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世界有数のフランス帝国に立ち向かい、自らの手で自由と独立を勝ち取った奴隷たちの壮絶な革命史が、ここによみがえる。毎日の通勤時間や深く思考に浸りたい夜のひとときに、カリブ海で巻き起こった抑圧と解放のド...

放浪の部族がいかにして過酷な自然環境を克服し、わずか200年で壮大な古代文明の覇者へと上り詰めたのか、その奇跡的な国家建設の軌跡を紐解く圧倒的な歴史ドラマ。毎日の通勤や夜のリラックスタイムが、メキシコ中...

名もなきオランダの小さな交易拠点が、いかにして世界中から移民と金融を飲み込み、頂点に君臨する巨大都市へと変貌を遂げたのか、その壮大な歴史のドラマを紐解きます。朝の通勤電車や休日の穏やかな散歩のひとと...

荒れ狂うコロラド川という大自然の脅威を制御し、アメリカ西部の運命を変えた土木工学の驚異的な歴史を紐解く没入型ドキュメンタリー。静かな夜のリラックスタイムや毎日の知的な通勤時間に、壮大なスケールで描か...

不可能とされた巨大プロジェクトの裏で命を懸けた人々のヒューマンドラマと工学の奇跡が交差する、心揺さぶる歴史ノンフィクション。喧騒を離れ、静かな夜のひとときに耳を傾ければ、19世紀の活気あふれるニューヨ...

The words of a president can change the course of history. In Quotes of Consequence: Words of U. S. Presidents that Shook the World, Forrest Tower explores the powerful words, defining moments, and lasting ideas that helped shape the United States. From George Washington’s defense of free speech, to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call to overcome fear, to Ronald Reagan’s challenge to “tear down this wall,” these are more than famous quotations. They are windows into the decisions, conflicts, beliefs, and pressures that defined their time.

In 2008, three years after Hurricane Katrina cut a deadly path along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, researchers J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls conducted a survey of the survivors in Louisiana and Mississippi, receiving more than 2500 responses, and followed up two years later with more than 500 of the initial respondents. Showcasing these landmark findings, Caught in the Path of Katrina: A Survey of the Hurricane's Human Effects yields a more complete understanding of the traumas endured as a result of the Storm of the Century.

A fascinating chronicle of radical feminism’s rise and fall from the mid-60s to the mid-70s, Daring to Be Bad is a must-listen for both students of gender history and activists of intersectionality. This 30th anniversary edition reveals how current debates about race, transgender rights, queer theory, and sexuality echo issues that galvanized and divided feminists 50 years ago.

The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines’ savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35-day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley’s best-seller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed film of the same name.

貧しい生い立ちから這い上がる強烈な野心と、理想と現実の間で葛藤する人間臭い素顔が交差する、歴史的偉人の知られざる成り上がり伝記です。日々のキャリアに迷いを感じたり、自己成長へのモチベーションを高めた...

Of Galbraith's classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, the Atlantic Monthly said:""Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the...

Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." 

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy throughout his presidency—from the long and grueling campaign to Kennedy's tragic and unexpected assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. In A Thousand Days, Schlesinger combines intimate knowledge as one of President Kennedy's inner circle with sweeping research and historic context to provide a look at one of the most legendary presidential administrations in American history.

George Armstrong Custer attended West Point, graduating in the Class of 1861. He served as an officer in the United States Army during the Civil War. He was present at the Civil War's first major engagement, the First Battle of Bull Run, and was the officer who received General Robert E. Lee's Flag of Truce, marking Lee's surrender, at the end of the war. 

The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles, written between 1897 and 1888, advocating for the ratification of the United States Constitution. They serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.

Michael Jackson is undoubtedly a legend. His music is known all over the world, and his status as the “King of Pop” is rarely if ever disputed. However, as much as we know about Jackson’s larger-than-life presence on the stage, less is known about the story of his life. MJ dominated the '80s, then fell hard in the '90s, but was poised for a comeback in 2009. He would put everything on the line to make sure that his performance was flawless. Although he would ultimately leave this mortal plane in the undertaking, his legacy would become greater than ever before. 

In this funny remembrance of an unusual triangle, Jess learns to accept what’s best for the one animal he has ever loved. After all, he gave his heart to the Australian shepherd mix he’d rescued. What alternative has he other than to give the restless girl her freedom? But in doing so, Jess discovers more about himself, the nature of affection and attachment, the inevitability of loss, and how much Millie means to so many. 

The media ran exaggerated accounts of his bravado and colorful personality, styling him as a Robin Hood figure. In response, J. Edgar Hoover, then director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), used Dillinger and his gang as his campaign platform to evolve the BOI into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, developing more sophisticated investigative techniques as weapons against organized crime.  

From the author of 1491—the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas—a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two...

In January of 1965, 24-year-old US Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins abandoned his post in South Korea, walked across the DMZ, and surrendered to communist North Korean soldiers standing sentry along the world's most heavily militarized border. He believed his action would get him back to the States and a short jail sentence. Instead he found himself in another sort of prison, where for 40 years he suffered under one of the most brutal and repressive regimes the world has known. This fast-paced, harrowing tale, told plainly and simply by Jenkins (with journalist Jim Frederick).