History - Best Selling Books

"The Swifts: A Dictionary Of Scoundrels" by Beth Lincoln is a comprehensive reference book that catalogues the lives and misdeeds of history's most notorious scoundrels. From infamous pirates to cunning con artists, this dictionary offers fascinating insights into the darker side of human nature.

The final report of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6. Attack on the United States Capitol; with a foreword by Ari Melber.

The Fox News chief political anchor recounts challenges faced by Ulysses S. Grant.

The MSNBC host details how the wife of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers carried forward their legacy after his assassination in 1963.

The 10th book in the conservative commentator\'s Killing series looks at organized crime in the United States during the 20th century.

How the Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit DNA.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer creates a portrait of Representative John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and congressman for Georgia\'s Fifth Congressional District.

A collection of the late conservative commentator\'s on-air moments, with memories from his widow and brother.

The soccer commentator describes how he embraced American popular culture while growing up in Liverpool.

An investigative reporter for The Washington Post gives an account of how three successive presidents and their military commanders handled America\'s invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11.

An examination of the leadership of the prime minister Winston Churchill.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

A staff writer at The Atlantic explores the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history.

From 1945 to 1965, a family in Colorado had 12 children, six of whom went on to develop schizophrenia.

A compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of African-American history.

The MSNBC host and co-author of “Bag Man” details a campaign to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule prior to and during our involvement in World War II.

An adaptation of \"Stamped\" for younger readers.

Biographies of trailblazing black men.

An exploration of racism and anti-racism in America.

Viewing America\'s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays adapted and expanded from The New York Times Magazine.

A memoir by Robert Iger, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company

The conservative political commentator reflects upon what he considers most impactful to Western civilization.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.

A young Black girl traces her ancestry for a school assignment.

The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.

A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler\'s inner circle.

The former secretary of state examines the legacy of fascism in the 20th century and its potential revival.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer contextualizes the present political climate through the lens of difficult moments in American history.

Technological, political and social issues in the modern era, and the choices individuals might consider in facing them.

The former White House photographer juxtaposes pictures of former President Obama with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.

The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil.

Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.

A biography of the Italian Renaissance polymath which connects his work in various disciplines.

Major events and battles during the Revolutionary War are told from the perspectives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and others.

A biography of the Union general of the Civil War and two-term president of the United States.

A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925. Originally published in 2009 and the basis of the 2017 movie.

A deeply reported account of the relationship between Donald Trump and his chief strategist.

The Fox News host and author of “American Marxism” argues for the defeat of the Democratic Party.

An examination of Hillary Clinton\'s presidential campaign.

The biographies of 40 African-American women who made a difference.