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1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Then, on the ocean surface, the face of a young ... More
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2. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
by Bill O'Reilly (Read by)
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from ... More
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3. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
This is the sequel to the million-selling "Killing Lincoln": a thrilling new history of the assassination of JFK. More than a million readers have ... More
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4. No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the ... More
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5. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham
In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "American Lion" and "Franklin and Winston" brings vividly to life an ... More
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6. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the ... More
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7. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
by Erik Larson
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a ... More
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8. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
by Robert A Caro
The fourth volume in Caro's monumental biography of Lyndon Johnson follows Johnson through his volatile relationship with John and Robert Kennedy in ... More
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9. American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice
Gripping, eye-opening, and powerful, "American Sniper" is the astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 255 confirmed kills ... More
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10. The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today
by Thomas E Ricks
From the #1 bestselling author of "Fiasco" and "The Gamble," an epic history of the decline of American military leadership from World War II to Iraq.
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11. The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
by Amity Shlaes
List of all editionsChallenging conventional history, Amity Shlaes offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression that devastated America in the early part ... More
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12. Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers
List of all editionsDave Eggers, author the poignant and semi-autobiographical novel "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius", presents a powerful true story about ... More
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13. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
by Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman
List of all editionsO'Reilly masterfully adapts his #1 bestselling historical thriller "Killing Lincoln" to appeal to a younger audience. Shorter text and abundant ... More
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14. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
by James W Loewen
List of all editionsWhy do so many Americans have little grasp of the ideas that shaped their nation? In this groundbreaking book, Loewen not only exposes the villain- ... More
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15. A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
by Howard Zinn, Ph.D.
List of all editionsThis account of US history from the bottom up tells the real story of the people, rather than the flag-waving official story.
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16. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
List of all editionsThe "New York Times" bestseller that blew the lid off the fast food industry--exposing how they've malled our landscapes, widened the gap between ... More
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17. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis
List of all editionsFrom the author of "Liar's Poker", Michael Lewis's international bestseller "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" is the extraordinary true ... More
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18. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
by Sarah Janssen (Editor)
List of all editionsPublished annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all entertainment, reference, and learning needs. It ... More
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19. Decision Points
by George W Bush
List of all editions"Decision Points" is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush ... More
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20. Democracy in America
by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville
List of all editionsClassic analysis of America's unique political character, quoted heavily by politicians and perennially popping up on history professors' reading ... More
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21. The Price of Politics
by Bob Woodward
List of all editionsBased on 18 months of reporting, Woodward's 17th book is an intimate, documented examination of how President Obama and the highest profile ... More
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22. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
List of all editionsIn the tradition of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," Gwynne presents a stunningly vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between Comanche ... More
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23. Maus: A Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
List of all editionsNow in paperback, "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal). "The power of Spiegelman's story ... More
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24. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
List of all editionsOne of the last untold stories of World War II, the extraordinary mission to rescue male and female survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an ... More
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25. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
by Bob Spitz
List of all editionsJulia Child, the warble-voiced doyenne of television cookery, became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule-breaker as she touched off a food ... More
