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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

by Jonathan Blitzer ...

**A National Bestseller • A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2024 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, PBS NewsHour, LitHub, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Lunch, Christian Science Monitor, and Counterpunch • One of Barack Obama's Summer Reading List Picks • Named a Notable Book by New York Times and Washington Post • Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Exce... ... Read more

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**A National Bestseller • A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2024 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, PBS NewsHour, LitHub, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Lunch, Christian Science Monitor, and Counterpunch • One of Barack Obama's Summer Reading List Picks • Named a Notable Book by New York Times and Washington Post • Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Exce...
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Black AF History

The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

by Michael Harriot ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the
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The Peasant Prince

Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution

by Alex Storozynski ...

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, "a sweeping, colorful, and absorbing biography that should restore Kosciuszko to his proper place in history" ( Newsweek ).Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. He came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, "a sweeping, colorful, and absorbing biography that should restore Kosciuszko to his proper place in history" ( Newsweek ).Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. He came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin
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Nathanael Greene

A Biography of the American Revolution

by Gerald M. Carbone ...

"An engaging new biography . . . a rounded portrait" of an unsung hero of the American Revolution from the award-winning author ( The Washington Times ).When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer—celebrated as one of three most ... Read more

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"An engaging new biography . . . a rounded portrait" of an unsung hero of the American Revolution from the award-winning author ( The Washington Times ).When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer—celebrated as one of three most
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What You Have Heard Is True

A Memoir of Witness and Resistance

by Carolyn Forché ...

**2019 National Book Award Finalist"Reading it will change you, perhaps forever.” —San Francisco Chronicle“Astonishing, powerful, so important at this time.” --Margaret Atwood**What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman's brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others. Written by one of the most gifted poets of her generation, this ... Read more

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**2019 National Book Award Finalist"Reading it will change you, perhaps forever.” —San Francisco Chronicle“Astonishing, powerful, so important at this time.” --Margaret Atwood**What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman's brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others. Written by one of the most gifted poets of her generation, this
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The Great Stain

Witnessing American Slavery

by Noel Rae ...

"Eyewitness testimonies to the culture and commerce of slavery . . . coupled with smart commentary" from an acclaimed historian. "Essential." ( Kirkus Reviews)In this important book, Noel Rae integrates firsthand accounts into a narrative history that brings the reader face to face with slavery's everyday reality. From the travel journals of sixteenth-century Spanish settlers who offered religious ... Read more

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"Eyewitness testimonies to the culture and commerce of slavery . . . coupled with smart commentary" from an acclaimed historian. "Essential." ( Kirkus Reviews)In this important book, Noel Rae integrates firsthand accounts into a narrative history that brings the reader face to face with slavery's everyday reality. From the travel journals of sixteenth-century Spanish settlers who offered religious
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Stony the Road

Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow

by Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...

**“Stony the Road presents a bracing alternative to Trump-era white nationalism. . . . In our current politics we recognize African-American history—the spot under our country’s rug where the terrorism and injustices of white supremacy are habitually swept. Stony the Road lifts the rug." —Nell Irvin Painter, New York Times Book ReviewA profound new rendering of the struggle by African-Americans ... Read more

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**“Stony the Road presents a bracing alternative to Trump-era white nationalism. . . . In our current politics we recognize African-American history—the spot under our country’s rug where the terrorism and injustices of white supremacy are habitually swept. Stony the Road lifts the rug." —Nell Irvin Painter, New York Times Book ReviewA profound new rendering of the struggle by African-Americans
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Ghost Soldiers

The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

by Hampton Sides ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March—from the author of Blood and Thunder.On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March—from the author of Blood and Thunder.On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish
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A Midwife's Tale

The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own" (The New York Times Book Review).Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well ... Read more

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own" (The New York Times Book Review).Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well
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A Mystery of Mysteries

The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

by Mark Dawidziak ...

An Agatha, Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Ohioana Award nominee!A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes.It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not ... Read more

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An Agatha, Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Ohioana Award nominee!A Mystery of Mysteries is a brilliant biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his mysterious death and its many possible causes.It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not
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The Martians

The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America

by David Baron ...

**A TIME BEST BOOK OF 2025: "A completely true look at America’s infatuation with aliens at the turn of the 20th century that feels like it could be science fiction . . . The Martians is not only a captivating look at recent history, but also a poignant cautionary tale, offering hard-to-ignore parallels between the alien enthusiasts of the Gilded Age and the conspiracy theorists of today."A NEW ... Read more

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**A TIME BEST BOOK OF 2025: "A completely true look at America’s infatuation with aliens at the turn of the 20th century that feels like it could be science fiction . . . The Martians is not only a captivating look at recent history, but also a poignant cautionary tale, offering hard-to-ignore parallels between the alien enthusiasts of the Gilded Age and the conspiracy theorists of today."A NEW
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The American Revolution

A History

by Gordon S. Wood ...

Series Book 9 - Modern Library Chronicles
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the
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Lincoln at Gettysburg

The Words that Remade America

by Garry Wills ...

Pulitzer Prize WinnerNational Book Critics Circle Award WinnerIn a masterly work, award-winning author Garry Wills shows how Lincoln reached back to the Declaration of Independence to write the greatest speech in the nation’s history.The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was asked to memorialize the gruesome battle. Instead ... Read more

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Pulitzer Prize WinnerNational Book Critics Circle Award WinnerIn a masterly work, award-winning author Garry Wills shows how Lincoln reached back to the Declaration of Independence to write the greatest speech in the nation’s history.The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was asked to memorialize the gruesome battle. Instead
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Live Laugh Love

The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made

by Kristin Kobes Du Mez ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A smart, endlessly interesting exercise in connecting cultural dots to learn how we got here." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne, a revelatory history of white Christian womanhood in the United States.**In her “paradigm-influencing” (Christianity Today) bestseller Jesus and John Wayne, which has changed ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A smart, endlessly interesting exercise in connecting cultural dots to learn how we got here." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne, a revelatory history of white Christian womanhood in the United States.**In her “paradigm-influencing” (Christianity Today) bestseller Jesus and John Wayne, which has changed
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Roots: The Enhanced Edition

The Saga of an American Family

by Alex Haley ...

