History
Extreme North: A Cultural History
Hardback
An entertaining and informative voyage through cultural fantasies of the North, from sea monsters and a mountain-sized magnet to racist mythmaking
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
Paperback
A fascinating look at four of the most spectacular cities in human history—and why they were all abandoned.
The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age
Paperback
A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb
In the East: How My Father and a Quarter Million Polish Jews Survived the Holocaust
Paperback
The extraordinary true story of Polish-Jewish child refugees who escaped the Nazis and found refuge in Iran.
Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
Hardback
America’s modern culinary history told through the lives of seven path-breaking chefs and food writers