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From revolutions to revelations, these books decode society’s tangled mess with insight, wit, and maybe a conspiracy theory or two.
Thunder at Twilight is a landmark historical vision, drawing on hitherto untapped sources to illuminate two crucial years in the life of the extraordinary city of Vienna-and in the life of the twentieth century. It was during the carnival of 1913 that a young Stalin...
An Instant National Bestseller • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Vanity Fair "There couldn’t be a timelier book . . . searingly poignant, essential...
An "absorbing" account of the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran—essential reading for anyone concerned about Iran's role in the world today ( Harper's Magazine ). In August 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran's democratically elected...
A new account of America's most controversial diplomat that moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of America's current imperial stance In his fascinating new book Kissinger's Shadow , acclaimed historian Greg Grandin argues that to...
The New York Times –bestselling author "delivers a full-throated indictment of the U.S. Supreme Court in this punchy polemic" ( Publishers Weekly ). In this book, Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America, explains how the Supreme Court has...
An authoritative history of the vital role of secularist thinkers and activists in the United States, from a writer of "fierce intelligence and nimble, unfettered imagination" ( The New York Times ) At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as...
A study of the most celebrated family power struggle in British history. "A wonderfully thorough history of the Scots that thankfully avoids dwelling on stories that have been explored countless times before—especially fitting now as Scotland decides whether to...
From the acclaimed author of 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents and 1960: LJB vs JFK vs Nixon—The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies comes a dazzling panorama of presidential and political personalities, ambitions, plots, and counterplots; racism,...
A "brilliant" examination of the growth of presidential power from George Washington to George W. Bush, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian ( Newsweek ). Over the course of two centuries, the power of the president of the United States has grown exponentially. From...
From the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Invention of Murder , an extraordinary, revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets of Dickens' London. The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this...