Title |
Author |
Description |
| Benjamin Franklin | Walter Isaacson | A thorough biography of this fascinating man. |
| Albert Einstein | Walter Isaacson | A detailed biography of this modern scientist. |
| Frederick Douglass | An autobiography of a man who rose from a slave to a counselor of presidents. | |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | A diary of a young victim of the Holocaust |
Title |
Author |
Description |
| Salt | Mark Kurlansky | A history of the world from the perspective of the salt trade |
| Cod | Mark Kurlansky | A history of the world from the perspective of those who were fishers of cod. |
| The Basque History of the World | Mark Kurlansky | A history of this small region of Europe and its impact on world history. |
| 1421, The Year the Chinese Discovered America | Gavin Mensies | A speculative history of a Chinese expedition that may upset the standard histories of the discovery of America. |
| 1491 | Charles C. Mann | A historical survey of the Native Americans before and after Columbus arrived |
| The Last Fish Tale | Mark Kurlansky | The story of Gloucester, Massachusetts, from its beginning as a fishing port on a tiny colony to the demise of the fishing trade in the 21st century. |
| A Continent of Islands | Mark Kurlansky | The history of the Caribbean islands from Columbus to the 20th century. |
| The Oyster, History of the Half-Shell | Mark Kurlansky | The history of New York City, its appetite for oysters, and how they met that desire. |
Page created June 24, 2008. Anne Pemberton. Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010 . AP.
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