History

From historical archives and celebrity guests come 200 of the craziest and funniest lists, from Most Offensive Songs to…

In this intriguing (and sometimes unbelievable) account, historian Julie M. Fenster traces the history of the practice…

In this new comprehensive history of human existence, David Graeber teams up with David Wengrow to chart the history of…

When Timothy Snyder's slim paperback On Tyranny was published in early 2017, it became an instant bestseller in the US…

The most vibrant and fascinating eras of scientific advancement in the European Renaissance were a time when society and…

What can skeletons tell us about what really happened millions of years ago? This rad book takes you on a journey…

Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Soundgarden, and many others all produced their music with SST…

This collection of traditional Russian folktales is bursting with whimsy, wonder, drama, and action. Dinara…

From the hosts of the Wildly Tarot podcast comes this deluxe collector's book, complete with 24 removable cards and a…

In this fascinating book, author and world traveler Travis Elborough traverses the world in search of the most bizarre…

The first book of Seattle hip hop history, and the first book looking at hip hop's role in Seattle's history, Emerald…

Graffiti aficionados might be surprised to learn that the earliest documented graffiti bubble letters appear not in…

Learn About 20 Brilliant and Inspiring Women as you Scratch to Reveal Their Original Portraits  Read short biographies…

This book is a comprehensive adn complex study of the Columbia river that combines natural history, political history,…

Explore ancient methods of divination and fortune telling from around the globe. This book chronicles divination methods…

Drugs have had an important role in the social, cultural, and spiritual development of civilization from the most…

First published in 1887, Lady Wilde's collection of stories, myths, and legends from across the island of Ireland was…

Shadows are all around us, yet we hardly even think about them. Can we only see shadows and not objects themselves, as…

For every Moriarty out there, there are a thousand other criminals without the know-how to make crime work for them.…

There's more to Celtic knotwork than meets the eye. Hidden behind the twirls and coils of this ancient and magical art…

This biography and critical analysis focuses on rock superstar David Bowie's most influential—and strangest—decade,…

This book tells the story of how in 1986 Run-DMC's cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" put hip-hop on the radio in a…

History is just so much more interesting when you can travel back in time to witness it first hand! This book gives you…

When The Rolling Stones started making music in the 60s, who could have guessed that they would go on to become one of…

In this true crime story, author Dean Jobb brings the reader back to the 1892 murder trial of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream,…

An exploration of the marvels of the universe told through brief portraits of 100 stars, revealing groundbreaking…

Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón brings together his scientific knowledge of plants with the cultural and traditional…

If someone spent their entire life chained inside cave, only seeing images cast by shadows on the cave wall, how might…

Since the beginning the US government has reserved the tool of revoking citizenship in order to cast out unwanted…