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Survival of the Sickest
The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
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Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to...
Hippie Food
How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
2019 James Beard Award Nominee
An enlightening narrative history—an entertaining fusion of Tom Wolfe and Michael Pollan—that traces the colorful origins of once unconventional foods and the diverse fringe movements, charismatic gurus, and counterculture elements that brought them to the...
The New Rules of War
Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu."
-Admiral James Stavridis (retired), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
Some of the principles of warfare are ancient, others are new, but all described in The New Rules of War will permanently shape war now and in the future. By following...
Aloha Rodeo
Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World's Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
The triumphant true story of the native Hawaiian cowboys who shocked America at the 1908 world rodeo championships
"An inspiring and impeccably crafted story of against-all-odds triumph.” —Simon Winchester
"Groundbreaking. … Not only a must-read, but an essential addition. …...
by Christopher Hibbert
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Works from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to life the events that changed the future of Western civilization. As compelling as any fiction thriller,...
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier
“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” – Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review
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Savage Harvest
A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.
Despite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller...
Paddy Whacked
The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob. In Paddy Whacked, bestselling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean...
Showdown
The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Veteran journalist David Corn—Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones magazine and New York Times bestselling author of Hubris (with Michael Isikoff) and The Lies of George W. Bush—now brings us Showdown, the dramatic inside story of Barack Obama’s fight to save his presidency. With Bob Woodward-esque...
The Storm of the Century
Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today’s new age of extreme weather.
On...
Sons and Soldiers
The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller
"An irresistible history of the WWII Jewish refugees who returned to Europe to fight the Nazis.” —Newsday
They were young Jewish boys who escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe and resettled in America. After the United States entered the war, they returned to...
Marco Polo
The Journey that Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
"I have read everything written on Marco Polo, and John Man's book is, by far, my favorite work on the subject. It's not only an over-due and important historical study, it's an entertaining ride every step of the way." — John Fusco, Creator of the Netflix original series Marco Polo
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Who Discovered America?
The Untold History of the Peopling of the Americas
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas—offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America?
The iconoclastic historian’s...
Trickle Down Tyranny
Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
“A blazing flamethrower of truth, Michael Savage pulls no punches and goes right for the jugular with facts, not vacuous hyperbole.”
—Ted Nugent, Washington Times
Michael Savage, the mega-popular radio host and New York Times bestselling author of Trickle Up Poverty, offers an explosive...