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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · Harper
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.New York Times BestsellerA Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution - a #1 international... |
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The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
Max Hastings · Harper
Pages: 610
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II - intelligence - showing how espionage successes... |
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The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers · Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of The Circle and What Is the What, the true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war.Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco,... |
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The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan
J Kael Weston · Alfred A Knopf, 2016.
Pages: 608
Format: Print book
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A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict, The Mirror Test asks that we as a nation look in the mirror and address hard questions about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working... |
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Paper: Paging Through History
Mark Kurlansky · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 389
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world.Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more... |
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The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?
Dale Russakoff · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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"Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker were ready to reform our failing schools. They got an education. When Mark Zuckerberg announced in front of a cheering Oprah audience his $100 million pledge to transform the Newark Schools -- and to solve the education crisis in every... |
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The History Book
Dk Publishing. · DK Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The History Book is a fascinating journey through the most significant events in history and the big ideas behind each one, from the dawn of civilization to the lightning-paced culture of today. One hundred crystal-clear articles explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American... |
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Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
Patrick Phillips · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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A gripping tale of racial cleansing in Forsyth County, Georgia, and a harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America.Forsyth County, Georgia, at the turn of the twentieth century was home to a large African American community that included ministers and teachers, farmers... |
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American Civil War
Spencer C. Tucker · ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover
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This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique insight into the Civil War from a state and local perspective, showing how the American experience of the conflict varied significantly based on location. |
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The Handy State-by-State Answer Book: Faces, Places, and Famous Dates for All Fifty States
Samuel Etinde Crompton · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 450
Format: Print book
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How did colonies, territories, and land purchases shape the United States of America? What differences - and similarities - are there between the states? What does each state bring to the union? From sea to shining sea, The Handy State-by-State Answer Book: Faces, Places, and Famous Dates... |
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World War II
Spencer Tucker · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 2471
Format: Hardcover
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With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.* Provides a clear understanding of the causes... |
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National Geographic Almanac 2019: Hot New Science, Fearless Explorers, Epic Adventures. Incredible Photographs
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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A one-of-a-kind annual featuring surprising facts, stunning color photos, arresting infographics, and illuminating maps that present the world in a whole new way.An almanac like you've never seen before, this arresting volume features key information on science, nature, history, and geography,... |
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Top Dog: The Story of Marine Hero Lucca
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Soldier Dogs returns with the incredible, true story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Top Dog, Maria Goodavage takes readers into the life of Lucca K458, a decorated... |
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots
David Fisher · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 310
Format: Print book
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The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historical docudrama Legends and Lies: The Patriots, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leadersThe American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each... |
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Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
Antony Beevor · Viking
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day and Stalingrad reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes in Belgium, believing he could... |
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