History

The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200–118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly...

Two famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages translated by Caroline SmithOriginally composed in Old French, the two chronicles brought together here offer some of the most vivid and reliable accounts of the Crusades from a Western...

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August *Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street Journal The...

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is an inspiring and tragic account of an ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances that has enthralled readers for generations. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler,...

The Guerilla Girls famously said that ""less than 5% of the artists in Modern Art sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female."" From art history courses, museums, and media exposure, art history has largely reflected the male perspective, only...

Bringing storytelling flair to the life of Jesus, the adventurer and author of Mud, Sweat and Tears utilises eyewitness accounts to build a compelling picture of the iconic figure at the heart of the Christian religion. The incredible true...

Using letters, personal stories and declassified files, Elyse Graham highlights the brave efforts of the real-life academics-turned-spies who bravely challenged the Nazis during World War II. The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies,...

Named a Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, Times Literary Supplement, The Times, Spectator, and The Economist.The English first materialized as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. From...

The Short Oxford History of English Literature provides a comprehensive and authoritative introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day, including a full treatment of Irish, Scottish, and...

In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the achievement of international fame as novelist and philosopher in Paris, to his wanderings as an exile,...

No singular life is as seminal to the struggle for equality as Frantz Fanon's. Here we have a comprehensive biography tracking his momentous life and his lasting impact into the modern era, where he's more relevant than ever.One of The New York...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020.   "In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Safina gives us a new way of looking at the natural world that is radically different."—The Washington Post. New York Times bestselling author...

The acclaimed author of modern classic Sapiens turns his attention to the power of information networks and their importance to human evolution in this insightful and entertaining tour de force. The phenomenal international and Sunday...

Special agents. Wide-spread terror. An impossible mission. This is a study of 1989 Panama from the author of our former Monthly Pick, Ghosts of Honolulu. The next-true life NCIS story from New York Times bestselling authors Mark Harmon...

A New York Times Notable Book.An NPR Best Book of the Year.In 1852, at age sixteen, Cixi was chosen as one of Emperor Xianfeng’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once...

In this evocative study of the fall of the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Raj, award-winning historian William Dalrymple uses previously undiscovered sources to investigate a pivotal moment in history.   The last Mughal emperor, Zafar, came...

‘Could you show me a djinn?’ I asked. ‘Certainly,’ replied the Sufi. ‘But you would run away.’ From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted ‘The Return of a King’, this is William...

This timely and impeccably researched look into the start of the American Revolution showcases harrowing battles, famous historical figures and the fight for democracy. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the second volume of the...

This carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers has long been an invaluable guide to the general reader as well as to the serious student of history, political science, and...

Volume 1 of the classic anthology of political thought: a comprehensive selection of the crucial ideas in political philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Locke and Montesquieu. As an introduction to political theory and science, this standout collection...