Best Novels In History - April 2024

New York: The Novel

Winner of the David J. Langum, Sr., Prize in American Historical Fiction Named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and “Required Reading” by the New York PostEdward Rutherfurd celebrates America’s greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together tales of families rich and poor, native-born and immigrant—a cast of fictional and true characters whose fates rise and fall and rise again with the city’s fortunes. From this intimate perspective we see New York’s humble beginnings as a tiny Indian fishing village, the arrival of Dutch and British merchants,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345497422
• ASIN: 0345497422
• ISBN: 0345497422
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

The mega-bestseller with more than 1.5 million readers that is soon to be a major television seriesOne of five Summer 2019 reading picks by Bill Gates"The novel buzzes with the energy of numerous adventures, love affairs, [and] twists of fate." —The Wall Street Journal He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143110438
• ASIN: 0143110438
• ISBN: 0143110438
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

"Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142405965
• ASIN: 0142405965
• ISBN: 0142405965
• Brand: Speak
• Manufacturer: Speak

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.” —USA Today   Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.   But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place tha... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385751532
• ASIN: 0385751532
• ISBN: 0385751532
• Brand: Ember
• Manufacturer: David Fickling Books

Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White

Setting the Record Straight is a unique view of the religious and moral heritage of black Americans, with an emphasis on the untold yet significant stories from our rich political history. The material presented is ground-breaking and revolutionary, leaving viewers amazed and inspired.

• ASIN: 1932225277
• UPC: 884712376109
• ASIN: 1932225277
• ISBN: 1932225277
• Brand: Brand: WallBuilder Press
• Manufacturer: WallBuilder Press

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143125478
• UPC: 884832131572
• ASIN: 0143125478
• ISBN: 9780143125471
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Women in the Castle: A Novel

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  •  FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTERGoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist "Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates."—New York Times Book Review"A masterful epic."—People magazine"Mesmerizing . . . The Women in the Castle stands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of history’s most tragic eras."—USA TodayThree women, haunted by the past and the secrets they holdSet at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006256367X
• ASIN: 006256367X
• ISBN: 9780062563675
• Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399563091
• ASIN: 0399563091
• ISBN: 0399563091
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)

It’s the revolutionary American history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.     Everything You Need to Ace American History . . . covers Native Americans to the war in Iraq. There are units on Colonial America; the Revolutionary War and the founding of a new nation; Jefferson and the expansion west; the Civil War and Reconstruction; and all of the notable events of the 20th century—World Wars, the Depression, the Civil Rights movement, and much more. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the n... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0761160833
• UPC: 884984134858
• ASIN: 0761160833
• ISBN: 0761160833
• Brand: Workman Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

It’s a scientific fact: Women rock!  A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1607749769
• ASIN: 1607749769
• ISBN: 1607749769
• Brand: Ten Speed Press
• Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North America

This is a vivid graphic history of the Chinese experience in North America over the last 150 years, beginning with the immigration of Chinese to "Gold Mountain" (the Chinese colloquialism for North America) in the 1800s that resulted in decades of discrimination, subjugation, and separation from loved ones. Based on historical documents and interviews with elders, the book is also the epic story of the Wong family as they traverse these challenges with hope and determination, creating an immigrant's legacy in their new home of North America.David H.T. Wong is an architect and historian.

• ASIN: 1551524767
• ASIN: 1551524767
• ISBN: 1551524767
• Manufacturer: Arsenal Pulp Press

Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy

Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 she was considered so dangerous to the Gestapo that she had to escape over the Pyrenees mountains―on an artificial leg, no less. When she got to England, she was reassigned to France by the OSS, disguised as an old peasant woman. She helped capture 500... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159921072X
• UPC: 884203109865
• ASIN: 159921072X
• ISBN: 159921072X
• Brand: Lyons Press
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel

Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews esc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503943372
• ASIN: 1503943372
• ISBN: 1503943372
• Brand: Lake Union Publishing
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: 0062797158
• ASIN: 0062797158
• ISBN: 0062797158
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor)

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke out and though the happy family thought the Germans would never reach their idyllic village, they quickly understood they were wrong and their happiness came to a brutal end. The family had to flee their house and find shelter in a neighboring Ghetto... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1796269409
• ASIN: 1796269409
• ISBN: 1796269409
• Manufacturer: Independently published

The Nightingale : A Novel

Includes a reading group guide with an interview with the author, recommended reading list, and discussion

• UPC: 51798233
• Rating: 4.422

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century - eBook

Explore fascinating, often chilling “what if” accounts of the world that could have existed—and still might yet . . .Science fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll

• UPC: 944021623
• Rating: 4.0

Before We Were Yours : A Novel

"Memphis, Tennessee, 1936. The five Foss children find their lives changed forever when their parents leave them alone ... one stormy night. Rill Foss ... must protect her four younger siblings as they are wrenched

• UPC: 55344290
• Rating: 4.648

The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century : Stories

Presents a collection of "what if" stories that offer an alternate version of actual historical events in an anthology with works by Kim Stanley Robinson, Greg Bear, Ward Moore, Gregory Benford, and Susan

• UPC: 1265661
• Rating: 4.0

The Great Alone : A Novel

In The Great Alone. the new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of

• UPC: 56120936
• Rating: 4.394

Lilac Girls : A Novel

Includes Random House Reader's Circle reader's guide (pages

• UPC: 55496491
• Rating: 4.356

World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France - eBook

This book is perfectly adapted and layout, for a pleasant reading on a digital reader, a tablet, or a

• UPC: 276611307

The World's Best Histories: Norway - eBook

The World's Best Histories: Norway

• UPC: 817424529

The Handmaid's Tale

A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are

• UPC: 1064667
• Rating: 4.171

Best of Enemies : A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

"Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region."--Mark Levine, professor

• UPC: 19858564
• Rating: 3.0

History in Fiction; a Guide to the Best Historical Romances, Sagas, Novels,...

• UPC: 143251679235
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 21 USD

My SIDE of the STORY ~ Will DAVIS. 1st sc BEST coming-of-age novel NEW in MELB

• UPC: 232779097722
• Category: Fiction Books
• Price: 36 AUD

Vintage 1958 "Best in Children's Books" # 6 The Story of Early America Cover!

• UPC: 223727559419
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 4 USD