GOMORRAH: A PERSONAL JOURNEY INTO THE VIOLENT INTERNATIONAL EMPIRE OF NAPLES' ORGANIZED CRIME SYSTEM
The basis of the Sundance TV series Gomorrah A New York Times Notable Book of the YearGomorrah is a bold and important work of investigative writing...
BARRACOON: THE STORY OF THE LAST SLAVE
New York Times Bestseller - TIME Magazine's Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 - New York Public Library's Best Book of 2018 - NPR's Book Concierge Best...
ZEROZEROZERO: LOOK AT COCAINE AND ALL YOU SEE IS POWDER. LOOK THROUGH COCAINE AND YOU SEE THE WORLD.
An electrifying, internationally bestselling investigation of the global cocaine trade now a series on Prime Video starring Andrea Riseborough, Dane...
History
WOMEN WHO FLEW FOR HITLER: A TRUE STORY OF SOARING AMBITION AND SEARING RIVALRY
Written by Mulley, Clare
Biographers' Club Prize-winner Clare Mulley's The Women Who Flew for Hitler--a dual biography of Nazi Germany's most highly decorated women pilots. Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were talented, courageous, and strikingly attractive women who fought convention to make their names in the male-dominated field of flight in 1930s Germany.
HILLBILLY ELEGY: A MEMOIR OF A FAMILY AND CULTURE IN CRISIS
Written by Vance, J D
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IS NOW A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING AMY ADAMS, GLENN CLOSE, AND GABRIEL BASSO"You will not read a more important book about America this year."--The Economist
ASTOUNDING ATLAS OF ALTERED STATES: THE REAL STORIES OF STATES THAT NEVER CAME TO BE
Written by Trinklein, Michael
An Astounding Atlas of Altered States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams of states that came remarkably close to joining the union while others never had a chance. Everyone knows the fifty United States--but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass?
BARBARIANS
Written by Bogucki, Peter
We often think of the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome as discrete incubators of Western culture, places where ideas about everything from government to art to philosophy were free to develop and then be distributed outward into the wider Mediterranean world. But as Peter Bogucki reminds us in this book, Greece and Rome did not develop in isolation.
ORIGINS OF COOL IN POSTWAR AMERICA
Written by Dinerstein, Joel
Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a global attitude and style.
NELSON'S SPYGLASS: 101 CURIOUS OBJECTS FROM BRITISH HISTORY
Written by Campbell, Sophie
Each of these 101 strange and curious objects from British history has an extraordinary story to tell.Many royal possessions are inside, including the shirt of that Charles I was wearing when he was executed and Queen Victoria's dancing shoes, along with curiosities such as Darwin's walking stick, the last letter that Dickens ever wrote, the handwritten report (by the captain of the Carpathia) on
IN BED WITH THE ROMANS
Written by Chrystal, Paul
One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; the women were busy conceiving, delivering and raising as many children as possible, in order to keep Rome topped up with soldiers, politicians and workers.
GUNPOWDER PLOT
Written by Haynes, Alan
Alan Haynes's probing analysis offers the clearest, most balanced view yet of often conflicting evidence regarding what happened November 5th, as he disentangles the threads of disharmony, intrigue, betrayal, terror and retribution.
MAYA GODS AND MONSTERS: SUPERNATURAL STORIES FROM THE UNDERWORLD AND BEYOND
Written by Karasik, Carol
Through captivating stories and lush illustrations, this book draws on ancient myth and lore of the Maya people and gives life to wild and quirky gods, magical monsters, and strange creatures. Fiery characters such as the Lords of the Underworld, Water Lily Jaguar, and the Horrible White Bone Centipede reveal Maya creation myths from centuries ago.
AMERICAN SLAVE COAST: A HISTORY OF THE SLAVE-BREEDING INDUSTRY
Written by Sublette, Constance
The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to the expansion of the nation. The book shows how slaves' children, and their children's children, were human savings accounts that were the basis of money and credit.
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