History and Current Events
October 2024
Recent Releases
The elements of Marie Curie : how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science
by Dava Sobel

A luminous chronicle of the life and work of Marie Curie, the most famous woman in the history of science, also includes the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who were launched into stellar scientific careers of their own.
Into unknown skies : an unlikely team, a daring race, and the first flight around the world
by David K. Randall

Through larger-than-life characters, treacherous landings, disease and triumph, an award-winning author brings to life the 1924 race to circumvent the globe for the first time by air that pitted a team of four underdog American pilots against the best aviators in the world, demonstrating how one race returned America to aviation greatness.
The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That...
by Ben Macintyre

In his pulse-pounding and incisive latest, bestselling author Ben Macintyre (The Spy and the Traitor) chronicles the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, when six gunmen affiliated with the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) took 26 people hostage during a tense six-day standoff. Try this next: Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David. 
Why we love football : a history in 100 moments
by Joe Posnanski

A moving celebration of the history of American football from the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Why We Love Baseball.
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
by Rebecca Nagle

In this "valuable corrective to our national ignorance" (Kirkus Reviews), Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle surveys the history of Indigenous removal and resistance in the United States, culminating in the landmark 2020 Supreme Court decision that upheld tribal sovereignty for the Muscogee Nation in eastern Oklahoma. Further reading: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep.
The algebra of wealth : a simple formula for financial security
by Scott Galloway

Using his trademark straightforward, no-BS style, an NYU professor and cohost of the Pivot podcast explains what you need to know to better your chances for economic security no matter what, in this practical playbook to winning today's wealth game.
Kingmaker : Pamela Harriman's astonishing life of power, seduction, and intrigue
by Sonia Purnell

Drawing on fresh research, interviews and newly discovered sources, this thought-provoking reexamination of one of the 20th century's greatest unsung power players reveals brings to life the sex, politics, yachts, palaces and fabulous clothes, reasserting her rightful place at the heart of history.
The football game that changed America : how the NFL created a national holiday
by Dennis Deninger

The Football Game That Changed America is the first book to chronicle the entire history of the Super Bowl and examine the social, cultural, economic, and political impact of this colossal event, bringing to life the colorful characters, bold rivals, and twists of fate that played a role in the creation and explosive growth of the Big Game.
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