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Calhoun: American Heretic
Robert Elder - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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John C. Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history. First elected to Congress in 1810, Calhoun went on to serve as secretary of war and vice president. But he is perhaps most known for arguing in favor of slavery as a "positive good"... |
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones - One World
Format: Hardcover
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In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred... |
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Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 19892021
Andrew Sullivan - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Over the course of his career, Andrew Sullivan has never shied away from staking out bold positions on social and political issues. A fiercely independent conservative, in 1989 he wrote the first national cover story in favor of marriage equality, and then an essay, "The Politics of Homosexuality,"... |
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service
Devin Leonard - Grove Press
Format: Print book
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The United States Postal Service is a wondrous American creation. Seven days a week, its army of 300,000 letter carriers delivers 513 million pieces of mail, forty percent of the world's volume. It is far more efficient than any other mail service - more than twice as efficient as the Japanese... |
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Time Out of Mind: The Lives of Bob Dylan
Ian Bell - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The second volume in Ian Bell's magisterial two-part biography of the ever-evolving and enigmatic Bob Dylan By the middle of the 1970s, Bob Dylan’s position as the pre-eminent artist of his generation was assured. The 1975 album Blood on the Tracks seemed to prove, finally, that... |
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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History
ULRICH RAULFF - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of The Invention of Nature and The Soul of an Octopus.Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build... |
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The First Lady of Radio: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Historic Broadcasts
Stephen Drury Smith - New Press, The
Format: Hardcover
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On the afternoon of December 7, 1941, as a stunned nation gathered around the radio to hear the latest about Pearl Harbor, Eleanor Roosevelt was preparing for her weekly Sunday evening national radio program. At 6:45pm, listeners to the NBC Blue network heard the First Lady’s calm,... |
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The End: The Human Experience of Death
Bianca Nogrady - Random House Australia
Format: Print book
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A fascinating exploration of the universal human experience of deathBeautifully written and highly researched, this book provides a different framework through which to view death instead of the fear and mystery that so often shrouds this incredibly important moment of life. We know... |
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Classic
Mary Berry - Ebury Press
Format: Hardcover
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Britain's most trusted cook has been showing the nation how to make delicious, foolproof food for decades. This brand-new collection brings together everything we love about Mary - wonderfully simple but utterly dependable recipes that are essential for every home. These are recipes everyone... |
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Driving the Future: Combating Climate Change with Cleaner, Smarter Cars
Margo T Oge - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A distinguished expert offers a dazzling preview of the cars of the future, while exploring the science and politics behind climate change.As the director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, engineer Margo Oge was the chief architect behind the Obama administration's... |
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