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Vixens, Vamps & Vipers: Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics
Compiled and annotated by Mike Madrid
After writing a book on Golden Age heroines, Mike Madrid gives the bad girls their due.
Literary Half-Lives: Doris Lessing, Clancy Sigal, and Roman à Clef
By Roberta Rubenstein
An academic look at how one of literature’s giants mined her personal life for material.
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
By Edward E. Baptist
An illuminating look at how the U.S. economy was, indeed, built on the backs of slaves.
Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart
By Lisa Rogak
A cultural icon’s unauthorized biography lacks the zip its subject possesses in abundance.
Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans
By Malcolm Gaskill
A comprehensive, compelling look at how the Brits settled the New World.
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
By Randall Munroe
There are no stupid questions. Oh, wait. Yes, there are. But this book makes answering them a whole lot of fun.
Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America’s First Bohemians
By Justin Martin
Long before hipsters met at downtown bars, American bohemians met at Pfaff’s.
Killing History: Jesus in the No-Spin Zone
By Robert M. Price
A well-researched rebuttal to Bill O’Reilly’s bestselling Killing Jesus makes its case via facts, not fabrications.
