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Cover of Balm in Gilead: A Story from the War

Balm in Gilead: A Story from the War

John L. Withers II

Essay

David Nasaw on the Last Million

David Nasaw

September 15, 2020

Cover of The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility

The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility

Essay

Renaissance Revealed: The Oppression of Jews in Italy in the 1500s

Catherine Fletcher

September 14, 2020

Cover of Games of Deception: The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany

Games of Deception: The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany

Andrew Maraniss

Cover of Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers

Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers

Cover of Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel

Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel

Cover of Irma's Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage

Irma’s Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage

Catherine Ehrlich

Cover of The Note Through the Wire: The Incredible True Story of a Prisoner of War and a Resistance Heroine

The Note Through the Wire: The Incredible True Story of a Prisoner of War and a Resistance Heroine

Cover of Competing With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait

Competing With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait

Cover of The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle

The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle

Cover of What Does the Constitution Say?: A Kid's Guide to How Our Democracy Works

What Does the Constitution Say?: A Kid’s Guide to How Our Democracy Works

Cover of Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People

Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People

Cover of The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter

Cover of Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture

Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture

Cover of The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away