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| Learn how the pharmaceutical industry was born — and how it has saved billions of lives |
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- Thanks to technological development, World War II–era financing, and a commitment to scientific advancement, the mid–20th century marked the beginning of a new era in medicine
- Introduces the chemists, biologists, and engineers behind medical triumphs like antibiotics, vaccines, vitamins, and chemotherapy
- “A captivating, up-close account of the committed individuals behind the industrial methods that modernized health care” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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| Revisit the infamous Hindenburg disaster of 1937 — and what it meant for a world between wars |
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- “An absorbing tale of ambition, technology, culture, and geopolitics” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham)
- Learn how the ill-fated German zeppelin was a symbol of hope, became a Nazi propaganda tool, transformed the media, and more
- This “remarkable achievement” has “the readability of a thriller, but also the factual background of a profoundly researched history book” (Andrew Roberts)
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| The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel is back |
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- How can one person’s actions alter the course of history? This provocative read looks at leadership across centuries, continents, and disciplines
- “As with all Diamond’s books, you’ll never see the world in the same way again” (Nobel laureate James A. Robinson)
- With fascinating analysis of figures such as Adolf Hitler, Margaret Thatcher, Genghis Khan, and many more
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| ‘A lucid exposé of a shameful episode in US history that reverberates today’ (Kirkus Reviews) |
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- Shines a light on the discrimination and hardships faced by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Examines how mob violence, property destruction, and exclusionary laws laid the groundwork for Japanese incarceration during World War II
- A veteran journalist weaves together research from memoirs, public records, news reports, and oral histories
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| A stunning portrait of a city marked by its own dark history |
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- Nearly a century after Hitler’s rise to power, the scars of dictatorship, destruction, division, and reunification are visible throughout Berlin
- This “delightfully original” read (Brenda Wineapple, author of Keeping the Faith) combines travelogue, cultural history, and personal reflections
- “Would be necessary reading at any moment, but today, with repressive authoritarian regimes on the march and open societies under threat, it is urgent” (New York Times bestselling author Eric Klinenberg)
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| ‘Envisions the dawn of humanity through a fresh lens’ (Kirkus Reviews) |
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- Frequently ignored by scholars, women take center stage in this award-winning reexamination of our prehistoric ancestors
- Filled with stunning illustrations that “vividly evoke… the Paleolithic world” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
- “An intellectually rigorous, timely, and provocative meditation on the ways in which cultural narratives shape knowledge” (Library Journal starred review)
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| From ancient Rome to the modern day, these are the 15 elections that changed everything |
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- Learn about Julius Caesar’s fateful election to the praetorship, the informal church meeting that made Martin Luther King Jr. the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, and more
- Cowritten by CNN’s chief political correspondent and a New York Times bestselling author
- Discover how our present election systems came to be and why your vote matters
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| The untold story of the most battle-decorated member of the United States’ first spy agency |
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- “Reads like a Bond novel… A page-turner and an essential, long-overdue tribute to a true legend” (USA Today bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell)
- Recruited by the Office of Strategic Services, Peter J. Ortiz parachuted into France to gather critical intelligence and sabotage Nazi infrastructure
- A captivating biography of a little-known saboteur, whose missions remained classified long after World War II
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| Explore how World War II transformed Asia in this sweeping political history |
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- In the face of Japanese aggression and European imperialism, anti-colonial activists from India to Indonesia mobilized to fight for independence
- “Essential reading for understanding Asia’s present” (New York Times bestselling author Richard Overy), penned by an award-winning scholar
- “Written with an impressive clarity of thought and prose, this is the history we so badly needed to balance the West’s version of the Second World War” (New York Times bestselling author Antony Beevor)
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| To truly understand our world today, look back to the 1980s |
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- “This is an essential read: beautifully written, smartly argued, and thoroughly balanced” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jonathan Eig)
- A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter examines key events that set the stage for the 21st century — including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of Reaganism, and television deregulation
- “A sobering, refreshing, and well-crafted analysis about how we ended up where we are, whether we like it or not” (New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan)
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