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London Is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race

By Kennetta Hammond Perry

Black people in the British Empire have long challenged the notion that "there ain't no black in the Union Jack. " For the post-World War II wave of Afro-Caribbean migrants, many of whom had long been subjects of the Empire, claims to a British identity and imperial citizenship were considered to be theirs by birthright.

Published: Saturday, September 1, 2018

Published by: Oxford University Press

Available in: Paperback (9780190909949)

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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

By Erik Larson

In this "portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz, ... Larson shows ... how Churchill taught the British people 'the art of being fearless.' It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home Chequers; his wartime retreat Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports, ... Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family"--

Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Published by: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Available in: Hardcover (9780385348713)

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The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China

By Tonio Andrade

"In the typical narrative of modern Sino-European relations, George Macartney's disastrous 1793 mission to China plays a central role. His failure to open China to trade and diplomatic relations with Britain sets the stage for a long and bitter clash of cultures that led to the Opium Wars of the nineteenth century and perhaps even to the mistrust that still pervades relations today. In this book, Tonio Andrade draws on a wealth of neglected archival material to tell a very different story: that of the last European delegation that was ever received in the traditional Chinese court, the Dutch mission of 1794-95"--

Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Published by: Princeton University Press

Available in: Hardcover (9780691177113)

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The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century

By Helena Rosenblatt

The changing face of the liberal creed from the ancient world to today The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions about a political creed that has become a rallying cry--and a term of derision--in today's increasingly divided public square. Taking readers from ancient Rome to today, Helena Rosenblatt traces the evolution of the words "liberal" and "liberalism," revealing the heated debates that have taken place over their meaning.

Published: Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Published by: Princeton University Press

Available in: Paperback (9780691203966)

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The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations

By Jacob Soll

A "brilliant" (Los Angeles Review of Books) history of accounting, showing how financial and political accountability has shaped the rise and fall of nations and empires Whether building a road or fighting a war, leaders from ancient Mesopotamia to the present have relied on financial accounting to track their state's assets and guide its policies.

Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Published by: Basic Books

Available in: Hardcover (9780465031528)

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The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945

By Max Hastings

An examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II--intelligence--shows how espionage successes and failures by the United States, Britain, Russia, Germany, and Japan influenced the course of the war and its final outcome. -- Provided by publisher.

Published: Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Published by: Harper Perennial

Available in: Paperback (9780062259288)

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The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

By Joe Jackson

The amazing tale of one of history's most daring acts of biopiracy-and how it changed history In this thrilling real-life account of bravery, greed, obsession, and ultimate betrayal, award- winning writer Joe Jackson brings to life the story of fortune hunter Henry Wickham and his collaboration with the empire that fueled, then abandoned him.

Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009

Published by: Penguin Books

Available in: Paperback (9780143114611)

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Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

By Katy Tur

No one saw it coming-- except the NBC journalist who covered (and took fire from) Donald Trump on the 2016 campaign trail. Unbelievable is that award-winning journalist's inside account of the most shocking presidential election in American history. Tur tells the story of how America sent a former reality show host to the White House--a story that is darkly comic, bizarre, and often scary. She reveals what it was like to be there as it happened, from day 1 to day 500, inside a no-rules world where she was spat on, demeaned, and discredited. Through all the long nights, wild scoops, naked chauvinism, dodgy staffers, and fevered debates to election night November 8, 2016, no one had a better view than Tur. Donald Trump's presidential campaign was unbelievable in 2016; it is now American history.

Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Published by: Dey Street Books

Available in: Paperback (9780062684936)

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When the Earth Had Two Moons: The Lost History of the Night Sky

By Erik Asphaug

An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world's most innovative planetary geologists. In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side is an enormous mountainous expanse, not the vast lava-plains seen from Earth.

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Published by: Custom House

Available in: Paperback (9780062657930)

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Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History

By Gregg Jarrett

"Now that every detail and argument set forth in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Russia Hoax has been borne out by the Mueller report, the author is back with a hard-hitting, well-reasoned evisceration of what may be the dirtiest trick in political history"--

Published: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Published by: Broadside Books

Available in: Hardcover (9780062960092), Paperback (9780062978233)

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London Is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China

The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century

The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations

The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945

The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

When the Earth Had Two Moons: The Lost History of the Night Sky

Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History

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