America During the Gilded Age – Nonfiction
In 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World, Liaquat Ahamed chronicles the first global banking crisis and the
The Wounded Heart of Our Nation – Nonfiction
The Wound Is Where the Light Enters: A Memoir of Resilience is the inspiring story of Chris Young, who refused to surrender his future after
First Ladies & Their Legacies – Nonfiction
Every first lady runs a court, a hub of political power within the White House. Azadeh Moaveni’s The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold
Hidden Portraits: Renoir’s Lost Girls – Nonfiction
The Girl in Blue: Renoir’s Portrait of a Dynasty Erased traces the artist’s “La Petite Irène,” its theft from a wealthy Jewish family during WWII,
A History of World War II in Florida – Nonfiction
Anthony D. Atwood’s State of War: A History of World War II in Florida explores how WWII transformed Florida into a major hub of military
Nuanced Portraits of Faith: A Conversation – Nonfiction
Two decades after its original publication, Reza Aslan’s No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam remains a vital work in understanding
It’s Always Been More Than a Glass Ceiling – Nonfiction
Celeste Headlee’s Freedom’s Daughters: How a Generation of Black Women Resisted Oppression Through Literacy and Education is the eye-opening story of the women who risked
History in the Balance: A Conversation – Nonfiction
In Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest stories from World War II: A team
Two Major Players in American Politics & Law – Nonfiction
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump, co-authored by Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark, is a penetrating biography of super-lawyer
Power Structures & the Load-bearing Brick of Cronyism – Nonfiction
In How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University, Theo Baker presents a gripping account of Stanford’s culture of excess, access,
America at a Milestone: Writing 250 Years of History – Nonfiction
Centered around major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries is a groundbreaking analysis of the