Browsing: United States

In the early 20th century, factory girls who worked with radium began experiencing strange symptoms. Learn about their often tragic fates — and their fight for fair treatment — in this “must-read” New York Times bestseller (Library Journal) with over 41,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

In this New York Times bestseller, an NBC News correspondent reveals what it was like reporting on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for 500 days — from the shocking to the surreal. “A must-ride roller coaster of a memoir” (The Washington Post).

“An entertaining, illuminating biography of the 21st president” (The Wall Street Journal): Explore the surprising administration of Chester A. Arthur, an oft-overlooked but courageous leader for civil rights, anti-corruption, and more.

This “illuminating and absorbing” biography (The New York Times Book Review) tells the story of one of America’s complicated Founding Fathers, James Madison — a man who designed the Constitution, co-founded the Republican party, and shaped the nation in ways that still reverberate today.

After his mother dies, Titus struggles to protect and provide for his siblings. But will a chance encounter with a kind stranger help him find strength and hope in God? An uplifting tale that’s first in a series.

Dianne Lake was only 14 when she was lured into the Manson Family. Here, she reveals the manipulation she endured at the hands of Charles Manson — and how she eventually helped put him behind bars. “Courageous… A moving, intense insider’s view of the cult of Manson” (Publishers Weekly).

The first book in the McCabe Brothers, a spinoff of the big family romance series The Friessens from New York…

In this Pulitzer Prize finalist praised as “piercingly honest” (The New Yorker), journalist Suzy Hansen shares her story of moving to Istanbul in the wake of 9/11 — and the eye-opening perspective she gained. “Both rare and necessary” (The New York Times Book Review).

In the 1970s, FBI agents J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan went undercover to take down a charismatic master criminal in this “wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger” (New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean).

As World War II raged on, the US fought tooth and nail to take Guadalcanal from Japan — an effort that would prove successful and turn the tide of the Pacific War. “Thoroughly satisfying” (Kirkus Reviews).