The full and untold story of Israeli politics penned by one of Israel's most distinguished political journalists. Learn More

From a leading scholar of Palestine-Israel, a brief, essential history of the besieged strip of land, revealing the long-term roots of Israel's destruction of Gaza. Learn More

In 1978, Steven Kubacki disappeared without a trace near Lake Michigan. Fifteen months later, he reappeared—disoriented, in unfamiliar clothes, and claiming no memory of what had happened. For over four decades, the mystery of his disappearance gripped armchair detectives, Reddit sleuths, and TikTok theorists. Now, for the first time, Kubacki tells his story in his own words. Learn More

The latest book from the author of Built by Oil. Learn More

Bestselling author Douglas Preston selects the best true crime writing from 2025, aided by series editor Pete Crooks, to produce an eclectic collection of intriguing, mysterious, and exciting true tales. Learn More

Dive into the revelatory worlds of California's most exciting writers, and discover how their books uncover our history and can help us imagine our shared future. Learn More

Despite the flames of record-breaking temperatures licking at our feet, most people fail to fully grasp the gravity of environmental overheating. What acquired habits and conveniences allow us to turn a blind eye with an air of detachment? Using examples from the hottest places on earth, Heat, a History shows how scientific methods of accounting for heat and modern forms of acclimatization have desensitized us to climate change. Learn More

Heiresses provides a compelling and often shocking account of how Britain profited and continues to profit from enslavement. In the vein of landmark books such as Empireland, Natives, They Were Her Property, and White Debt, Heiresses promises to expand and challenge our understanding of history. Learn More

A vivid, joyful, moving window onto the life and heart of an American icon. Learn More

Beginning at the turn of the century, and ending only with communism’s collapse, the US government and major elements in the wider society undertook an unrelenting effort to suppress and criminalize domestic communism. This book tracks those efforts; from the state laws of the twenties that imprisoned the fledgling communist leadership, the efforts by police and local authorities against communists as they fought for unions, racial equality, and the unemployed, the trials and imprisonment of communist leaders mid-century, the extra-legal efforts of the Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) in the sixties, and the ongoing, relentless attention by the FBI afterward. Learn More

From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science. Learn More

Heiresses provides a compelling and often shocking account of how Britain profited and continues to profit from enslavement. In the vein of landmark books such as Empireland, Natives, They Were Her Property, and White Debt, Heiresses promises to expand and challenge our understanding of history. Learn More

Mount Everest is known to everyone—but what of the person after whom it was named? This book traces the life and profession of that person, George Everest. Learn More

A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy—a moving classic about facing life's worst events with courage and hope. Learn More

Drawing on case studies of patients, developments in neuropsychology, literature, philosophy, and recent political events, All the Rage offers a new and original understanding of anger. Learn More

An immersive dive into the meaning and mystique of shipwrecks. Learn More

From bestselling progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann comes an urgent autopsy of American democracy, showing how plutocrats, political cowardice, and systemic rot built the perfect runway for Trump's authoritarian ascent. Learn More

Without Fear tells how, during American history, Black women made human rights theirs: from worldwide travel and public advocacy in the global Black press to their work for the United Nations, they courageously and effectively moved human rights beyond an esoteric concept to an active, organizing principle. Acclaimed historian Keisha N. Blain tells the story of these women―from the well-known, like Ida B. Wells, Madam C. J. Walker, and Lena Horne, to those who are still less known, including Pearl Sherrod, Aretha McKinley, and Marguerite Cartwright. Learn More

Discover the epic history of the first US national park in this historical adventure for fans of American history, the Wild West, and the hit show Yellowstone. Learn More