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The Long Game

The Long Game

Rush Doshi

Drawing from decades worth of primary sources, a unique look into the Chinese government's grand strategy and what its true …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson

The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacson—the acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and …
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Why Marx Was Right

Why Marx Was Right

Terry Eagleton

In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

Naomi Klein

#1 NATIONAL BESTELLER • Shortlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle …
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Why We Love Baseball

Why We Love Baseball

Joe Posnanski

**NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year National Sports Media Association …
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The Underworld

The Underworld

Susan Casey

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Fracture

Fracture

Philipp Blom

When the Great War ended in 1918, the West was broken. Religious faith, patriotism, and the belief in human progress …
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Determined

Determined

Robert M. Sapolsky

The instant New York Times bestseller “Excellent . . . Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the …
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Son of Hamas

Son of Hamas

Mosab Hassan Yousef

Th is gripping New York Times bestseller tells the true story of a Hamas insider who rejected his violent destiny …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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The Ape that Understood the Universe

The Ape that Understood the Universe

Steve Stewart-Williams

The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Food Fix

Food Fix

Dr. Mark Hyman

An indispensable guide to food, our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, …
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Generations

Generations

Jean M. Twenge

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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How Life Works

How Life Works

Philip Ball

“Bold and intriguing.”—Wall Street Journal • “Penetrating. . . . Provocative and profound.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) • “Offers plenty of …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Poverty, by America

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Caste

Caste

Isabel Wilkerson

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY • OPRAH’S …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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The Greatest of All Plagues

David Lay Williams

"Economic inequality is one of the most daunting challenges of our time, with public debate often turning to questions of …
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The Great Displacement

The Great Displacement

Jake Bittle

**Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence “The Great Displacement is closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Antifragile

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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The Sum of Us

The Sum of Us

Heather McGhee

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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To Die Well

To Die Well

Stephen Doran

Dr. Stephen Doran draws from his vast experience as a neurosurgeon, a bioethicist, and a permanent deacon to present the …
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Why War?

Why War?

Richard Overy

An Economist Best Book of the Year “Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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The Radium Girls

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore

Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club choice NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER All they wanted was the chance to shine. Be …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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At Home

At Home

Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and At Home is likely to become …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Hidden Valley Road

Hidden Valley Road

Robert Kolker

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM …
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The Zorg

The Zorg

Siddharth Kara

"A book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic." - New York Times Book Review One …
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Warhead

Warhead

Nicholas Wright

From Dr Nicholas Wright, leading neuroscientist and adviser to the Pentagon, discover the new science behind warfare. Why did France …
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Crabgrass Frontier

Crabgrass Frontier

Kenneth T. Jackson

This first full-scale history of the development of the American suburb examines how "the good life" in America came to …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
No More Tears

No More Tears

Gardiner Harris

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
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Goliath's Curse

Goliath's Curse

Luke Kemp

“In the modern tradition of Big Books of human history like Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and David Graeber and David …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Abundance

Abundance

Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Against the Grain

Against the Grain

James C. Scott

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
2 voters
Against Identity

Against Identity

Alexander Douglas

'Deeply interesting ... a superb critique of contemporary self-obsession' Steven Poole, Guardian'Engrossing ... bracing ... incendiary and timely' Stuart Jeffries, …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Breakneck

Breakneck

Dan Wang

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award One of The …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
SPQR

SPQR

Mary Beard

New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named one of the Best Books of the Year by …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
2 voters
Science Matters

Science Matters

Robert M. Hazen, James Trefil

A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Eve

Eve

Cat Bohannon

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST • THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Great State

Great State

Timothy Brook

China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with the Ascendancy of …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
When the Earth Was Green

When the Earth Was Green

Riley Black

NOW A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Winner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024 A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Bad Law

Bad Law

Elie Mystal

**In this New York Times bestseller, Elie Mystal offers a brilliant takedown of ten shocking pieces of legislation that continue …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

"One of the most influential books of the 20th century," the landmark study in the history of science with a …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
99% Perspiration

99% Perspiration

Adam Chandler

An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny “Genius …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

Carlo M. Cipolla

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
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Best Things First

Bjørn Lomborg

"World leaders have promised everything to everyone. But they are failing. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals are supposed to be …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Prequel

Prequel

Rachel Maddow

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, …
Suggested Feb 01, 2026 by Historical Import
1 voter
Blood

Blood

Douglas Starr

Essence and emblem of life--feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--human blood is now the …
Suggested Feb 20, 2026 by Brennan
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