Browsing: History

The most torrid tale of passion ever told: David’s forbidden love for Bathsheba, and his attempt to cover up the…

An award-winning New York Times bestseller with over 14,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads: This riveting account tracks the fateful series of events that led to the 2008 financial crisis. “Too good to put down” (The Economist).

This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting,…

At the center of the devastating forced removal of Native Americans from their land lay the political battle between two key figures: President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross. This “magnificent book” (The Washington Post) unravels their story and this harrowing moment in US history.

Written by a New York Times bestselling author, this captivating book has over 9,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads! Follow the journey of John Snow, the doctor whose groundbreaking cholera research fundamentally altered the study of medicine. “Marvelous” (The Wall Street Journal).

This inspiring true story of veteran Air Force bomber pilot Robert Trimble, who laid his life on the line to…

With over 3,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: The top-secret Culper Spy Ring helped American forces face Britain’s military might during the Revolutionary War. This New York Times bestseller forms a fascinating portrait of these six spies who shaped history.

An in-depth examination of the famous battle commonly known as Little Big Horn. Using Native American accounts and forensic evidence, this step-by-step description of Custer’s defeat by the Sioux and Cheyenne is full of rich detail.

Award-winning cult filmmaker Bruce Robinson digs into the mystery, lies, and obsession surrounding the most notorious serial killer in history! Written in the spirit of Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson, this look at Jack the Ripper is “visceral… A bloody good read” (The Guardian).

In this history from a New York Times bestselling author, the Houses of Lancaster and York clash in a bloody era of violence. “Both scholarly and a page-turner… Entertaining” (Publishers Weekly starred review), with over 1,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads.