King Charles by Robert Jobson
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An enthusiastic new biography of the heir apparent to the Throne.
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
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Holland traces the insatiable growth and development of Christianity through all its major stages and locations.
Read MoreThe Will of the People by T.H. Bree
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An extremely well-paced and engaging account of those who never enjoyed the attentions of history.
Read MoreDreams of El Dorado by H. W. Brands
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A broad overview of a complex subject that doesn’t disintegrate into a mélange of disconnected anecdotes.
Read MoreThomas Jefferson’s Education by Alan Taylor
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Taylor tells this university story with cool skill and a very discerning eye for personal detail.
Read MoreAgrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World by Emma Southon
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Agrippina is a smart choice for those who think they probably won’t enjoy ancient Roman history.
Read MoreThe Borgias by Paul Strathern
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For those new to the history of Renaissance Italy, Strathern’s book is a perfectly paced and highly readable telling of one ambitious and ruthless family.
Read MoreThe Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina
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The march of technology and the mass of satellites overhead have done little to tame this enormous renegade world.
Read MoreMarx: Philosophy and Revolution by Shlomo Avineri
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Meet Marx the philosopher, economist, journalist, historian, revolutionary, and even Marx the parent.
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The Patient Assassin by Anita Brand
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Not just an engrossing biography of Dyer, but an excavation of the life of Udham Singh.
Read MoreAssad or We Burn the Country by Sam Dagher
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What one comes away with after 600 pages of a Middle East generally on fire is the aching need for a little hope.
Read MoreThe Conservative Sensibility by George Will
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“. . . in a democracy everything depends, ultimately, on public opinion, and public opinion is shiftable sand.”
Read MoreThe Origin of Empire by David Potter
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Built on a careful blending of original sources and secondary sources, both scholarly and popular.
Read MoreThe British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson
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A scrupulously researched and warmly, endlessly readable for both Revolution aficionados and newcomers.
Read MoreJerusalem by Merav Mack & Benjamin Balint
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Jerusalem is well portrayed by the authors as they explore the books, the libraries, and the stories of the ancient city.
Read MoreThe Fourth Reich by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
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The Fourth Reich is the carefully-documented anatomy of a standing threat.
Read MoreMatilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley
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Hanley’s assessment of the various roles Matilda filled in her life is uniformly thought-provoking.
Read MoreUpheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond
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Can 30 pages be enough to do more than skim the surface of any of these epic events?
Read MoreThe Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson
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An immensely readable popular biography of Henry VI, warmly sympathetic to the tormented figure at its center.
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