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"[An] extraordinary history . . . mixes politics, history, architecture and biography to lay bare the secret heart of Russia's history. . . . a delight to read." ―The Wall Street JournalThe Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the Russian state, a fortress whose blood-red...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the...
"A solid history of the Civil War. . . . The author delivers a shrewd portrait of mid-19th-century America and the background to the war." —Kirkus Reviews"Olsen introduces essential issues involved in the outbreak, course, and aftermath of the Civil War in a...
A WWII veteran presents an "intense, moving account" of the battle for Iwo Jima: "the harsh face of war . . . has rarely bee portrayed so effectively" (Booklist).Combat Team twenty-eight, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on...
WITH WIT AND PIERCING INSIGHT, JOY-ANN REID CALCULATES THE TRUE PRICE OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCYIs Donald Trump running the "longest con" in U.S. history? What will be left of America when he leaves office?Candidate Trump sold Americans a vision that was seemingly at...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The “extraordinary” (The New York Times) autobiography of the legendary civil rights leader once called the most dangerous man in America—essential reading for...
"Book and man are brilliant, passionate, optimistic and impatient . . . Outstanding." —The EconomistThe landmark exploration of economic prosperity and how the world can escape from extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizens, from one  of the world's most...
"Quelle histoire! . . . This book is a feast of tidbits about French history . . . the presentation [is] jazzed up with sidebars and timelines." —The New York Times Book ReviewWith the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY * “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —The Christian Science Monitor * “ENTHRALLING.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * “A MUST-READ.” —Booklist (starred review)A human drama unlike any other: the riveting and...
"An inspiring overview of . . . perseverance, poignant losses, and stirring collective gains. . . . As much a work of love . . . as it is a work of history." ―PopMattersThe variety of LGBTQ life in Chicago is too abundant and too diverse to be contained in a single...
