Inferno: The True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the BloodiJoe Pappalardo★★★★★4.3(282)With both his heroism and his flaws, Medal of Honor recipient 'Snuffy Smith' perfectly represents the dramatic and...
Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human HistorySandra Benjamin★★★★★4.3(262)From Publishers Weekly This solid narrative of the Mediterranean island emphasizes how its location has subjected it to...
Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las VegasPete Earley★★★★★4.3(261)Former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley, whose several books include a study of Leavenworth Prison, turns his...
American Horizons: U.S. History in a Global Context, Volume I: To 1877, with SourcesSarah J. Purcell★★★★★4.3(256)This is a very complete and comprehensive work, explaining in detail the factors and conditions that impact and have...
Notes on a Killing: Love, Lies, and Murder in a Small New Hampshire TownRebecca Lavoie★★★★★4.3(253)It's intriguing. It's heartbreaking. It's a crime story laced withsentiments of love, triumph, and loyalty among...
Coromandel: A Personal History of South IndiaCharles Allen★★★★★4.3(251)Review Coromandel is lively and its stories well chosen― The Economist An engaging and meaningful account of a very...
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - and Why It MattersBrian Myers★★★★★4.3(241)Electrifying... finely argued and brilliantly written." —Christopher Hitchens , Slate "[A] scary... close reading of...
Mobsters, Madams & Murder in Steubenville, Ohio: The Story of Little ChicagoSusan M Guy★★★★★4.3(240)About the Author Susan M. Guy is a correction officer for the state of Ohio and a former police sergeant with the Cross...
Winston Churchill's ToyshopStuart Macrae★★★★★4.3(239)“…a fascinating and entertaining account of a little-known aspect of Britain's fight against fascism.” ( Book...
Empire's Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present DayCarrie Gibson★★★★★4.3(219)An Observer (UK) Best History Book of the YearA Hudson Booksellers' Best Nonfiction Book of the Year “Gibson knows...
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color LineMartha A. Sandweiss★★★★★4.3(218)From Booklist During America’s Gilded Age, Clarence King was a famous geologist, friend of wealthy, famous, and...
Heroes and Monsters: An Honest Look at the Struggle within All of UsJosh James Riebock★★★★★4.3(214)Vulnerable and imaginative, powerful without being forceful , certainly able to lift readers up and impart hope for the...
The Gold of ExodusHoward Blum★★★★★4.3(206)When a millionaire adventurer goes in search of the true Mount Sinai, he gets more than he bargained for. Spies,...
The First War of Physics: The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb, 1939-1949Jim Baggott★★★★★4.3(205)From Publishers Weekly Science journalist Baggott addresses a subject he describes as both personal and intellectual....
Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by StormMonte Reel★★★★★4.3(204)An Amazon Best Book of the Month, March 2013 : When Paul Du Chaillu set out to bag the gorilla in the name of science...
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Turning Points in Ancient History, 1)Eric H. Cline★★★★★4.2(2.8K)Winner of the 2014 Award for the Best Popular Book, American Schools of Oriental Research""The memorable thing about...
The Battle for Leyte Gulf: The Incredible Story of World War II's Largest Naval BattleC. Vann Woodward★★★★★4.2(2.3K)So soundly documented that it is hard to see how anyone, ever, will be able to improve on it." --"The New York Times""...
The Indian War of 1864Eugene Fitch Ware★★★★★4.2(1.5K)About the Author This Bison Book edition carries a new introduction by John D. McDermott, the author of Forlorn Hope:...
The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in EuropeStephen Harding★★★★★4.2(1.4K)New York Journal of Books , 4/29/13 “Well done and eminently readable.” Daily Beast , 5/12/13 “The most...
Dimestore: A Writer's LifeLee Smith★★★★★4.2(1.3K)An Amazon Best Book of March 2016: “What is it about Appalachia that so captures the mind, echoes in the ear, and...
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?Jared Diamond★★★★★4.2(1.2K)From Booklist In the broader scope of evolution, it was only “yesterday” 11,000 years ago when we progressed from...
Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-team at WarHans Halberstadt★★★★★4.2(1.2K)From Publishers Weekly Former Special Forces sergeant Antenori and writer Halberstadt ( War Stories of the Green Berets...
How the States Got Their ShapesMark Stein★★★★★4.2(943)From Publishers Weekly America's first century was defined by expansion and the negotiation of territories among areas...
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban AgeAnnalee Newitz★★★★★4.2(892)E]xcellent…fair, judicious, open-minded…the strength of the book arises from distrust of elites and preference for...