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"A must-read for this era" that lays out in common sense language how the US Constitution works, and how its protections are eroding before our eyes (Jake Tapper, CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent).The Constitution is the most significant document in...
Book Authority • 36 Best Textile Design eBooks of All TimeA briskly told, 30,000-year history of textiles that “will make you rethink your relationship with fabric” (Elle Decoration).From colorful threads found on the floor of an ancient Georgian cave to the Indian...
An intrepid investigation of the criminal world of wildlife trafficking--the poachers, the traders, and the customers--and of those fighting against itJournalist Rachel Nuwer plunges the reader into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been...
"Very well told . . . a rousing tale of wartime derring-do. . . . An absolute must-read." —New York Times–bestselling author Stephen HardingIn the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men untied to form an exceptional unit. Known as the Maritime Unit, it...
From the New York Times–bestselling historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, "[a] compact summation of our nation's monetary history" (Shepherd Express).  The world runs on the US dollar. From Washington to Beijing, governments, businesses, and individuals rely...
* Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book “We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and...
American history told from the bottom up by Howard Zinn himself—and the perfect all-ages introduction to his eye-opening viewpoint, published on Zinn's hundredth birthdayTruth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of conversations with the late Howard...
A stunningly vivid account of the manhunt for Geronimo and the Apaches’ decades-long struggle for their homeland—a vibrant saga of blood, power, family, and revenge from the renowned historian and author of The Undiscovered Country“An epic tale filled with Homeric...
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a “deeply layered and insightful” (The Washington Post) testament to people who are left out...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Economist • The Christian Science Monitor • Bloomberg Businessweek • The Globe and MailFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of Paris 1919 comes a masterpiece of narrative...