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Historical nonfiction

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End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America

March 11, 2026

A surreal look at the complex ideologies that brought about Ruby Ridge and why we’re still at risk for some of these ideas to this…

Knox

The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery

November 26, 2025

This is not a fun hang, but this book is brilliant! It’s my favorite kind of non-fiction because it reads like fiction.

Jamie

American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback

September 24, 2025

I’ve been looking forward to this book for a while, and it was definitely worth the wait. If you enjoy learning about recent NFL or…

Knox

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

September 3, 2025

A sobering read that explores how the company’s beginnings as a City on a Hill, whose main purpose was to take care of people and…

Knox

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

December 11, 2024

If you were born before 1980, you know the impact this tragedy had on you. This minute-by-minute telling is so well done without feeling overwhelming.…

Jamie

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

December 4, 2024

This is not breezy, but the way Harari writes about how information is leveraged by bureaucracy and mythology and how it’s manipulated for various ends…

Knox

Henry V

November 13, 2024

I’ve been all in on Dan Jones for a while, and I enjoy how he responsibly adds perspective and speculations to his books. In this…

Knox

Disney High

October 9, 2024

I love a good oral history of something that was a cornerstone for a specific time in my life. This book does an excellent job…

Knox

When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

August 21, 2024

This is a very literal account of the planning and execution of D-Day. I loved that they took real accounts from letters and interviews with…

Knox

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

May 22, 2024

Erik Larson is pretty much a season pass for me. In this book, he draws heavily from archives and personal diaries from both the Confederate…

Knox