The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her cells revolutionized medicine without her consent. Now her family's story reveals the human cost of scientific progress and who owns our bodies.
1776
George Washington leads a ragtag army through crushing defeats and desperate victories in the pivotal year that tested whether American independence would survive or perish.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
How Lincoln appointed his three presidential rivals to his cabinet and united them to preserve the Union during America's darkest hour.
The Wright Brothers
Two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio with only high school educations risked their lives to achieve powered flight. How did Wilbur and Orville Wright succeed where others failed?
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Olympic runner Louis Zamperini survives a plane crash, 47 days adrift at sea, and brutal years in Japanese POW camps. A harrowing true story of endurance, hope, and spiritual transformation.
My Reading Life
Pat Conroy's intimate memoir reveals how books saved his sanity, shaped his soul, and transformed a lonely boy into one of America's most beloved storytellers.
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Steven Levy's classic chronicles the brilliant mavericks who bent the rules from MIT to Silicon Valley, creating the hacker ethic that sparked the computer revolution.
Masters of Doom How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
The true story of John Carmack and John Romero, two rebellious programmers who escaped broken homes to create Doom and Quake until their success tore them apart.
The Hearsts Father and Son
A revealing memoir of America's most powerful newspaper dynasty, told through the complex relationship between a media titan and his son.
The Education of Henry Adams An Autobiography
A Pulitzer Prize winner written in third person, this grandson of two presidents grapples with how his privileged 19th century education failed to prepare him for the modern world.