A fast-paced, gripping history of meddling, manipulation, and skulduggery among great power rivals. Learn More

The epic, tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England through the eyes of those who lived it. Learn More

Introduced by presidential historian Ted Widmer, this work offers both the original texts and insightful essays by leading historians on each of the presidential inaugural addresses—from George Washington to Joseph Biden. Learn More

The latest book from the author of Beyond Toleration. Learn More

From an eminent legal scholar and the president of the ACLU, an essential account of how transportation infrastructure—from highways and roads to sidewalks and buses—became a means of protecting segregation and inequality after the fall of Jim Crow. Learn More

When Jodi Bondi Norgaard, an experienced entrepreneur, attempted to shake-up the toy industry with a sports doll that appeals to today's more athletic, adventurous girls, she came to realize the roadblocks to success weren't only reluctant toy buyers, but a patriarchal culture that perpetuates gender roles and sexism. More Than a Doll is about her mission to break gender stereotypes and challenge the status quo. Learn More

In his latest book, historian and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer shows that there is no agreement in the earliest Islamic sources about the most fundamental details of Muhammad's life. Learn More

A radical and urgent new approach to how we can solve the problems of hunger and poverty in the US. Learn More

From the US lead negotiator on climate change, an inside account of the seven-year negotiation that culminated in the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015—and where the international climate effort needs to go from here. Learn More

History tells us that the Second World War broke Britain as a great power, diminishing its military strength, ruining its economy, and precipitating a striking wave of decolonization. Nationalists and new superpowers dominated the post-war landscape, and the country was on the slide. But no one knew this in 1945—the leading politicians, the top civil servants, and the most knowledgeable experts, all expected the British Empire to remain intact long into the future. How do we account for the difference between what it was thought would happen and the actual course of events? Learn More

A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism. Learn More

The latest book from the author of Saving Free Speech . . . from Itself. Learn More

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