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.
Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion
Learn the six universal principles that make people say yes and how to defend yourself against manipulation in business and everyday life.
In Cold Blood
A groundbreaking true crime masterpiece that reconstructs the 1959 Kansas murders of a farm family and the hunt for their killers, blending journalism with literary art.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Why do we overpay, procrastinate, and make the same mistakes repeatedly? Behavioral economist Dan Ariely reveals the systematic patterns behind our irrational choices and how to outsmart them.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
A true tale of ambition and terror: architect Daniel Burnham races to build the 1893 Chicago World's Fair while serial killer H.H. Holmes lures victims to his hotel of horrors.
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking explains how the universe began, why time moves forward, and what black holes reveal about reality in this bestselling journey from the Big Bang to the boundaries of space.