Four influential women we thought we knew well—Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters—and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movementThis is the...
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The Measure Of All Things: The Seven-year Odyssey And Hidden Error That Transformed The World [abridged]
In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris,...
The Corporation: An Epic Story Of The Cuban American Underworld
A fascinating, cinematic, multigenerational history of the Cuban mob in the US from "America’s top chronicler of organized crime"* and New York Times bestselling author of...
The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story Of The Nixon Appointment That Red
In 1971, William Rehnquist seemed the perfect choice to fill a seat on the United States Supreme Court. He was a young, well-polished lawyer who shared many of President Richard...
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, And The Golden Age Of Journalism
Winner of the 2015 Audie Award for History/Biography and Finalist for Audiobook of the YearOne of the Best Books of the Year as chosen by The New York Times, The Washington Post,...
The Presidents Club: Inside The World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
This reading group guide for The Presidents Club includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are...
The Internationalists: How A Radical Plan To Outlaw War Remade The World
"In this timely, elegant and powerful book, Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro help us understand the momentous significance of the individuals who imagined an end to war. As...
The American Spirit
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the...
1944: Fdr And The Year That Changed History
**New York Times Bestseller** Jay Winik brings to life in “gripping” detail (The New York Times Book Review) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War...
Hell And Good Company: The Spanish Civil War And The World It Made
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, “The most extraordinary book about the Spanish Civil War ever...
