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A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander - author of heralded lives of

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"This stunning meditation on nostalgia, heritage, and compassion asks us to dismantle the stories we've been told - and told ourselves - in order to naturalize the forms of injustice we&#

Learn about the phenomenon of a solar eclipse just in time for the Great American Eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024 in this title in the Who HQ Now series featuring newsmakers and trend

Learn all about Jerusalem—a sacred city in the Middle East that has existed for over five thousand years. From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was?

What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question.

By the late 1960s, what had been widely heralded as the best qualified, best-trained army in United States history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end.

Since its founding as a discipline, Black Studies has been under relentless attack by social and political forces seeking to discredit and neutralize it.

In spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities.

"Cold Crematorium is an indispensable work of literature, and a historical document of unsurpassed importance.

What is home? It's a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life.

Trauma surgeon Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all - gunshot wounds, stabbings, traumatic brain injuries - and ushers us into the trauma bay, where the wounds of a national emergency amass.

Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics - and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began!

José Andrés's love of cooking began as a young boy in Spain as he gathered the wood to make the fire that would cook the paella just right.

Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian