During World War II, the U.S. government made an extraordinary choice: it turned to the Mafia for help. In Operation Underworld, Matthew Black uncovers the secret alliance between Naval Intelligence and organized crime as officials scrambled to protect New York’s vulnerable waterfront from sabotage and support the Allied invasion of Sicily. At the center of […]
The Persuasion Playbookđź“š
Why do voters change sides—and what actually persuades them? In How to Eat an Elephant, political strategist Sarah Longwell draws on hundreds of focus groups and thousands of conversations with Republicans, Democrats, and independent voters to examine how American politics has changed. Her central argument is that elections are shaped not only by policies, but […]
What Still Unites America?
What does patriotism actually look like in everyday life? In All American Patriotism, Rachel Campos-Duffy brings together deeply personal stories from familiar Fox News personalities, veterans, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and public figures to explore what America means to them. Their stories range from childhood road trips and Fourth of July traditions to military sacrifice, immigrant perseverance, […]
Whose America Do We Remember?
What does America’s past look like when you stop reading about it—and start traveling through it? In This Land Is Your Land, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage journeys across the country, visiting battlefields, museums, monuments, historic homes, reenactments, and even Disneyland to see how Americans tell the story of their nation. Along the way, she […]
Behind the Back Bedroom
In 1976, a quiet home in Yakima, Washington, became the center of a case that would haunt everyone connected to it. In The Back Bedroom, bestselling true-crime author Gregg Olsen investigates how a deeply isolated household fell under the influence of self-proclaimed prophet Leon Cunningham. Convinced that the end of the world was near, Leon’s […]
What Made Her Walk Away?
Evan Barker didn’t just support the Democratic Party—she built her career inside it. From Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign to progressive fundraising networks, congressional races, and national political organizations, Barker spent years believing she was helping build a movement for working Americans. Then, little by little, that belief began to crack. In Nothing Left, Barker takes […]
The Expedition You Don’t Know
The Lewis and Clark expedition is often remembered as a heroic journey across an untamed American West. But the real story was far larger—and far more complicated. In This Vast Enterprise, Craig Fehrman reexamines the famous expedition through the people whose contributions, ambitions, and conflicts shaped its outcome. Alongside Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were […]
How Systems Lose Their Balance
What happens when institutions weaken, accountability fades, and too much power becomes concentrated in too few hands? In The Fix, former US Attorney Barbara McQuade explores how corruption, institutional pressure, misinformation, and declining public trust can gradually weaken democratic systems. Drawing on legal history, public policy, and real-world examples, she examines how organizations and governments […]
When Biology Becomes the Weapon
What if the next global catastrophe began with something no one could see? In Biological War, Annie Jacobsen imagines a genetically engineered airborne plague escaping from a high-security laboratory—and shows how quickly a single accident could spiral into a worldwide disaster. Within days, hospitals are overwhelmed, governments scramble to contain the outbreak, military forces mobilize, […]
Liberty’s Darkest Contradiction
America was founded on a revolutionary promise: all men are created equal. Yet at the very moment the nation embraced liberty, millions remained enslaved—and Native Americans were being pushed from their lands. In The Great Contradiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis examines the uncomfortable paradox at the heart of America’s founding. Through figures such […]
