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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.
"As a companion to Downton Abbey . . . Maloney's study satisfies . . . [a] thorough glimpse into the lives of British house servants in the early 1900s." —Shelf Awareness  UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social...
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of the National Book Award finalist War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning Chris Hedges challenges the Christian Right’s religious legitimacy and argues that, at its core, it is a mass movement fueled by unbridled nationalism...
“A thorough account of Harriman’s rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read … riveting and revelatory.” —The New Yorker“Rigorous but rollicking.” —The New York TimesNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker, Apple Books, The Economist, Politico, Town &...
"A treasure trove of myths and terror… Atmospheric as hell… Immersive."―The TimesBased on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they...
A narrative history of the unlikely Maoist rebellion that terrorized Peru even after the fall of global Communism.On May 17, 1980, on the eve of Peru’s presidential election, five masked men stormed a small town in the Andean heartland. They set election ballots...
In this extraordinary book, Charles B. MacDonald recounts his personal, authentic story of the front-line during World War Two.As a newly commissioned captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald’s first experience of combat was war at its most hellish — the Battle...
A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and...
This "intriguing and chilling" WWII history follows thirteen ordinary German women who worked—and killed—on the Eastern Front (Chicago Tribune).A National Book Award Finalist Drawing on twenty years of archival research and fieldwork, Wendy Lower introduces thirteen...
Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The...
"Brings readers right into the midst of these colonists and their daunting American adventure . . . An entertaining, richly informative look at the past." —Janet Maslin, The New York TimesIn April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of...