Biography & Memoir
An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
Paperback
One of NPR's Books We Love in 2022
In this erudite and piercing biography, best-selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person’s actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over
Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War
Paperback
Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation and their own independence
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Hardback
A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history
Schoenberg: Why He Matters
Hardback
An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Schoenberg from notoriety, restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers
American Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs
Hardback
The epic road trips—and surprising friendship—of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age