Social History
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Cicero: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE) was one of the most influential figures in late republican Rome, a moment of great social, political, and cultu- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Baraz, Yelena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 22 2026
- ISBN10: 0192885804
- Language: English
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1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
$32.00 Read moreNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Literary Hub
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance, a magnificent and timely reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity- Author: Ahamed, Liaquat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1594204179
- Language: English
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Postwar Europe: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history. It left Europe in ruins, its economies severely damaged and millions of its peo- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bessel, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0198851669
- Language: English
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For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage
$30.00 Read moreA provocative, authoritative reckoning with the past and future of marriage, explaining why it’s become more rewarding as well as riskier
Marriage rates have fallen dramatically since the 1970s. Yet f- Author: Coontz, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 0593299094
- Language: English
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The History of Pizza
$29.95 Add to cartPizza is the Italian food that has conquered the world: from Brussels to LA, from Beijing to Buenos Aires, pizzas and pizzerias can be found everywhere today. But what are the origins of this food and
- Author: Cesari, Luca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: November 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1509566643
- Language: English
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Lunch on a Beam: The Making of an American Photograph
$35.00 Read moreThe untold story of the many people behind one of America’s most iconic photographs.
Lunch on a Beam, also known as Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, shows ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam during the c- Author: Roussel, Christine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: April 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1684583047
- Language: English
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What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind
$30.00 Read moreEver wondered what goes through other people’s minds–their silly questions, their inner anxieties, hopes, and dreams?
In What We Ask Google, Simon Rogers explores insights from the world’s biggest da… [more below]- Author: Rogers, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217176984
- Language: English
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The Student: A Short History
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom
“[Roth] has a clear vision for what it ought to mean to be a student: Learn what you- Author: Roth, Michael S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0300280157
- Language: English
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Soldier from the War Returning: The Greatest Generation’s Troubled Homecoming from World War II
$21.99 Add to cartOne of our most enduring national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in the so-called “Good War.” The Greatest Generation, we’re told by Tom Brokaw and others, fought heroically, then return… [more below]
- Author: Childers, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0547336926
- Language: English
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A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed the Way We See
$28.95 Add to cartAn engaging and informative cultural history of glasses that explores their origins, stigmas, future in technology, and more.
Eyeglasses have become so commonplace we hardly think about them-unless w- Author: Dunaway, David King
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798881804824
- Language: English
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Berghain Nights: A Journey Through Techno and Berlin Club Culture
$24.00 Add to cartOne of the Books of the Year 2025 at The Irish Times
A pulsing, personal, and fabulous ride through the music and culture of an iconic nightclub scene. Fascinated by Berlin nightclub Berghain’s stra- Author: Cagney, Liam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390831
- Language: English
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I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free
$19.99 Add to cart“Harrowing and insightful. . . . A profound work about the Black experience and white oppression.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“This work is vitally important and essential to understanding the ma
- Author: Hawkins, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0062823175
- Language: English
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They Call Me George: The Untold Story of the Black Train Porters
$18.95 Add to cartA CBC BOOKS MUST-READ NONFICTION BOOK FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Nominated for the Toronto Book Award
Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passen
- Author: Foster, Cecil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 28 2019
- ISBN10: 1771962615
- Language: English
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Behind Caesar’s Back: Rumor, Gossip, and the Making of the Roman Emperors
$37.50 Add to cartA thrilling exploration of what Romans thought about their emperors, and how rumors and gossip–ranging from new taxes to rulers’ sex lives–shaped leadership
Traversing more than seven hundred years- Author: Davenport, Caillan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 0300276451
- Language: English
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This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto
$23.99 Add to cartA 2019 NPR Staff Pick
There are few subjects in American life that prompt more discussion and contr
A timely argument for why the United States and the West would benefit from accepting more immigrants- Author: Mehta, Suketu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1250619491
- Language: English
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Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire
$27.00 Add to cartA taboo-bursting, personal and cultural tour through different sexual fetishes that asks: Do we have the courage to look at our desires directly, and express them unapologetically?
The smell of leathe- Author: Fedorova, Anastasiia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1646223357
- Language: English
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Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
$49.99 Read moreTo those of us in the West, the Soviet Union is synonymous with Stalinism. The common view of the USSR is of a brutal regime that squelched dissent and oversaw a drab, terrified society. Yet as Cambri
- Author: Smith, Mark B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1631498290
- Language: English
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Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America
$21.99 Add to cartOur era is one of sexual upheaval. Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022, school systems across the country are banning books with LGBTQ+ themes, and the notion of a “tradwife” is gaining a
- Author: Davis, Rebecca L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1324116757
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of the United States: From the Declaration of Independence to Global Superpower – 250 Years of the Ongoing American Experiment
$16.95 Read moreThe United States was founded based on the monumental idea that everyone deserves the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet throughout our two hundred and fifty years as an indepen
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Watson, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798893031195
- Language: English
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American Slavery, American Freedom
$21.99 Add to cartIn the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and equality. George Washington led Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in dec
- Author: Morgan, Edmund S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 1324105208
- Language: English
