Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

"Millions of Americans are beginning to work and live the way creative people like artists and scientists always have - and as a result our values and taste...

David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature, composed before the author was twenty-six years old, was published in 1739 and 1740. Its importance was not generally...

Imagine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes. Picture yourself maki...

Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope-twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour d...

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Dov Ospovat's book, originally published in 1981, has become generally accepted as one of the most influential books about Darwin published in recent years....

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In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burni...

a 30th-anniversary Edition Of The 1969 Newbery Honor Winner. For Three Decades to Be A Slave Has Moved Readers And Educated Them About The Experience Of Sl...

During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanes...

In A Dual Narrative, Elaine Struggles To Protect Herself And Brother Stephen In 1918 New York City, And Molly, Her Daughter, Does The Same For Her Brother, ...

The Dramatic Story Of The 20th Century Through Ursula's Beloved Younger Brother Teddy--would-be Poet, Heroic Pilot, Husband, Father, And Grandfather--as He ...

after Bidding Good-bye To New York's Brightest Star, Elizabeth Holland, Rumors Continue To Fly About Her Untimely Demise. all Eyes Are On Those Closest T...

The Diviners Are Back In This Thrilling And Eerie Third Installment By #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Libba Bray. New York City.1927.lights Are Bright...