First published forty years ago, Roots electrified the nation: it received a Pulitzer Prize and was a #1 New York Times bestseller for 22 weeks. In the four decades since then, the story of the young African slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants has lost none of its power to enthrall and provoke.Roots: The Enhanced Edition features rare interviews with author Alex Haley from the NBC News Archives ... Read more

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First published forty years ago, Roots electrified the nation: it received a Pulitzer Prize and was a #1 New York Times bestseller for 22 weeks. In the four decades since then, the story of the young African slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants has lost none of its power to enthrall and provoke.Roots: The Enhanced Edition features rare interviews with author Alex Haley from the NBC News Archives
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True North

On the Road in Canada

by Paul Theroux ...

A Toronto Star bestsellerAcclaimed, bestselling author and "“master of modern travel writing” (Wall Street Journal) Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country ... Read more

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A Toronto Star bestsellerAcclaimed, bestselling author and "“master of modern travel writing” (Wall Street Journal) Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country
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Architects of Authoritarianism

The Claremont Institute and the Making of the MAGA New Right

by F. Darrell Munsell ...

The eye-opening story of how a conservative think tank of political philosophers dedicated to the founding principles of the United States became the base of operations for Trump’s agenda of destroying civil rights and undoing American democracy.From the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and the Federalist Society’s decades-long campaign to shape the judiciary, private think tanks have long been ... Read more

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The eye-opening story of how a conservative think tank of political philosophers dedicated to the founding principles of the United States became the base of operations for Trump’s agenda of destroying civil rights and undoing American democracy.From the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and the Federalist Society’s decades-long campaign to shape the judiciary, private think tanks have long been
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We’ve Been Here the Whole Time!

A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America

by Joey Clift ...

Native comedian Joey Clift takes you on a hilarious journey to discover the largest population you don't know in this sharp debut for fans of Michael Harriot and Phoebe Robinson.Put away the construction paper: this contraband book contains everything your high school refused to teach you about Native American history, people, and culture—illustrated in an irreverent textbook-meets-notebook style ... Read more

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Native comedian Joey Clift takes you on a hilarious journey to discover the largest population you don't know in this sharp debut for fans of Michael Harriot and Phoebe Robinson.Put away the construction paper: this contraband book contains everything your high school refused to teach you about Native American history, people, and culture—illustrated in an irreverent textbook-meets-notebook style
... Read more
American Pope

Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City

by Daniel Burke, Scott Detrow ...

"Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, gets his first of perhaps many biographies to come, but NPR’s Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow set the bar high. . . . A fascinating portrait of a man who has already made history as the first American pope." *—*Town & CountryFrom the co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and NPR’s Senior Editor of Religion and Spirituality, a deeply reported, revelatory biography ... Read more

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"Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV, gets his first of perhaps many biographies to come, but NPR’s Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow set the bar high. . . . A fascinating portrait of a man who has already made history as the first American pope." *—*Town & CountryFrom the co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and NPR’s Senior Editor of Religion and Spirituality, a deeply reported, revelatory biography
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ...

Series Book 3 - ReVisioning History
**New York Times BestsellerNow part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul PeckRecipient of the American Book AwardThe first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples**Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants ... Read more

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**New York Times BestsellerNow part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul PeckRecipient of the American Book AwardThe first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples**Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants
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Rocket Boys

by Homer Hickam ...

Series Book 1 - Coalwood
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “nostalgic and entertaining memoir” (People) about a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space—the inspiration for the film October Sky“A message of hope in an age of cynicism. . . . Perhaps we all have something to learn from a half-dozen boys who dared to reject all limitations . . . and resolved to send dreams roaring to the sky.”—The ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “nostalgic and entertaining memoir” (People) about a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space—the inspiration for the film October Sky“A message of hope in an age of cynicism. . . . Perhaps we all have something to learn from a half-dozen boys who dared to reject all limitations . . . and resolved to send dreams roaring to the sky.”—The
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The Half Has Never Been Told

Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

by Edward E Baptist ...

The classic history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people.**"Gripping." —**New York Times**“A stinging indictment of slavery.” —**NPR Books?Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution—the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in ... Read more

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The classic history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people.**"Gripping." —**New York Times**“A stinging indictment of slavery.” —**NPR Books?Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution—the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in
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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

by Deborah Blum ...

**Equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller, The Poisoner's Handbook is "a vicious, page-turning story that reads more like Raymond Chandler than Madame Curie." —**The New York Observer**“The Poisoner’s Handbook breathes deadly life into the Roaring Twenties.” —Financial Times“Reads like science fiction, complete with suspense, mystery and foolhardy guys in lab coats ... Read more

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**Equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller, The Poisoner's Handbook is "a vicious, page-turning story that reads more like Raymond Chandler than Madame Curie." —**The New York Observer**“The Poisoner’s Handbook breathes deadly life into the Roaring Twenties.” —Financial Times“Reads like science fiction, complete with suspense, mystery and foolhardy guys in lab coats
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Black in Blues

How a Color Tells the Story of My People

by Imani Perry ...

A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, “the most important interpreter of Black life in our time” (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is ... Read more

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A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, “the most important interpreter of Black life in our time” (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is
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