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Winner of the István Hont Book Prize, Institute of Intellectual History Finalist for the Cundill History Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became...

From viral social media sensation Dr. Zachary Rubin, an in-depth look at both common and surprising allergies, spotlighting patient stories, the history and science behind allergies, common myths, treatment options, and more Millions of people suffer from various allergic...

"Helpful and hopeful." --John Green, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars A Better World Is Possible is a comprehensive and graphic novel guide on climate change and what you can do about it. As climate change...

★ "An astonishing, delightful, and illuminating celebration of mathe-magics." - Kirkus (STARRED review) ★ "This fun, informative, and highly visual title is a unique addition that belongs on the "M" shelf in all STEM collections." - Booklist <...

Over the first decades of the 18th century, Christianity began to lose its grip on the story of humankind. Yet centuries of xenophobia, religious intolerance, and proto-biological ideas did not simply disappear. This raw material was increasingly 'processed' by secularly minded thinkers who claimed...

The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America. Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the American sense of humor. The 1990s showcased a golden era for Black comedy,...

'A bookworm's delight' Sara Collins | 'A gorgeous hug of a book - funny, warm and charming' Marian Keyes | 'Comforting, funny and moving' Sali Hughes | 'Lucy Mangan on books is like butter on toast: perfect' Caitlin Moran | [Mangan] makes...

A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive graphic history of Ukraine's centuries-long struggle against Russian domination, from the Middle Ages to today's devastating war, by an award-winning journalist and Ukrainian cultural historian The conflict between Russia and Ukraine...

The National Book Award-winning historian of Stamped from the Beginning charts how "great replacement theory" has moved from the margins to become the most dominant politcal theory of our time-and what we can do to safeguard democracy from this insidious threat. Recall the...

A sweeping chronicle placing race at the center of Native American U.S. history, from the award-winning author of This Land Is Their Land. When the colonial era began, Europeans did not consider themselves as "Whites," and Native Americans did not think of themselves as...

A definitive, first-of-its-kind, richly photographic celebration of women's basketball captures the passion, energy, and skill of the sport--and the many players and coaches who helped build it. Women's basketball is taking the country by storm with record-breaking...

An illuminating deep-dive into everything Fleetwood Mac--the songs, the rivalries, the successes, and the failures--"">Dreams evokes the band's entire musical catalog as well as the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story.

In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more than the four--earth, water, fire, and air--established in the ancient world, but less than half the total in our modern table. Mendeleev believed there were many elements still to come....

The definitive biography of American suffragist and women's rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton, from a preeminent historian of women's suffrage "The life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton still has much to teach us. The invented prisons of race, sex, and class are still with...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Charlie Hustle and Fly Girls comes one of America's greatest sports stories: the improbable rise of Larry Bird and the Indiana State Sycamores. In...

The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the rise of right-wing extremism and domestic terrorism, and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection--from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin. Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a...

Over the last few decades, and especially in the last ten years, our understanding of slavery has been transformed by the work of many talented scholars. We have learned a great deal about the actions of enslavers, the struggles and victories of the enslaved, and how the afterlives of American...

Embedded into the cobblestones of Europe are Stolpersteine--stumbling stones. Carefully hand-chiseled with names and dates, these small, brass plaques make up the largest monument to the Holocaust in the world. Today, you can find over 100,000 stones across Europe. The Stumbling...

A lavishly illustrated and meticulously guided excursion through the mapping of historic Palestine from the earliest record through the early twentieth century. Palestine is as much a region of the earth as it is a place in the psyche of those who mapped it. Author Thomas Suarez is uniquely...

"This story of credulous, out-of-touch monarchs steering their country into disaster never loses its sinister appeal."--The New York Times "A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy."--The Sunday Times From one of our most...

ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator--from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after "A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman Amphitheatre both accessible and...

This powerful and unflinching examination of racism in America by award-winning historian Ann Bausum deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War, perfect for fans of STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING and JUST MERCY. Warning: This is not your average U.S. history book.