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Forged in Crisis_cover
Forged in CrisisNancy Koehn
2017
Forged in Crisis
Forged in Crisis
Nancy Koehn
2017
King Leopold's Ghost_cover
King Leopold's GhostAdam Hochschild
1999
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
Adam Hochschild
1999
Masters and Commanders_cover
Masters and CommandersAndrew Roberts
2024
Masters and Commanders
Masters and Commanders
Andrew Roberts
2024
A Grief Observed_cover
A Grief ObservedC. S. Lewis
2009
A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed
C. S. Lewis
2009
Somewhere We Are Human_cover
Somewhere We Are HumanReyna Grande, Sonia Guiñansaca
2022
Somewhere We Are Human
Somewhere We Are Human
Reyna Grande, Sonia Guiñansaca
2022
The Pianist_cover
The PianistWladyslaw Szpilman
2024
The Pianist
The Pianist
Wladyslaw Szpilman
2024
Michigan_cover
MichiganWillis F. Dunbar, George S. May
1995
Michigan
Michigan
Willis F. Dunbar, George S. May
1995
Master Slave Husband Wife_cover
Master Slave Husband WifeIlyon Woo
2023
Master Slave Husband Wife
Master Slave Husband Wife
Ilyon Woo
2023
Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire_cover
Mastery, Tyranny, and DesireTrevor Burnard
2009
Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire
Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire
Trevor Burnard
2009
The Faithful Executioner_cover
The Faithful ExecutionerJoel F. Harrington
2024
The Faithful Executioner
The Faithful Executioner
Joel F. Harrington
2024
Queen of Fashion_cover
Queen of FashionCaroline Weber
2024
Queen of Fashion
Queen of Fashion
Caroline Weber
2024
Lincoln_cover
LincolnDavid Herbert Donald
2011
Lincoln
Lincoln
David Herbert Donald
2011
A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition_cover
A Moveable Feast: The Restored EditionErnest Hemingway
2009
A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition
A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition
Ernest Hemingway
2009
A Moveable Feast_cover
A Moveable FeastErnest Hemingway
1996
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway
1996
Leonardo da Vinci_cover
Leonardo da VinciWalter Isaacson
2017
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
2017
Go Down Together_cover
Go Down TogetherJeff Guinn
2009
Go Down Together
Go Down Together
Jeff Guinn
2009
South to America_cover
South to AmericaImani Perry
2022
South to America
South to America
Imani Perry
2022
Catherine de' Medici_cover
Catherine de' MediciMary Hollingsworth
2024
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
Mary Hollingsworth
2024
Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous Mistress_cover
Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous MistressAndrea Zuvich
2024
Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous Mistress
Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous Mistress
Andrea Zuvich
2024
Daughters of Edward I_cover
Daughters of Edward IKathryn Warner
2021
Daughters of Edward I
Daughters of Edward I
Kathryn Warner
2021
A Revolutionary Conservative_cover
A Revolutionary ConservativeEdward P. Alexander
2019
A Revolutionary Conservative
A Revolutionary Conservative
Edward P. Alexander
2019
Die Habsburger_cover
Die HabsburgerBrigitte Hamann, Georg Hamann
2016
Die Habsburger
Die Habsburger
Brigitte Hamann, Georg Hamann
2016
King John's Right Hand Lady_cover
King John's Right Hand LadySharon Bennett Connolly
2025
King John's Right Hand Lady
King John's Right Hand Lady
Sharon Bennett Connolly
2025
The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts_cover
The Life and Times of Hannah CraftsGregg Hecimovich
2023
The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
Gregg Hecimovich
2023
The Watchmaker's Daughter_cover
The Watchmaker's DaughterLarry Loftis
2023
The Watchmaker's Daughter
The Watchmaker's Daughter
Larry Loftis
2023
The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh_cover
The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. GroshRonald M. James, Robert E. Stewart
2012
The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh
The Gold Rush Letters of E. Allen Grosh and Hosea B. Grosh
Ronald M. James, Robert E. Stewart
2012
An Irish Navvy – The Diary of an Exile_cover
An Irish Navvy – The Diary of an ExileDonall MacAmhlaigh
2003
An Irish Navvy – The Diary of an Exile
An Irish Navvy – The Diary of an Exile
Donall MacAmhlaigh
2003
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass_cover
Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass
2009
