History and Current Events

Discover new releases in history and current events.

Updated December 16, 2024
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this 'riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult' (Los Angeles Times). On November 6, 1860, Abraham...
The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates
In his keenly anticipated new book, The Message, he explores the urgent question of how our stories - our reporting, imaginative narratives and mythmaking - both expose and distort our realities. Travelling to three resonant sites of conflict, he illuminates how the stories we tell - as well...
Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
Nellie Bowles
Paper Book
From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles comes an irreverent romp through the sacred spaces of the new left.  As a Hillary voter, a New York Times reporter, and a frequent attendee at her local gay bars, Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco...
The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
Nick Lloyd
Paper Book
'The First World War from a refreshingly unfamiliar angle . . . masterly' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Compelling . . . The Eastern Front is essential reading' Margaret Macmillan, Financial Times 'A masterwork . . . This...
All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
Fred C. Trump, III
Paper Book
With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, breaks his decades-long silence in this revealing memoir and sheds a whole new light on the family name. For the record...Fred C. Trump III never asked for any of this. The divisive...
Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
Barbara McQuade
Paper Book
MSNBC's legal expert breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. In Attack from Within, legal scholar and analyst Barbara McQuade, shows us how to identify the ways disinformation...
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Maureen Callahan
Paper Book
The No1 Sunday Times Bestseller A Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024 A Mail on Sunday 'Best Holiday Read 2024' 'A searing exposé' Glamour 'A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power' -...
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Timothy C Winegard
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history. The Horse is an epic history that begins more than 5500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe when the first horse was tamed and an unbreakable bond with humans...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes
Paper Book
From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' GuardianTheir names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.