Anderson Cooper’s tender descriptions of his mother’s optimistic spirit lend a touching and respectful tone to this in-depth look at the Vanderbilt dynasty.
Retracing the trail of Washington’s presidential excursions, Nathaniel Philbrick reveals a profound respect for American history and the lessons it imparts.
In her enlightening and elegantly written Looking for the Good War, Elizabeth D. Samet compares popular myths about World War II to the brutal facts of war.
In a conversational, accessible tone, Edward Dolnick draws readers into the dazzling intellectual mystery of the Rosetta stone.
Historian Alex von Tunzelmann examines 12 different case histories of statues from around the world that fell (literally) out of favor.
With fast-paced storytelling, Dan Jones introduces the kings, philosophers, clerics, bankers, theologians, scientists and navigators who defined the Middle Ages.
Patented: 1,000 Design Patents is thicker than an old phone book but much more fun to thumb through.
The 1619 Project is a visionary work that casts a sweeping, introspective eye upon what many have so aptly termed the country’s original sin.
Major League fans, you just won the lottery. In his new book, noted sportswriter Joe Posnanski presents 880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.
Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, this is a distressing yet essential, enlightening read.
Medieval historian Cait Stevenson straddles the worlds of scholarly and popular history, and her fervor is contagious in How to Slay a Dragon.
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