In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex.
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Columbine by Dave Cullen
Columbine is an examination of the Columbine High School massacre.
Read MoreWe Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman
Wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.
Read MoreThe Republic by Plato
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors…
Read MoreA History of Cadbury by Diane Wordsworth
In 2024, Cadbury’s will be celebrating 200 years of the first store opening. This is the story of how the company began, how it grew, and how they diversified in order to survive.
Read MoreA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
A distinctive, stimulating, and poignant voyage of discovery.
Read MoreFurious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
The stunning story of an Alabama serial killer and the true-crime book that Harper Lee worked on obsessively in the years after To Kill a Mockingbird.
Read MoreFrench Cooking in Early America by Patricia B. Mitchell
Read about the influences of early French settlers on American cooking, includes 21 authentic and commemorative recipes.
Read MoreVictorian Parlors & Tea Parties by Patricia B. Mitchell
“Victorian Parlors and Tea Parties” describes “the tea meal,” especially as practiced in the American home during the Victorian period.
Read MoreInformation Doesn’t Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age by Cory Doctorow
In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, this takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age.
Read MoreFactfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
Ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world…
Read MoreIndianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent
A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history.
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