Passionate Spirit: The Life of Alma Mahler

Setting the record straight on the complex and fascinating life of a musical genius.

War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century

A sprawling chronicle of ocean-going warfare from a scholar and hands-on explorer.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Jane Sherron de Hart

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A superb chronicle of an only-in-America success story.

Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick

A fascinating, timely exploration of Melville's (and our) watery world.

She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement

Untangling Harvey Weinstein's web of deceit.

A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump

The journey to making the already-iconic National Mall destination a reality.

A Dream Called Home

By Reyna Grande

A Dream Called Home

An American tale of love, family, writing, and immigration for the next generation.