This month’s best new history

 
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This Month's Best New History
 
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Book cover for The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson
Unpack the Declaration of Independence's most revolutionary sentence
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "In Isaacson's expert hands, those 35 words, and the ones that come after them, gain a new level of clarity and relevance, and inspire deepened appreciation" (Booklist starred review)
  • The highly anticipated latest release from a beloved National Humanities Medal winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • A perfect read to coincide with the United States' 250th birthday
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Media mentions for The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter IsaacsonMEDIA MENTIONS:CBS Mornings, Next Big Idea Club, The Atlantic, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for The Land Trap by Mike Bird
How has the world's oldest asset shaped economies throughout time?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A "smart and stimulating" read (Slate) from an editor at The Economist
  • Surveys three centuries of history, revealing how land came to undergird the global banking system
  • "One of those books that changes the way you see the world. Gripping, urgent, important" (internationally bestselling author Ed Conway)
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Media mentions for The Land Trap by Mike BirdMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Capitalism: A Global History by Sven Beckert
A Bancroft Prize–winning scholar delivers a landmark history of capitalism
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • This "true tour de force" (Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads) is already receiving Pulitzer Prize buzz
  • Traces the emergence and development of our global economic system, covering the last 1,000 years and spanning the entire world
  • "An unparalleled work of scholarship that is also a joy to read, this is a monumental achievement" (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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Media mentions for Capitalism: A Global History by Sven BeckertMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Breath of the Gods by Simon Winchester
What do you know about the history — and future — of wind?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "With his signature entertaining erudition, [Winchester] explores a subject that has quite literally powered the human world since our inception" (The New York Times)
  • From airplane travel to the energy industry, wind is an essential resource — and the center of countless devastating disasters
  • "Readers will savor" (Publishers Weekly) this "splendidly written account" (Kirkus Reviews) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman
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Media mentions for The Breath of the Gods by Simon WinchesterMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Stolen Crown by Tracy Borman
Alison Weir says you shouldn't miss this 'compelling and brilliant' Tudor history
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When long-reigning Elizabeth I refused to marry or name a successor, it created a royal crisis that ultimately gave rise to the Stuart dynasty
  • Informed by new analysis that upends our understanding of James I's controversial ascent
  • Named one of Town & Country's Best Books of November
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Media mentions for The Stolen Crown by Tracy BormanMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, Town & Country, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Nations Apart by Colin Woodard
Can we trace the United States' current divisions back to colonial-era differences?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author
  • Reveals how centuries-old settlement patterns have given rise to political polarization, economic inequality, and more
  • Groundbreaking public policy research provides "considerable food for thought" (Booklist starred review)
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Media mentions for Nations Apart by Colin WoodardMEDIA MENTIONS:Next Big Idea Club, The Wall Street Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Fateful Hours by Volker Ullrich
Witness the fall of Germany's first democracy
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A New York Times bestselling author draws on primary sources to chronicle the period between World War I and the rise of the Third Reich
  • Traces the string of crises that led to the Weimar Republic's collapse, from hyperinflation to political assassinations
  • "A resonant and sobering cautionary tale of how a democracy can die" (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for Fateful Hours by Volker UllrichMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Brothers of the Gun by Mark Lee Gardner
Meet the real men behind a Wild West legend
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday became famous from their shoot-out at the O.K. Corral — but what do you know about their years of friendship beforehand?
  • This revelatory dual biography offers "a raucous and entertaining slice of Americana" (Publishers Weekly)
  • "As exciting as anything you'll read in the pages of a novel or see on-screen" (Booklist)
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Media mentions for Brothers of the Gun by Mark Lee GardnerMEDIA MENTIONS:The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by Richard Bell
'American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium' (Ilyon Woo)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Follow the ripple effects of the Revolutionary War across continents
  • Explores how the US fight for independence disrupted trade, inspired penal reforms, created the first global refugee crisis, and more
  • For "anyone interested in understanding the nation's founding from a dazzling, kaleidoscopic perspective" (National Book Award–winning author Ned Blackhawk)
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Media mentions for The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by Richard BellMEDIA MENTIONS:New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Sword Beach by Max Hastings
On D-Day, thousands of inexperienced British soldiers underwent trial by fire
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A historian hailed as "the chronicler of World War II" (San Francisco Chronicle) explores the human stories behind the Normandy invasion
  • Based on interviews with veterans, published memoirs, and archival research
  • "Just when you think there's nothing new to say about D-Day, Max Hastings proves you wrong" (BBC History Magazine)
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Media mentions for Sword Beach by Max HastingsMEDIA MENTIONS:The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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