As the year draws to a close, with all its new books stretched out before us ... consider our thoughtfully curated lists. History Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories ...

This engrossing history offers a combination of frankness ... publication and is widely regarded as one of the all-time best fiction books about the Vietnam War. Like Ninh, O’Brien has little ...

At this point, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has spent more of his life as a best-selling author than ... the most divisive times in its history. I wanted to write a book that reminded everyone of the ...

The book details his court's emphasis on learning ... “This truly is popular history at its best - a breakneck ride through the tumultuous doings of the Roman Republic.” Another reader noted ...

Are the finest guides to Australian history always those written by historians? Asked to name the best history books on Australia, I find my mind wanders to works that are not history proper. Is this ...