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A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles — and America
By James Tejani
A dense, absorbing account of how a pivotal harbor came to be.
Eight Bears
By Gloria Dickie
What Goldilocks got wrong about the world’s fiercest land predator.
Three Kings: Race, Class, and the Barrier-Breaking Rivals Who Launched the Modern Olympic Age
By Todd Balf
Long before Ledecky, a trio of swimmers made a splash in Paris.
Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
By Anne Applebaum
The planet’s despots are starting to organize.
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
By David Chaffetz
A sturdy assessment of the equine’s impact on civilization.
The Summer of 1876
By Chris Wimmer
A fascinating rundown of the frontier’s famed good and bad guys (and girls).
The Parrot and the Igloo
By David Lipsky
An entertaining look at a maddening topic.
Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy
By Francis S. Barry
Finding solace and surprises along the Lincoln Highway.
