United States

Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance....

More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed radically different suites of plants and animals....

Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat....

Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....

April 16th, the year is 1963. Birmingham, Alabama, has had a spring of nonviolent protests known as the Birmingham Campaign, seeking to draw attention to the segregation against Blacks by the city government and downtown retailers....

This book conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail....

The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the New York Times best-selling author of Dodge City and Wild Bill....

One of the greatest minds in American writing, Kurt Vonnegut shares his often hilarious and always insightful reflections on America, art, politics and life in general....

At first, beautiful, hardworking Tiana is not impressed when she meets spoiled Prince Naveen. But when the two of them are transformed into frogs, they quickly realize that they will have to learn to like each other, warts and all, if they hope to get out of the Louisiana bayou alive....

Award-winning historian Michael Wallis has spent several years re-creating the rich, anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid, a deeply mythologized young man who became a legend in his own time....

Offering a new perspective on the unique cultural influences of New Orleans, this entertaining history captures the soul of the city and reveals its impact on the rest of the nation....

Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs....

Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom....

Captain Meriwether Lewis was hand-picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore and acquire the American West...

The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising insider's account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization....

Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced....

A compilation of rare works on the untold history and destiny of America by acclaimed occult writer Manly P. Hall....

The unforgettable account and courageous actions of the US Army's 240th Assault Helicopter Company and Green Beret Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez, who risked everything to rescue a Special Forces team trapped behind enemy lines....

The case against Lyndon B. Johnson and his role in Kennedy's assassination has never been sounder....

A riveting narrative, Dereliction of Duty focuses on a fascinating cast of characters: President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy, and other aides who deliberately deceived the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the US Congress, and the American public....