Category: Historical Nonfiction
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Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Survival by Amin Saikal
An in-depth look into Afghanistan.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Franklin wrote his autobiography in the form of an extended letter to his son. While recording the events of his life, he adds instructions for good living which makes this work America’s first “How to Succeed” book.
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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss and Neil Howe
NATIONAL BESTSELLER – “A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future.”–USA Weekend
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Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza Reid
Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman—but why?
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One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank
Recipient of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Award.
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Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955 by Harald Jähner
How did Germany recover after WWII?
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Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
Synopsis A wondrous debut from an extraordinary new voice in nonfiction, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder. David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known…
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The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies by Simon Webb
Synopsis This book tells the fascinating story of the origin of our ideas about wizards, witches and fairies. We all have a clear mental image of the pointed hats worn by such individuals, which are based upon actual headgear dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age. Carefully sifting through old legends, archaeological evidence and…
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton
Synopsis The harrowing true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry–with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter–in the tradition of David Grann, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Hampton Sides In August 1897, thirty-one-year-old commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail aboard the Belgica, fueled…
