Browsing: History

With over 2,200 five-star Goodreads ratings! This Pulitzer Prize–nominated book offers a “riveting and troubling portrait” (The New York Times) of culture and politics in contemporary China. “The best book on China I’ve ever read. Witty, indispensable, and often moving” (New York Times bestselling author Gary Shteyngart).

From “America’s nerviest journalist” (Newsweek)–a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage…

Billy Crystal reflects on his life and career while taking a “laugh-out-loud” look (Entertainment Weekly) at getting older in this New York Times bestseller! “A funny and genuinely moving chronicle of his life inside and outside Hollywood” (Publishers Weekly).

EXPANDED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE “The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror . . .” So…

Weaving a tale set before, during, and after the tragedy at sea, a USA Today bestselling author breathes new life into the Titanic story through the trials of four survivors. “A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph” (Dinah Jefferies), with over 1,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history…

Now a New York Times Bestseller! The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played…

An internationally bestselling true story that inspired the Academy Award–nominated film: Fifty years after her baby was taken away from her, Philomena Lee set out to find him. Her unbelievable journey is chronicled in this “searingly poignant account” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

A New York Times bestseller with over 2,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads! This “leisurely yet informative narrative” (Publishers Weekly starred review) offers an engrossing look into the lives of the four doomed Russian grand duchesses.

This stirring New York Times bestseller tells the true story of the remarkable women who served on Special Ops teams in Afghanistan and had a profound effect on American–Islamic relations. “A tremendous story… Very moving” (Jon Stewart).