History Project

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post NPR Marie Claire In...

Unveiling the Secrets. Exposing the Truth. Beneath the surface of world events, beyond what we were taught in history books, lies a hidden world of covert operations, secret government projects, and classified missions that shaped the course of history. “DECLASSIFIED” takes you on an investigative journey through the shadowy corridors of power, uncovering the astonishing true stories of the most enigmatic and ethically questionable government projects in modern history. From the mind-altering experiments of Project MKUltra, to the sinister tactics of COINTELPRO, to the audacious plans ...

This book traces the history of the Manhattan Project, from the first glimmerings of the possibility of such a catastrophic weapon to the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It profiles the architects of the bomb, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, and how they tried to reconcile their personal feelings with their ambition as scientists. It looks at the role of the politicians and it includes first-hand accounts of those who experienced the effects of the bombings.

Nathaniel Ichabod Lampley woke up late one morning, remembering he’d forgotten something—a school project requiring a diorama of three animals in their natural habitats. In a rush to not be late to school… again… he cobbles together his project: stuffed animals from a neglected toy chest, his sister’s crayons, and a Star Battles Trilogy shoebox. What follows is an unraveling of misfortunes.

Stargate Project Declassified: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spy Program and Remote Viewing Experiments What if the U.S. government secretly funded a psychic spy program for over two decades? Stargate Project Declassified pulls back the curtain on one of the most controversial and fascinating chapters in Cold War intelligence history — a top-secret initiative to harness extrasensory perception (ESP) and remote viewing for military and intelligence use. From the classified laboratories of the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency to the minds of trained psychic operatives, this ...

If Cotton Could Talk," is a civil war era historical fiction novel about 19th-century slave life in the South. You will be introduced to a cast of characters; Black mothers and fathers who are fearless, smart, and devoted to family and justice. Heroes and heroines whose leadership gave enslaved people hope. But before freedom comes, they must survive other slaves who prove to be untrustworthy. At the same time ruthless, hostile, hateful men are determined to keep the status quo. Pre-Civil War, 1850, enslaved people could sense that their lives were going to change. Slaves reasoned that they...

Experience the tense WWII history of a secret crash program to build the atomic bomb before Nazi Germany could. This gripping narrative transports you into the hidden laboratories of the twentieth century, where obscure nuclear physics experiments rapidly morphed into a frantic military...

Atomic Bomb Island tells the story of an elite, top-secret team of sailors, airmen, scientists, technicians, and engineers who came to Tinian in the Marianas in the middle of 1945 to prepare the island for delivery of the atomic bombs then being developed in New Mexico, to finalize the designs of the bombs themselves, and to launch the missions that would unleash hell on Japan. 

"Discover the gripping tale of Project Mercury, America's inaugural manned spaceflight initiative that launched humanity into the cosmos. Fueled by Cold War competition and national pride, Project Mercury symbolizes a remarkable collaboration among NASA, government agencies, and American industry. This program pushed the boundaries of human achievement, from the bustling launchpads of Cape Canaveral to the vastness of space. Beginning with the urgent race to put a man into orbit and safely return him to Earth, Project Mercury unfolded with unprecedented speed. NASA achieved what typically ...

Since the early days of human warfare, which may date back to the Stone Age, combatants have sought to gain an advantage through the acquisition of secret information. With the growth of technology, a parallel advantage was sought through the application of numerous types of torture. In the 19th century, the concept of manipulation was added to military tactics, an attempt to influence the minds of assassins, double agents, and world leaders alike to act against their natures.

ADHD may be the defining diagnosis of our time. According to the latest data, more than 10 percent of American children (that’s 7.1 million kids) have been diagnosed with ADHD. And the number of stimulant prescriptions for adults in their 30s has shot up nearly threefold since 2012. In recent years, this explosion in demand has combined with other factors to create a widespread stimulant shortage in the US. In the second installment of Backfired, cohosts Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes look at the unintended consequences of the ADHD industry, and trace the surprising path that brought us here.

What if everything you thought you knew about human history… was a lie? There’s a reason you’ve always sensed something deeper—something missing from the official story of humanity. Step into an electrifying journey that connects the dots between ancient gods, extraterrestrial engineers, suppressed knowledge, and your own divine potential—waiting to be remembered in a Matrix-controlled world. In this book, you’ll uncover: ✨ The hidden agenda behind ancient civilizations and their “gods” ✨ How our DNA may have been engineered by alien beings ✨ The real role of the Great...

Despite incredible political, military, and intelligence risks, and after six years of secret preparations, the CIA attempted to salvage the sunken Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the North Pacific Ocean in early August 1974. This audacious effort was carried out under the cover of an undersea mining operation sponsored by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette that wouldn’t kill them, they didn’t foresee all the obstacles that lay ahead — or the powerful forces their invention would unleash. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems—or was this technology doomed to introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, and end up perpetuating an intractable addiction?

Step into the tense, high-stakes race to build the first atomic bomb before Nazi Germany alters global history forever. Ideal for history buffs seeking a gripping commute, this narrative transforms abstract physics and wartime terror into an urgent, suspenseful thriller of human ingenuity...

The definitive refutation of the New York Times’ 1619 Project, this volume includes original essays, lectures, and interviews with historians. Topics addressed include the complex development of slavery in the New World, the American Revolution, the sectional crisis over slavery and the Civil War, the struggle for social equality in the 20th century, and the class politics of racial identity in the present.

A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons. Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs...

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder. “As Christopher Nolan’s...

What if the most powerful intelligence apparatus in the world admitted there were forces it could not understand and could not control?For twenty-three years, the U.S. government funded a clandestine unit of "psychic spies" tasked with performing the impossible. Project Stargate was the final evolution of a series of secret programs—Scanate, Gondola Wish, and Grill Flame—designed to determine if human consciousness could be used to gather actionable intelligence against America's adversaries.Inside this declassified history, you will discover: The "Eight-Martini" Successes: The shocking...

Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, this engrossing debut novel offers an unusual twist on the legacy of one of the world's most celebrated and beloved authors: two researchers from the future are sent back in time to meet Jane and recover a suspected unpublished novel. London, 1815: Two...