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'The Windfall' adroitly probes questions of money and true worthWhen an East Delhi man sells his website sale for a 'windfall,' he and his wife struggle to adjust to a newly luxuriously style of life.聽
'John Quincy Adams' shares the diary of America's most passionate presidentTo mark the 250th anniversary of John Quincy Adams's birth, the Library of America has brought out a spell-binding edition of his life-long diary.
'Kennedy and King' portrays two giants of 1960s AmericaPresident John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King are profiled in parallel but unconnected stories.
4 revelations in Robert Caro's new audio projectHistorian Robert Caro shares some important lessons learned in his new audio project 'On Power.'
'The Trial of Adolf Hitler' details the 'what if' moments of the 1923 putschDavid King's engrossing and well-researched new book provides context explaining why so many tolerated Hitler before and after his failed beer hall putsch.
Bestselling books the week of 6/22/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'Be Free or Die' profiles former slave and US Congressman Robert SmallsThis neat piece of narrative history explores a remarkable life story that deserves a wider audience.
'The Essex Serpent' pits nature against faith in a fabulous summer readA Loch Ness-like monster last seen in the late 1600s rears its head again in this delightful novel set in the Victorian era.
'Adua' explores the relationship between colonizer and colonizedSomali-Italian author and journalist Igiaba Scego writes with forthright simplicity and unblinking honesty.
'Hu锚 1968' is an instantly recognizable classic of military historyIn this story of the turning point of the Vietnam War, 'Black Hawk Down' author Bowden wades into deeper historical waters.
Inside the hidden history of confederate memorialsIt was largely women who led the drive to get their communities to embrace Civil War monuments.
'I Was Told To Come Alone' is one reporter's up-close look at jihadJournalist Souad Mekhennet has reported on terrorism for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, and NPR.
Bestselling books the week of 6/15/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'Daring to Drive' is one Saudi woman's story of the obstacles to her freedomManal Sharif hoped 鈥� but failed 鈥� to find a way to live and work as a single woman in Saudi Arabia.
Three delightful summer reads for 8-to-12-year-old readersFrom dueling grandmothers to tree-top protests, these middle-grade summer reads really sing.
'House of Names' is Colm T贸ib铆n's take on the House of AtreusThe author of 'The Master' and 'Brooklyn' takes on one of the greatest and most wrenching stories of classical myth.
Bestselling books the week of 6/8/17, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'The Outer Beach' captures the sense of enchantment found on Cape CodRobert Finch is today's best, most perceptive Cape Cod writer in a line extending all the way back to Henry David Thoreau.
'Benjamin Franklin' takes a more nuanced look at Franklin's views of GodAccording to this new biography, Franklin started wrestling with religion and morality as a teenager and never stopped pondering the natures of God, humanity, and the universe.
'Wrestling with His Angel' follows Lincoln through his 'wilderness years'Biographer Sidney Blumenthal finds a deeply fascinating story in an often overlooked period of Lincoln's life.
