Black woman's daring masquerade rewrites history in America's gilded elite
Underground survivors uncover lethal truths in a dystopian silo society.
Inspiring memoir of a hotel manager who saved over 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide through courage and diplomacy.
Discover how mitochondria-ancient bacteria living in our cells-revolutionized evolution, enable complex life, and hold keys to aging, disease, and health.
Journey through history's strangest literary artifacts - from cheese slice books and prayer-book pistols to human skin bindings and exploding teeth mysteries. These mind-bending curiosities reveal humanity's endless creativity in preserving knowledge through the most unexpected forms.
Groundbreaking study revealing humans' shocking tendency to obey authority, even when ordered to inflict harm on others.
A poignant memoir exploring grief, identity, and cultural connection through food after losing a Korean mother to cancer.
Israeli agents hunt down Adolf Eichmann in a gripping tale of justice and morality.
A piercing critique of truth's erosion in modern America, tracing roots from postmodernism to Trump's era.
A gripping time-travel thriller where a teacher attempts to prevent JFK's assassination, altering history and facing unforeseen consequences.
A compelling case for embracing immigration, arguing it benefits both host countries and immigrants through economic and cultural enrichment.
Forget Hollywood myths! Discover how 18th-century pirates created revolutionary democratic societies with profit-sharing, racial integration, and constitutional governance-decades before modern democracy emerged.
An exploration of how capitalism's demand for endless growth threatens ecological stability and human survival, examining the system's fundamental contradictions and potential alternatives for a sustainable future.
Explores how human intelligence relies on collective knowledge, challenging our assumptions about individual understanding and decision-making processes.
A gripping account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, exploring heroic efforts to contain the virus and ethical dilemmas faced.
A chilling dystopian novel exploring female subjugation in a totalitarian society where fertile women are enslaved as reproductive vessels.
Epic poem exploring humanity's fall from grace, featuring Satan's rebellion and Adam and Eve's temptation in Eden.
Biographical account of Russian royalty