Nothing Random
The story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded
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On Fire for God
One part Educated, one part rebuttal to Hillbilly Elegy, On Fire for God explores the ways evangelical Christianity has preyed upon its followers while
When It’s Darkness on the Delta
For readers of The Sum of Us and South to America, an essential new look at the roots of American inequality—and the seeds
When Money Dies
The classic history of the political and economic devastation wrought by runaway inflation in Weimar Germany—“brilliant” (Guardian) In 1923, with
The Pythagorean Universe
What if numbers are not the building blocks of the universe—but reflections of the human mind? For over two thousand
The Countercurrents of Prehistory
The Rare Genes from History and Basic Haplotype Test of DNA Consultants can produce sharply delineated patterns of genetic matches.
Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima
At 8:15am on August 6th 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In an instant,
Empire of Cotton
Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating audiobook tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen
Allan Pinkerton
A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eye Allan
Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th
The definitive, unbiased account of the twenty-four hours surrounding the historic January 6th attack on the Capitol. Read by Mary