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From an award-winning historian, an engrossing look at how Abraham Lincoln grappled with the challenges of leadership in an unruly democracy An awkward first meeting with U.S. Army officers, on the ev

The epic and controversial story of the development of the first widely used normal human cell-line and, through it, some of the world’s most important vaccines In June 1962, a young biologist at th

The inside story of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history, and of its legacy as the film that permanently reframed the history of the civil rights movement. To be published on

The compelling story of the effect of Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species on a diverse group of American writers, abolitionists, and social reformers, including Henry David Thoreau and Bron

The frightening and largely unknown backstory of the radical right’s political agenda, a seven-decades-long strategy pinned to the expressed belief that freedom can survive only if the rule of the maj

In the fifth novel in the critically acclaimed John Madden series, the former Scotland Yard detective returns in a gripping post-World War II mystery that will delight fans of Philip Kerr On a hot s

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with the captivating, little-known true story of a group of women whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever ch

From the bestselling author of The Third Reich at War, a masterly account of Europe in the age of its global hegemony; the latest volume in the Penguin History of Europe seriesRichard J. Evans, bestse

The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center of civilizations past and present.For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the

Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner’s memoir of the great women movie stars he has known. ? In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner h

A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian’s provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of the

The magisterial concluding volume in the definitive biography of Eleanor RooseveltHistorians, politicians, critics, and readers everywhere have praised Blanche Wiesen Cook’s biography of Eleanor Roose

A landmark biography of one of history’s most effective conquerors by The New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how he harnessed the power o

From the mind of Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson comes this wonderfully weird and weirdly wonderful illustrated look at the world around us—all through the framework of the things we carry. With brigh

From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays—a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity storyEven people

A brilliant new novel from the New York Times bestselling author, whom Gillian Flynn calls "mesmerizing" and Stephen King calls "incandescent." Being on the Murder squad is no

Hockey's most famous voice, now in his own words.If you are a hockey fan, you know Bob Cole's legendary voice. He has done the play-by-play for some of hockey's best-remembered games, including t

Irrestible baked goods with a unique twist from the little pastry shop famed for its macarons and exquisite cakes.Allyson Bobbitt and Sarah Bell have been sharing their delectable creations with adori

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented th

The gripping story of Queen Elizabeth’s bold alliance with the Ottoman sultan byThe New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve MapsWhen Queen Elizabeth was excommunicated by

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Longmire series—the basis for the hit dramaLongmire, now on Netflix—Walt, Henry, and Vic discover much more than they bargained for when the

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style. Readers and critics were enchanted; as NPR commented, “Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change.”A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultu

""In all ways a great novel, a nonstop pleasure brimming with charm, personal wisdom, and philosophic insight.this book more than fulfills the promise of Towles' stylish debut, Rules of Civility." - K

The inspirational account of the creation of a pathbreaking inner-city middle school in Brooklyn, New York, by the magnetic young principal who rocketed to national fame viaHumans of New York Whe

A big, heartrending novel about the entangled lives of two women in 1920s New England, both mothers to the same unforgettable girlIn 1917 Beatrice Haven—the unwed teenage daughter of wealthy Jewish in

The riveting third novel in the Sully Carter series finds the gutsy reporter investigating a shooting at the Capitol and the violent world of D.C.’s most corrupt mental institution In the doldrum

In the spirit of Gretchen Rubin’s megaseller The Happiness Project and Eric Weiner’sThe Geography of Bliss, a journalist embarks on a project to discover what it takes to love where you liveAustin, Te

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes If You Can Keep It, a new book that is part history and part manifesto, steeped in a critical analysis of our founding fathers' or

An entertaining exploration of the richness and relevance of the Latin language and literature, and an inspiring account of finding renewed purpose through learning something new and challengingAfter

A highly original narrative history by The Economist’s Moscow bureau chief that does for modern Russia what Evan Osnos did for China inAge of AmbitionThe end of communism and breakup of the Soviet Uni

From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers—an inquiry into the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our livesMuch of what will happen in th

View our Ken Follett feature page. Learn more about The Pillars of the Earth miniseries on Starz.A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, this historical epic—a twelfth-century tale of the bui

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by a renowned expert in the fieldA pioneer in this field, director of the Family Constellation In

What we mean when we say something has a mind and why it matters in our everyday lives. Nothing seems more real than the minds of other people. When you consider what your boss is thinking or whe

Chikit-chikit-chik! A squirrel is chittering. Bees are buzzing. The sun is high in the sky. And Little Owl is supposed to be asleep, but when he wakes up early, he’s just too curious to close his eye

A groundbreaking exploration of the remarkable women in Native American communities. Too often ignored or underemphasized in favor of their male warrior counterparts, Native American women have play

A clever and fast-paced murder mystery full of wit, suspense, and fly fishing. When a fishing guide reels in the body of a young man on the Madison, the Holy Grail of Montana trout rivers, Sheriff M

In celebration of the Girl Scouts' centennial, a lively salute to its maverick founder. Born at the start of the Civil War, Juliette Gordon Low grew up in Georgia, where she struggled to reconcile b

An unflinching portrayal of the Korean immigrant experience from an extraordinary new talent in fiction. Spanning Korea and the United States, from the postwar era to contemporary times, Krys Lee's

A revelatory look at how Roger Williams shaped the nature of religion, political power, and individual rights in America. For four hundred years, Americans have wrestled with and fought over two con