Our review of : Say Nothing

The Color of Law tells the forgotten story of how our government segregated America. Using extensive research and compelling storytelling, author Richard Rothstein provides a timely and important history lesson that is essential for understanding race relations in America today. For who is this book for ? This book is for anyone who wants to [...]

The Boys in the Boat tells the story of nine American rowers and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Led by team captain George Pocock and head coach Al Ulbrickson, these young men overcame incredible obstacles to achieve one of the most improbable victories in Olympic history. Their stirring tale provides [...]

In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of a group of Canadian airmen who became obsessed with bombing Germany during World War II. These men were determined to take down as many enemy targets as possible, and they were willing to do whatever it took to make that happen. The bomber mafia was [...]

The Devil in the White City tells the true story of two men – one, a brilliant architect and designer, and the other, a serial killer who used the fairgrounds as his playground. Set at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, this is an edge-of-your seat thriller that weaves together themes of murder, magic, and [...]

This book is about the Endurance expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, which set out to cross Antarctica in 1914. The ship was eventually crushed by ice pack and the crew had to abandon it, trekking across miles of frozen wasteland to find safety. Despite numerous hardships – including being stranded on an ice floe [...]

How the Word is Passed takes an unflinching look at America’s history of slavery. It moves beyond traditional narratives that focus narrowly on the institution in the South, instead reckoning with how racism and its legacy have played out across the country. The book offers a searing indictment of white supremacy while also celebrating Black [...]

In The Nineties, Chuck Klosterman examines the era-defining decade through a cultural lens. He explores how technologies like cell phones and the internet changed both our personal lives and public discourse; he considers what made Kurt Cobain such an influential musician and why America’s politicians became so unpopular; he looks at how various figures—from Jean-Claude [...]

Nikole Hannah-Jones, award-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine, presents a radical new take on America’s history in “The 1619 Project.” Arguing that the year 1619 is when American slavery began rather than when it ended, she posits that racism and white supremacy are not traditional fixtures of our society but instead were [...]

This is a book about the Vanderbilt dynasty – one of America’s most famous and powerful families. It tells the story of their rise to power, as well as their eventual fall from grace. The book is written by Anderson Cooper, an acclaimed journalist and TV personality who happens to be related to the Vanderbilts [...]

Red Famine tells the story of Stalin’s deliberate policy to starve millions of Ukrainians in the early 1930s. It is a chilling tale of incompetence, cruelty and mass murder. For who is this book for ? Red Famine is a history book that tells the story of Stalin’s deliberate policy to starve millions of Ukrainians [...]

The Warmth of Other Suns is a historical account of the great migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West between 1915 and 1970. Isabel Wilkerson meticulously researched and documented this little-known chapter in American history, amassing over 3000 interviews with former migrants. The result is a gripping, eye-opening [...]

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 is a nonfiction book by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn that documents the existence of the Soviet Union’s forced labor camp system. The work consists of testimonies from survivors, as well as analysis and documentation from Solzhenitsyn himself. It is often considered to be one of the most important books on Russian history [...]