Browsing: World History

This absorbing history examines the disappearance of the Roanoke colony — and puts forth a theory on how 115 men, women, and children could completely vanish. “Miller offers enlivening insight and astounding detail as she resurrects a 400-year-old American mystery” (Associated Press).

This poignant Holocaust memoir recounts a profound journey of unimaginable loss and survival. A Wall Street Journal bestseller hailed as “an important contribution to the literature of the most tragic chapter of contemporary history” (Elie Wiesel).

This New York Times bestseller illuminates Queen Victoria’s unusual rise to the throne and her first forays into ruling a monarchy. “One is engaged from the very first line” (Alison Weir).

In the midst of World War II, hundreds of women from the French Resistance were sent to Nazi death camps. Here are their stories of courage, friendship, and survival. A New York Times bestseller hailed as “inspiring and fascinating” (People).

“The best brief account of the Auschwitz experience available” (The New York Review of Books): A Jewish doctor chronicles his time at Auschwitz, where he was forced to work as an assistant to the infamous Nazi scientist Josef Mengele. A New York Times bestseller with over 8,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“Moving… Deserves to be read” (The Washington Post): This gripping narrative recounts the largest prisoner escape of World War II, when hundreds of Jews trapped in a secret Nazi death camp bravely revolted against their captors. “Well-researched and well-written” (Library Journal).

“One of the most important works of history of our time” (The New York Times): This National Book Award winner offers a chilling account of the rise of Nazi Germany. “Monumental” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Theodore H. White).