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"Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thou

The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with

When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Spellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer. Traverspine is not a place you will find on most maps.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in

“ The Map of Knowledge  is an endlessly fascinating book, rich in detail, capacious and humane in vision.” —Stephen Greenblatt, author of  The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , winner of the Pu

On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St.

At the concentration camp, Rosie's head is shaved and, with loss of her beautiful hair, she loses a cherished future.

On May 19, 1942, the Downs family, passengers on the freighter Heredia were unaware that two German torpedoes were heading their way.

On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm.

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean.

Clare Balding looks back at the time the Olympic Games came to London in 1948. Three years after the end of the Second World War, Britain was still gripped by austerity.

'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel.

Bat, Ball and Field combines a perfect introduction to the sport of cricket and a wonderful foray into its history.

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut book--a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans.