Murders, kidnappings, perilous escapes, suicide missions, poisoned knives, marriage plots, witchcraft allegations: The Dark Queens has them all.
Carole Emberton’s insightful study of the first group of enslaved people to be emancipated is a necessary, judicious correction to Confederate nostalgia.
The variety of voices and styles in The 1619 Project audiobook allows the listener to understand American history on a profoundly human level.
Liza Mundy illuminates a little-known facet of American history: women from across the country were trained to be code breakers during World War II.
The Urge is several excellent books in one: a sweeping history of addiction, a compassionate look at treatment and a blistering critique of outdated policies.
In a fascinating look at how humans fare against artificial intelligence, Oliver Roeder argues that games are, in fact, the things that make us human.
The Founders’ Fortunes will hold readers’ interests with its carefully drawn portraits of personalities and insightful analyses of events.
An accomplished scholar and two-time “Jeopardy” champion reveals the true story of a British vessel that captured slave ships in the 1800s.
Let’s Get Physical bulges with factoids you will scarcely believe, drawing readers into the history of exercise and modern women
James R. Gaines introduces readers to the lonely, gifted, stubborn activists whose calls for change in the 1950s influenced the course of the 20th century.
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