Against this backdrop, the ten history books we’ve chosen to highlight this year served a dual purpose. Some reflected on the fraught nature of the current moment, detailing how the nation’s ...

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 ...

Amazon's Best Books of the Year list is here ... a lesson on the forgotten yet vital contributions of women throughout history. “She also manages to take historical events that you think ...

Ghosh, a prizewinning Indian novelist and author of non-fiction books, retells the story with skill and controlled passion. How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by Josephine Quinn ...