in a harrowing, months-long fight for survival after their plane crashed in Nazi-occupied Albania. This “amazing World War II survival-and-rescue story” (Booklist) documents their struggle and the courageous villagers who risked everything to help them.