History and Current Events

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Updated July 10, 2026
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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...
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
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' Financial...
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'-...
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...
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 **<...
American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the US Government
Abramsky, Sasha
Paper Book
A gripping narrative of federal workers caught in Trump's second-term purge, and the devastating consequences for American democracy. American Carnage follows eleven federal workers, in eight government agencies, from the time they were told they were fired in the early weeks of...
The devil reached toward the sky : the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb by the people who were there
Graff, Garrett M.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE 'MASTERPIECE' COMPLETE ORAL HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC BOMB - BY A PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST 'Magisterial...A stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga's surreal combination of...
Polar war submarines, spies, and the struggle for power in a melting Arctic
Rosen, Kenneth R.
Paper Book
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)
The death of Trotsky : the true story of the plot to kill Stalin's greatest enemy
Ireland, Josh
Paper Book
THE PULSE-POUNDING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY 'Elegant, unshowy and gripping in the manner of a dependable le Carré' THE TIMES 'The page-turning pace of a thriller . . . A first-class...

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