Browsing: World History

During World War II, a Jewish woman — along with her husband and newborn — fled from the Warsaw Ghetto. This read is the published edition of her diary, in which she recorded their harrowing struggle to survive the Holocaust.

This instant New York Times bestseller has already been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture! Discover the remarkable feats of a group of young Jewish women who banded together to fight the Nazis in World War II Poland. “Superbly told… Batalion brings to light half-forgotten tales of astounding courage” (The Economist).

Fighting to reclaim the French crown for the Bourbons, the duchesse de Berry faces betrayal at the hands of one…

A New York Times bestseller A USA Today bestseller The long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman’s life during the…

The second novel in the Mr Pepys series by popular historical novelist Deborah Swift, featuring the Great Plague Sometimes the…

The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Killers of the Flower MoonIn 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett…

This New York Times bestseller provides a rich and vital history of Scotland and the crucial impact its people have had on the modern world. “Lively and informative” (Library Journal), with over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

“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 9,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST • “Part personal quest, part testament, and all thoughtfully, compassionately written.”—The Washington Post   “Esther…

“Profound, gripping, and gut-wrenching… Like Anne Frank’s diary, it offers a story that needs to be told and heard” (Booklist starred review): Ariana Neumann recounts the harrowing past her father kept from her — his time enduring unspeakable horrors while hiding from the Gestapo in Berlin. “Beautifully told” (John le Carré).