For more than two decades, the murders of Yolanda Sapp, Nickie Lowe, and Kathy Brisbois haunted Spokane, Washington. The three women, all connected through the same close-knit community, were shot and left near the Spokane River in 1990. Despite hundreds of suspects and years of investigation, the trail went cold. In By the River’s Edge, […]
We the People, Explained
What does the Constitution actually say—and why does it still shape nearly every major debate in American life? In The U.S. Constitution, constitutional law scholar Melissa Murray makes America’s founding document clear, accessible, and relevant. She traces its creation from the failures of the Articles of Confederation through the compromises of the Constitutional Convention, then […]
Inside Trump’s Power Play
Donald Trump returned to the White House more prepared, more powerful, and more determined to settle old scores. In Regime Change, award-winning journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take readers behind the scenes of Trump’s second term, revealing an administration built around loyalty, retribution, and instinct. Drawing on hundreds of insider interviews, they uncover the […]
The War Below
Beneath the surface of the world’s oceans, another World War II was being fought—one defined by stealth, intelligence, technological innovation, and extraordinary sacrifice. In War Beneath the Sea, acclaimed naval historian Peter Padfield explores the submarine campaigns that helped determine the outcome of the war. From German U-boats hunting Allied convoys in the Atlantic to […]
Liberty Wasn’t Quiet
Eric Metaxas’s Revolution brings America’s founding struggle to life as more than a war for independence. Written for the nation’s 250th anniversary, the book traces the Revolution from early colonial resistance to the final victory at Yorktown, showing how faith, courage, sacrifice, and leadership shaped the birth of the United States. From James Otis’s courtroom […]
America’s Hidden Empire
What if the United States was never just the fifty states on the map? In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr reveals the overlooked history of America’s territories, colonies, military bases, and strategic outposts—and shows how they shaped the nation’s rise to global power. From guano islands and Puerto Rico to the Philippines, Guam, […]
Stanford’s Power Problem
What happens when ambition becomes a religion—and truth becomes an inconvenience? In How to Rule the World, Theo Baker pulls readers inside Stanford’s elite, pressure-cooked world, where Silicon Valley money, status, and influence shape campus life in unsettling ways. Arriving as an idealistic freshman, Baker expected innovation, brilliance, and possibility. Instead, he found a culture […]
Democracy’s Lie Detector📚✨
In Liar’s Kingdom, veteran federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann delivers a sharp warning about the danger political lies pose to American democracy. Drawing on his experience in the Justice Department, the Mueller investigation, and decades of prosecuting fraud, Weissmann argues that the US legal system punishes many forms of deception—corporate fraud, perjury, false filings—but leaves a […]
When Empathy Goes Too Far
Can compassion become dangerous? In Suicidal Empathy, Gad Saad argues that empathy, when detached from reason, boundaries, and truth, can become a self-destructive force. Saad presents a provocative critique of Western society, claiming that misplaced compassion has reshaped politics, education, immigration policy, criminal justice, and public debate. Rather than helping the truly vulnerable, he argues, […]
History, Meet Herstory
Norah O’Donnell’s We the Women brings America’s hidden heroines out of the margins and into the center of the story. Across 250 years, O’Donnell highlights the women who challenged injustice, expanded democracy, and forced the nation to live closer to its founding ideals. From Mary Katherine Goddard printing the Declaration of Independence, to Elizabeth Freeman […]
