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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.
From the New York Times bestselling author, the larger than life story of America's fifth president, who transformed a small, fragile nation into a powerful empire In this compelling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the epic story of James...
"In this fascinating look at contemporary politics, [the authors] set out to explain what really causes the extreme political polarization seen today." —Publishers Weekly What's in your garage: a Prius or a pickup? What's in your coffee cup: Starbucks or Dunkin'...
A leading educator, writer, and strategist sheds a timely and powerful light on American public schools, their miseducation of marginalized students of color and the action required to make tangible changes and reforms to a failing and racialized educational system....
The author of Black Hawk Down vividly recounts a pivotal Vietnam War battle in this New York Times bestseller: "An extraordinary feat of journalism". —Karl Marlantes, Wall Street Journal In Hue 1968, Mark Bowden presents a detailed, day-by-day reconstruction of the...
"An original and important book. . . . [T]he most readable introduction to the history, theology and present-day practices of Protestantism." —Publishers Weekly A New Interpretation of Protestantism and Its Impact on the World The radical idea that individuals could...
The nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer"explores the American right to free speech in this thoughtful and concise volume" (Publishers Weekly). The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what...
"Perhaps the most authoritative and readable single-volume history of immigration yet written." —Daily HeraldFormer professor Roger Daniels does his utmost to capture the history of immigration to America as accurately as possible in this definitive account of one of...
"A compelling and novel reassessment of World War I military history" (Kirkus Reviews)"There is much in the work I really admire, not least its brilliant recasting of the traditional military narrative." —Niall Ferguson, author of The Pity of WarBased on previously...
The bestselling classic written by the veteran whose WWII exploits are featured in the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific.Strong Men Armed relates the U.S. Marines' unprecedented, relentless drive across the Pacific during World War II, from...
"A powerful challenge to the prevailing constitutional orthodoxy of the right and the left . . . A deeply troubling and absolutely vital book" (Mark Joseph Stern, Slate).In this provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity...