Browsing: Nonfiction

“A solemn reminder of America’s unreckoned and yet celebrated past” (Booklist): A political scholar explores how authoritarianism can take root in a democracy, highlighting 12 lessons from US history that “brilliantly complement those of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny” (New York Times bestselling author Laurence Tribe).

What were the educational backgrounds of the Founding Fathers? A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist explores the Greek and Roman classics that shaped the nation in this New York Times bestseller. “Immersive and enlightening… A valuable take on American history” (Publishers Weekly starred review).