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Father of Invention: Washington’s Support for Eighteenth-Century Innovators
by John Berlau
George Washington: accomplished general, famous statesman...business innovator? Most people don't know that Washington…
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Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
by Stephen Kinzer
WCAG Heading The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and…
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Thomas Jefferson: Revolutionary
WCAG Headingby Kevin R. C. Gutzman Thomas Jefferson’s influence on American political history outstrips that of…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton
WCAG Headingby Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials…
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Featured Excerpt: Gemini
by Jeffrey Kluger
Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
This December, we're taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this…
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Featured Excerpt: Family of Spies
It began with a mysterious letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World…
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Post-Holocene Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
Samuel Miller McDonald's book, Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now…
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The Last Launch of the Gemini Program
by Jeffrey Kluger
On November 11, 1966, NASA launched Gemini 12, the last manned spaceflight in…
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Featured Excerpt: A Promise Delivered
by Ty Seidule and Connor Williams
In 2020, a bipartisan act of Congress mandated changing the…
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Featured Excerpt: A Biography of a Mountain
by Matthew Davis
In A Biography of a Mountain, Matthew Davis shares a comprehensive narrative history…
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