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History

The Prince

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As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was able to…

1960s

One Minute to Midnight

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This New York Times bestseller presents an hour-by-hour account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the closest the world has ever come to nuclear Armageddon. A “first-rate” account (Library Journal) of those desperate days.

Biographies and Memoirs

Ester and Ruzya

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In this “astonishing and deeply moving story” (Booklist), a National Book Award–winning author shares the tale of her two grandmothers — Jewish women whose lives were transformed by the Holocaust, Stalin, and communism — and how they found a sustaining friendship with one another.

Biographies and Memoirs

Dreadnought

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From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “master of historical portraiture” (The Wall Street Journal): In bygone days, an army’s strength lay primarily with its battleships. Explore the age of the dreadnought in this “richly satisfying account” (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Action and Adventure

Animal Dreams

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A New York Times bestseller from the author of The Poisonwood Bible: When her father’s illness calls her back to her Arizona hometown, Codi embarks on a transformative journey. “Rich, complex, witty… This one will be with us for a long time” (The Washington Post).

20th Century

First Families

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Did you know that John Adams’s family got lost on their way to the brand-new President’s House? This “intimate glimpse into the daily lives of extended presidential families” (Booklist) is “as irresistible as a gossip column” (Publishers Weekly) and shares fascinating trivia about one of the most famous residences in the world.