History

An overview of current race relations, with a focus on Black history and rights. This book dives into the history of…

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

Take a peek as to what actually happened in Salem, Massachusetts in this illustrated version of the Salem Witch trials!…

The man, the myth—the legend: Bigfoot! Find out about the historical context for the most well-known cryptid hanging…

The fight for civil rights wasn't all that long ago - and, more importantly, the struggle continues to this day. This…

It used to be that rich white men were the only ones allowed to vote. Everyone else - including women - had to fight for…

Stories of 50 women who changed the course of history by refusing to accept that their place wasn't where men told them…

A graphic guide to Freud. Freud is universally recognized as one of the most important figures in modern culture, but he…

The Holocaust is often portrayed as a single horrific event in history, never to be forgotten, but a unforseen…

Chaos theory attempts to answer baffling questions such as the ramifications of a butterfly flapping its wings. This…

Michel Foucault’s work was described at his death as ‘the most important event of thought in our century’. As a…

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a ‘useful mistake’? Did the…

“Introducing Semiotics” outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary…

Ever wonder why we take such fascination in watching horse racing, or the Indy 500? Well, it didn't used to always be…

Reaching the early 1900s, almost two million children were employed in the United States—sorting coal in Pennsylvania,…

Venture into the contemporary evolution of recipes and culinary confections with this book that not only offers tasty…

Spice up your card game, magic trick, or whatever you intend to do with your next deck of cards with these cute…

Evocative and emotionally-expressive illustrations, each paired with a caption that show life in a US internment camp…

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

On February 6, 1919, 65,000 Seattle workers didn't clock in, and stayed out of work for six days of nonviolent…

In the age of the internet, the concept of "community" is different than it once was, for better or worse. Tackling the…

In this hilarious cultural and societal critique, discover and unpack the sad complicated mess we've made…

Historian Mary Beard draws on her profound understanding of Greek and Roman classics as well as her forays into…

I'm going to take a wild guess and say your high school didn't teach about the history of women's sexuality. If they…

A compendium for anyone fascinated with the inner workings of poetry, writing, and language, Trivium goes into the…

If you want to better understand politics, this book is for you. With chapters on history, ideologies, systems of…