History

A global journey through human history, exploring the world-altering effects of lies. From Julius Caesar to Chernobyl,…

A perfect gift for your boss or landlord, Soviets recounts a very CIA-approved perspective on life in the former CCCP.…

This illustrated installment in the Wooden Books series teaches the basics of persuasive speech through its primary…

How can we decolonize the world when colonialist attitudes of self and other are so deeply embedded in our psyches? Open…

Celebrate whatever independence you've got by reading some books that'll set off mental fireworks and get you moving and…

For those who waited patiently for it, you may recall that we picked up Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records…

This volume engages accounts of great traveling adventures that have shaped our understanding of the world and…

Howard Zinn changed the way that history is written: his classic A People's History of the United States, published in…

This book focuses on a couple central questions: "How does moral progress happen?" and "How are societies brought to…

Want to join the Rebel Alliance? Congratulations, you're already on the team. These books will help get you primed for…

An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist, singer, civil rights and political activist,…

Mormonism For Beginners is a balanced, richly engaging introduction to the history, tenets, practices, traditions, and…

A profusely illustrated, popularly-written volume with original comic art, FDR and the New Deal For Beginners will shed…

Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is beloved by millions of readers, and…

Part travelog, part science lesson, this book takes readers from the driest deserts of Chile to the genetic wasteland of…

Have you ever wondered if you can get drunk off water? Or how you'd go about turning Earth into a literal sandwich? If…

Struggling to grasp the complexities of the Middle East’s relationship with the U.S.? Fear not. Famous historian…

Ever since U.S. Americans coined the term "The Middle East" to describe the regions surrounding the Meditteranean basin…

Ever try to grasp the complexities of the Middle East’s relationship with the U.S., but find it overwhelmingly…

This easy-to-read analysis of the First Amendment shows readers the ins and outs of the freedom of expression. From U.S.…

Riveting biographies of women from the 1700s til today who overcame all odds to prevail and make history. Some are…

Worn out by the misdeeds spinning around the 24 hour news cycle? Turn off the computer, pick up a book, and read up on…

Safe Area Gorazde is the account of the terrible seige of Gorazde and the brutal "cleansing" of the non-Serb population…

Get all the in-print entries in this long-running zine series about always weird, often scary, and sometimes hilarious…

A striking collection of essays upending our understanding of sexual purity by confronting our beliefs about virginity,…

Read all four volumes in our ongoing Scene History series: zines and short books telling the story of a specific place,…

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

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

A memoir of Don Cox's years in the Black Panther party. Cox joined a year after its founding and rose through the ranks…