They Had Names
Before the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, what was happening in North America? Who was there? What civilizations rose and
Category: History
Atomic Adventures
Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey’s books
Atlas of a Lost World
From the author of Apocalyptic Planet, an unsparing, vivid, revelatory travelogue through prehistory that traces the arrival of the First People
The War on History
America is hopelessly divided, but more worryingly, the ideas and “mystic chords of memory” that rest at the cornerstone of
The Nation That Never Was
Our idea of the Founders’ America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders,
Almost Human
A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger’s own take on finding Homo naledi, an
Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of
Lords of Finance
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent
Happy Semiquincentennial, America!
It’s America’s 250th birthday! Here are 250 reasons to celebrate this land of the free and the brave. Let’s hear
What Really Happened: The Death of Hitler
After World War II, 50 percent of Americans polled said they didn’t believe Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun had committed