History
The Last Million : Europe's displaced persons from World War to Cold War
by David Nasaw

Documents the experiences of the Last Million concentration camp survivors, POWs, slave laborers and political prisoners after World War II who spent years as displaced refugees in unsupported, segregated and poorly converted buildings while the world’s nations refused shelter. 
Four Hundred Souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi

Co-edited by the National Book Award-winning author of How to Be an Antiracist, a 400-year chronicle of African-American history is written in five-year segments as documented by 80 multidisciplinary historians, artists and writers. Illustrations.
Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world
by Simon Winchester

The author of The Perfectionists explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward and occasionally share land, and what humanity’s proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
The Plague Cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease
by Charles Kenny

This history of mankind’s battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats caused by changes in global trade and climate. 
Paper Bullets : two artists who risked their lives to defy the Nazis
by Jeffrey H. Jackson

Documents the story of the French activist couple best known by their artistic pseudonyms, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, describing their “paper bullet” anti-Nazi PSYOPS campaign and role in promoting resistance, Jewish culture and LGBTQ awareness. 
Chicago's Great Fire : the destruction and resurrection of an iconic American City
by Carl S. Smith

"Between October 8-10, 1871, much of the city of Chicago was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history.  As we approach the fire's 150th anniversary, Carl Smith's compelling narrative at last gives this epic event its full and proper place in our national chronicle.
The Book Collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war
by Delphine Minoui

The award-winning journalist and author of I’m Writing You from Tehran documents the achievements of Syrian Civil War survivors who built a secret library from thousands of books that survived the four-year siege that decimated their community. 
Overground Railroad : the Green Book and the roots of Black travel in America
by Candacy A Taylor

Examines the important historical role of the “black travel guide to America” published from 1936 to 1966, celebrating the courage of black-safe businesses that advanced race relations by including themselves in Green Book listings. 
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