History
The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
Paperback
A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America
Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji
Paperback
A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works and where it's going
American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873
Paperback
A masterful history of the American Civil War and its reverberations across the continent by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
Paperback
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812—a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation and the desperate struggle for survival
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
Paperback
“Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book’s death have been greatly exaggerated.”—Erik Spiekermann, typographer