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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.
The New York Times–bestselling author investigates various plots to save the murdered Russian Imperial family, why they failed, and who was responsible.An International BestsellerThe murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and its aftershocks...
“Sattin is a terrific storyteller.” —David Farley, New York TimesThe remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout our history.Moving across millennia, Nomads explores the transformative and often bloody relationship between...
“Vivid case studies . . . Adler’s frustration with wrongheaded economic thinking is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.” —Publishers Weekly  Why do so many contemporary economists consider food subsidies in starving countries, rent control in rich cities, and...
Compared to Casablanca by the Washington Post, The Freedom Line is a page-turning story of a group of resistance workers who secreted downed Allied fighter pilots through France and into safety in Spain during World War II—perfect for fans of Apple TV's Masters of the...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno. "Son, we’re going to Hell." The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into...
"Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages."--The New York Times Book ReviewFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryNew York Times Book Review Top Ten books of the YearWith a new preface marking the 400th anniversary of the landing...
Named one of the ten best books of the year by the Chicago TribuneA Publishers Weekly best book of 2019 | A 2019 NPR Staff PickA pathbreaking history of the United States’ overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empireWe are familiar with maps that outline...
An award-winning book “brings meticulousness and sensitivity to this emotional issue. . . . [and] may prove the most convincing to anti-vaxxers” (New York Review of Books).  The measles outbreak at Disneyland in December 2014 spread to a half-dozen U.S. states and...
“Finally, we have a biography worthy of one of the bravest and most influential activists in U.S. history.” ―Michael Kazin, author of What It Took to WinBorn to slaves in 1862, Ida B. Wells became a fearless anti-lynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and...
From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the...