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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.
New York Times Bestseller In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution....
"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." —Howard Zinn A new edition of the national bestseller and...
The strategy and planning behind D-Day: "The best-researched, best-written account [of the Normandy Campaign] I have ever read."— The New York Times Book Review One of the most controversial and dangerous military operations in the history of modern warfare, the...
• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American...
The 'Defenestration of Prague', the coup d'etat staged by Protestant Bohemian nobles against officials of the Hapsburg Emperor triggered the Thirty Years War. When Habsburg Spain intervened in support of their Holy Roman Emperor relative, what had started as a...
A longtime immigration activist explores what it means to be an undocumented American in this “impassioned and well-reported case for change ” ( New York Times ). In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how “illegality” and...
Any travel guide to Rome will urge visitors to go the Colosseum, but none answers a simple question: Why is it called the Colosseum?The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of The Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and...
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Featured in The New York Times , The Atlantic , Time , New York Newsday , and on Today ! “A nonfiction thriller.”— The Wall Street Journal From New York Times and international bestselling author of the “gripping” (Michael Connelly, #1 New York...
"A wonderfully researched, written, and fast-paced book about the inevitable march toward World War II, and the personalities who made it a reality." —Fred Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman offers a compelling behind-the-scenes exploration of...
New York Times –bestselling author of The Return of Great Powers : A "compelling" study of the damage done to US national security by Donald Trump (Michael Isikoff, New York Times –bestselling author of Find Me the Votes ). From praising dictators to alienating...