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
Jake Tapper
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...
The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
Tracy Borman
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'-...
The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany―and the Spy Who Betrayed Them
Jonathan Freedland
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ESCAPE ARTIST A THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Magnificent . . . Important and impressive' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Astonishing . . . Freedland is a master' ...
2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America
Josh Dawsey
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season that began when Donald Trump announced he was running for president again . . . Thrilling.' New York Times The...
The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
Tilar J. Mazzeo
Paper Book
* A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK  One woman. One ship. One astonishing true story. 'Mazzeo has written a white-knuckle ride of a book.' Daily Mail 'A rousing read.'The Daily Telegraph 'Hear the wind whistle through the ropes, taste the salt spray and feel...
The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of Civil War, 1642
Jonathan Healey
Paper Book
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH AND HISTORY TODAY A nation on the cusp of war. A king ousted from his capital by the people. A society on the brink of collapse. From Jonathan Healey comes a thrilling history about the...
1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe
Peter Fritzsche
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)

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