20th Century
The Locket
This is a young adult story of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of March 25, 1911, as told through the…
The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia
The roots of the Mafia lie in Sicily, but one man—Giuseppe Morello—is primarily responsible for the rise of organized crime…
Testament of Youth
What more can one say about this classic autobiography? It is one of those books that absolutely everyone should read;…
Stepping on the Cracks
In a small Maryland town in 1944, the specter of world war shadows everyone’s lives. Eleven-year-old Margaret is eager for…
A Brief History of Montmaray
The island kingdom of Montmaray is fictitious. Its royal house never existed. But everything else about this delightful historical novel…
Rooftops of Tehran
In this stirring coming-of-age story set in Iran under the Shah, Mahbod Seraji pens a poignant tale of forbidden love…
Once on a Moonless Night
Editors' choice
This latest novel from the author of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is another tour de force of intertwined…
The Blood Lance
In 1935 Otto Rahn publishes a book about the Holy Grail that catches the eye of Himmler. Rahn agrees to…
The Secret Speech
Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 detailing of the monstrous crimes of the Joseph Stalin era had an enormous impact on both…
Ask Alice
From the windswept prairies of Kansas to downtown Chicago, and from rural Norfolk to the rarefied atmosphere of Chelsea and…
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