History
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Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld
$32.00 Read moreThe definitive history of Japanese organized crime, from its origins in samurai-era black markets and gambling rings to the shadowy syndicates of the present.
Japan’s gangster groups, known collective- Author: Rankin, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1541607678
- Language: English
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Tending the Vines: Black Abundance in Eight Plants
$30.00 Read moreThis standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America.
In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Aj
- Author: Ajani, Ashia S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1643264761
- Language: English
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The Death of Crazy Horse: A Tragic Episode in Lakota History
$16.95 Add to cartOn May 7, 1877, less than a year after his overwhelming victory at Little Big Horn, Crazy Horse, the charismatic Oglala Sioux whose name had become the epitome of Indian resistance to white encroachme… [more below]
- Author: Hardorff, Richard G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0803273258
- Language: English
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24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
$19.99 Add to cartSpend 24 hours in the vibrant, divided world of Shogun’s Japan.
In 1614, Japan stood at a crossroads. As the Tokugawa shogunate tightened its grip on power, samurai prepared for war, Christians faced … [more below]
- Series: 24 Hours #2
- Author: Hudson, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1789298873
- Language: English
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The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from History
$35.00 Read moreDiscover the astonishing story of the world’s greatest lost treasures in this enthralling narrative by a writer with “the anecdotal flourishes of Oliver Sacks and the populist accessibility of Malcolm… [more below]
- Author: Kean, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1426223862
- Language: English
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Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World
$25.00 Add to cartAn “enthralling and authoritative” (The Wall Street Journal) political history of World War II that opens a window onto the difficulties of holding together the coalition that ultimately defeated Hitl… [more below]
- Author: Bouverie, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 0593138384
- Language: English
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Washington Historic Places: On the National Register
$24.00 Add to cartWashington boasts more than 1,600 locations on the National Register of Historic Places ranging from a quaint, pioneer country church and a log cabin school to elegant Victorian-era courthouses and a … [more below]
- Author: Moreno, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 0878427244
- Language: English
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The Great Refusal: A New Vision of Resistance
$28.00 Read moreIn the spirit of American cultural prophecy–from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Rebecca Solnit–acclaimed writer Casey Gerald offers a groundbreaking work of joyous dissent and stunning vision, a survival guide
- Author: Gerald, Casey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0316597414
- Language: English
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All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror
$32.99 Read more2026 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11, the most devastating attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. Within days, the United States began to declare its war on terror: “Either you are with u
- Author: Bergen, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1324124067
- Language: English
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The Dissidents: Autocrats! Vigilantes! Communists! and Cartoonists!
$29.99 Read moreFrom the award-winning author of My Friend Dahmer and Kent State comes a timely graphic novel about racism, violence, and political turmoil in the early 20th century, when a handful of cartoonists and
- Author: Backderf, Derf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1419772554
- Language: English
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The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy
$28.00 Read moreA bold assessment of America’s populist turn–and a roadmap for rebuilding faith in liberal democracy
In his final book, former Congressman Barney Frank offers a timely analysis of how liberals in the
- Author: Frank, Barney
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0300267347
- Language: English
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Forced Removal: Causes and Effects of the Trail of Tears
$8.99 Read moreAmerican Indians and white Americans had been living near each other for hundreds of years. But in 1830 the U.S. government forced Indians from their homes in the East. Many would die on their journey… [more below]
- Series: Cause and Effect: American Indian History
- Author: Schwartz, Heather E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1491422114
- Language: English
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Life – That Great Adventure!
$12.99 Add to cartMeet Hans Merz, born in Germany in the roaring 20’s. He participated in some of the key historical events of his time, from World War II to the Space Race, the Korean War to the Cold War. Join him as
- Author: Merz, Hans D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: June 27 2022
- ISBN10: 9798986245713
- Language: English
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One Day in September
$32.50 Add to cartOn a crisp September afternoon in 1917, as the country waged war and the national pastime faced questions about its purpose, baseball paused to reconsider what it stood for. At Fenway Park, the game’s
- Author: Reich, Scott D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: July 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798994195888
- Language: English
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When America Roared: How the 1980s Saved, Then Broke, the Country–And Led Us to Today
$35.00 Read moreThe panoramic story of the 1980s, exploring the triumphs and failures of the decade that shaped the 21st century more than any other, from a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who witnessed the transform… [more below]
- Author: Kaufman, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0593300203
- Language: English
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Zionism Decoded in 101 Quotes
$16.95 Add to cartWhat is Zionism, where did it come from, and why does it continue to shape Israeli policy, politics and propaganda? The author dispels common misconceptions about the religious origins of Zionism by t… [more below]
- Series: Traction
- Author: Rabkin, Yakov
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: February 01 2026
- ISBN10: 1771864125
- Language: English
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Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power
$31.99 Read moreWith the fate of our democracy hanging in the balance, are we destined to watch every presidential election come down to a coin flip? Or is there a better way–can Democrats win enduring power and us
- Author: Jentleson, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 132409219X
- Language: English
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The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There
$32.99 Read moreFrom two leading economists comes a groundbreaking new portrait of the hidden fortunes of Main Street business owners–ordinary Americans who built extraordinary wealth and are quietly rewriting the r
- Author: Zidar, Owen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1250378508
- Language: English
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Cicero’s Tongue: The Life of Rome’s Greatest Orator and the End of the Republic
$33.00 Read moreA new biography of Cicero, one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history.
When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off, and his tongue pierced- Author: Edwards, Catharine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1250328462
- Language: English
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Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy
$35.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor (“John le Carr?’s nonfiction counterpart”–The New York Times) comes the ultimate true-life Cold War thriller: the story of a Russian double agen… [more below]
- Author: MacIntyre, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0593728122
- Language: English