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
2009
America's Women_cover
America's WomenGail Collins
2009
America's Women
America's Women
Gail Collins
2009
Il burattinaio dell'ultimo Zar_cover
Il burattinaio dell'ultimo ZarMarco Natalizi
2016
Il burattinaio dell'ultimo Zar
Il burattinaio dell'ultimo Zar
Marco Natalizi
2016
The Pursuit of Happiness_cover
The Pursuit of HappinessJeffrey Rosen
2024
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
Jeffrey Rosen
2024
The Senator and the Sharecropper_cover
The Senator and the SharecropperChris Myers Asch
2011
The Senator and the Sharecropper
The Senator and the Sharecropper
Chris Myers Asch
2011
Frederick Douglass_cover
Frederick DouglassDavid W. Blight
2018
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
David W. Blight
2018
Shantung Compound_cover
Shantung CompoundLangdon Gilkey
2024
Shantung Compound
Shantung Compound
Langdon Gilkey
2024
Napoleone_cover
NapoleoneLuigi Mascilli Migliorini
2021
Napoleone
Napoleone
Luigi Mascilli Migliorini
2021
Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World_cover
Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic WorldJames H. Sweet
2011
Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World
Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World
James H. Sweet
2011
Njinga of Angola_cover
Njinga of AngolaLinda M. Heywood
2017
Njinga of Angola
Njinga of Angola
Linda M. Heywood
2017
Hidden Figures_cover
Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly
2016
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
2016
Angel of Vengeance_cover
Angel of VengeanceAna Siljak
2024
Angel of Vengeance
Angel of Vengeance
Ana Siljak
2024
Aurangzeb_cover
AurangzebAudrey Truschke
2017
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Audrey Truschke
2017
Profiles in Courage_cover
Profiles in CourageJohn F. Kennedy
2015
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage
John F. Kennedy
2015
Lawrence in Arabia_cover
Lawrence in ArabiaScott Anderson
2014
Lawrence in Arabia
Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson
2014
Bolivar_cover
BolivarMarie Arana
2013
Bolivar
Bolivar
Marie Arana
2013
Modern Times Revised Edition_cover
Modern Times Revised EditionPaul Johnson
2010
Modern Times Revised Edition
Modern Times Revised Edition
Paul Johnson
2010
The Professor and the Madman_cover
The Professor and the MadmanSimon Winchester
2009
The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman
Simon Winchester
2009
The Republic Of Pirates_cover
The Republic Of PiratesColin Woodard
2008
The Republic Of Pirates
The Republic Of Pirates
Colin Woodard
2008
Benjamin Franklin_cover
Benjamin FranklinWalter Isaacson
2003
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
2003
King_cover
KingHarvard Sitkoff
2024
King
King
Harvard Sitkoff
2024
Aimee & Jaguar_cover
Aimee & JaguarErica Fischer
2024
Aimee & Jaguar
Aimee & Jaguar
Erica Fischer
2024
Electable_cover
ElectableAli Vitali
2022
Electable
Electable
Ali Vitali
2022
The Movement Made Us_cover
The Movement Made UsDavid J. Dennis Jr., David J. Dennis Sr.
2022
The Movement Made Us
The Movement Made Us
David J. Dennis Jr., David J. Dennis Sr.
2022
Black Fortunes_cover
Black FortunesShomari Wills
2018
Black Fortunes
Black Fortunes
Shomari Wills
2018
Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan_cover
Hirohito And The Making Of Modern JapanHerbert P. Bix
2009
Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan
Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan
Herbert P. Bix
2009
Your Death Would Be Mine_cover
Your Death Would Be MineMartha Hanna, Martha HANNA
2009
Your Death Would Be Mine
Your Death Would Be Mine
Martha Hanna, Martha HANNA
2009
The First Samurai_cover
The First SamuraiKarl F. Friday
2007
The First Samurai
The First Samurai
Karl F. Friday
2007
Making History_cover
Making HistoryRichard Cohen
2022
Making History
Making History
Richard Cohen
2022
The Five_cover
The FiveHallie Rubenhold
2019
The Five
The Five
Hallie Rubenhold
2019
The Train to Crystal City_cover
The Train to Crystal CityJan Jarboe Russell
2015
The Train to Crystal City
The Train to Crystal City
Jan Jarboe Russell
2015
Malcolm X_cover
Malcolm XA. B. Assensoh, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh
2013
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
A. B. Assensoh, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh
2013
Burro Genius_cover
Burro GeniusVictor Villasenor
2008
Burro Genius
Burro Genius
Victor Villasenor
2008