History

This insightful text explores the psychology of cult leaders and the reasons why many join them. This wide ranging…

The world of cults has long been a source of hypnotic fascination. From their secrets and rituals, to the fact that…

For fans of riddles, this book is bound to provide hours of brain-teasing entertainment. Part history book and part…

In this reflection of history and the Communist dream, bicyclist Tim Moore describes his perhaps overly ambitious plan…

The now-famous incident of D.B. Cooper and the hijacking of Flight 305 still remains one of the most compelling and…

During the 1960s, Nicolas Walter was a militant in the British nuclear disarmament movement-especially for its…

Many of Darwin's scientific advances were tested and proven in his own garden and greenhouse, using simple tools to…

A coffee-table sized graphic novel detailing the history of Darwin's famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands.

While David Bowie's artistic incarnations are well-known as he remains one of our time's most innovative performers, few…

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

In 1987, 50 Western and 50 Soviet photographers spread out across the Soviet Union and captured a day in a country that…

In this fictionalized retelling of a real historical event, author Bill Campbell and illustrator Bizhan Khodabandeh tell…

What we in the United States call Western Civilization has a consistent history of inhuman cruelty. Beginning with the…

The Weathermen. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The FALN. The Black Liberation Army. The names seem quaint now, when…

This gorgeously illustrated letterpress-inspired book combines feminist history with a vision for a better future. Based…

Union membership in the United States has fallen below 11 percent, the lowest rate since before the New Deal. Labor…

Debt is a tale as old as time. From bartering 5,000 years ago to student loans today, debt has always been a part of…

This volume collects and curates the most important decisions and dissents of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.…

The  history of over 150 years of conflict over the redwood forests of northern California. Logging has eroded these…

A history of modern protest movements - from Occupy Wall Street to Standing Rock. This book provides an overview of what…

On August 8th, 1988, hundreds of thousands of workers, students, monks, mothers, and children gathered in the streets…

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, over 500 heavy metal bands emerged in Great Britain. Some of them, such as Iron…