History
Soviet Agriculture
Paperback
The first comprehensive analysis of Soviet agriculture from its historic origins to the present, explaining why collectivization failed and why contemporary methods are inefficient. Medvedev, a noted biochemist, shows why agriculture holds the Soviet future.
In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism
Hardback
Shortlisted for the 2022 Cundill History Prize
Shortlisted for the 2022 American Library in Paris Book Award
The epic story of the Congo-Océan railroad and the human costs and contradictions of modern empire.
A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Paperback
With A Furious Sky, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the history of America itself through its five-hundred-year battle with the fury of hurricanes.
One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
Paperback
A sweeping history of the twentieth-century battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for today’s roiling debates.
In Deep: The FBI, the CIA, and the Truth about America's "Deep State"
Paperback
A two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist’s investigation of the "deep state".