History and Current Events

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Updated April 1, 2026
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Original sin : President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again
Tapper, Jake
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 The damning inside story of Joe Biden's decline while in office - and the desperate...
Family of spies
Kuehn, Christine
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * INDIE BESTSELLER "An amazing and gripping tale, full of suspenseful twists and cinematic details" ―New York Times Book Review A propulsive, never-before...
King of kings : the fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian revolution and the unmaking of the modern Middle East
Anderson, Scott
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW STATESMAN, ATLANTIC AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A brilliant tale of greed, paranoia and hubris... a good place to start for anyone seeking to understand the current crisis'...
The stolen crown : treachery, deceit and the death of the Tudor dynasty
Borman, Tracy
Paper Book
The explosive, unmissable account of the succession of Elizabeth I from bestselling author Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces 'Compelling and brilliant' - ALISON WEIR 'A meticulously researched must-read for Tudor enthusiasts'-...
Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations
Kean, Sam
Paper Book
Finalist for the 2026 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | INDIE BESTSELLER | The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025 From "one of America's smartest and most charming writers" (NPR), an archaeological romp...
The traitors circle : the rebels against the Nazis and the spy who betrayed them
Freedland, Jonathan
Paper Book
2024 how Trump retook the White House and the Democrats lost America
Dawsey, Josh
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 2024, award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf bring us the definitive, inside story of the most high-stakes and volatile presidential election in modern U.S. history "A well-paced, thorough and...
Running deep bravery, survival, and the true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II
Clavin, Tom
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O'Kane commanded the submarine, which achieved its greatest success when it took on an...
1942 : when World War II engulfed the globe
Fritzsche, Peter
Paper Book
A penetrating history of the year World War II became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction and deliverance on a planetary scale, "offering an intriguing perspective on a world at war" (Richard Overy, New York Times-bestselling author of Blood and Ruins)
Shattered lands : five partitions and the making of modern Asia
Dalrymple, Sam
Paper Book
** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ** A Best Book of the Year in the Financial Times, The Week, Spectator, BBC History Magazine, NPR, History Today 'Remarkable ... The prose is vivid, the storytelling cinematic' GUARDIAN A history of modern South Asia told through five...
Goliath's curse : the history and future of societal collapse
Kemp, Luke
Paper Book
A radical retelling of human history through collapse - from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty-first century and beyond. ** FEATURED IN THE NEW BBC SERIES CIVILISATIONS: RISE AND FALL ** ** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **<...

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