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Russell Shorto

Taking Manhattan

In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire and their arch-rivals, the Dutch, were…

Luke Epplin

Moses and the Doctor

The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars---Julius "Dr. J" Erving and Moses Malone---whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball…

Jacques Brel

Ne Me Quitte Pas

Barbara Sheklin Davis

Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park

Founded in 1914, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is one of the leading zoos in North America. From humble beginnings as a small collection of animals, it transformed into a state-of-the-art home to mo…

Sam Roberts

The New Yorkers

From award-winning New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, the story of the world's most exceptional city, told through 31 little-known yet pivotal inhabitants who helped define it-now in paperback.

Fred S Naiden

Railroaded

The New York City subway system stretches over 800 miles and carries billions of riders every day. ​ While many have written about this legendary public transit system, a century of published books​ says …

Maurice Jackson

Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience

"In the nation's capital, music and sports have always played a central role in the lives of African Americans and have often served as a barometer for social conflict and social progress. Sports clu…

Roberto Alagna - Signeur (Geistliche Lieder & Chansons)

Roberto Alagna (Tenor), Jean-Felix Lalanne (Gitarre), Marek Ruszczynski (Klavier)

Mark A Torres

Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics

"In the early twentieth century, eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse in the quest to understand human genetics. On Long Island and throughout the nation, eugenicists were granted un…

Nicholas P Ciotola, Gary D Saretzky, New Jersey State Museum

Grant Castner

This book presents the collective work of Grant Castner, an amateur artist whose place in New Jersey history was, until now, completely unknown. His photographic negatives forever preserve pinpoint moment…

Mike Wallace

Gotham at War

The culminating volume in the acclaimed Gotham series, Gotham at War delivers an unforgettable portrait of America's greatest city during history's most catastrophic conflict.

James A Kaser

Staten Island's Elliottville

The story of a 19th century Staten Island town that nurtured the careers of nationally significant reformers, abolitionists, and transcendentalists.This book traces five decades of community life in a nin…

Marie Carter

Mortimer and the Witches

UNTAPPED NEW YORK: THE BEST NYC BOOKS OF ALL TIMEThe neglected histories of 19th-century NYC's maligned working-class fortune tellers and the man who set out to discredit themUnder the pseudonym Q. K. Phi…

Jack Mccarthy, The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

A Century of Music Under the Stars

"Traces the history of two Philadelphia outdoor music venues, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and the Robin Hood Dell"-- Provided by publisher.

Carol Kammen

Smut

In June, 1883, Jefferson and Helen Beardsley of Ithaca, New York, were indicted, tried, and sentenced for "selling and exhibiting obscene pictures." In Smut, historian Carol Kammen draws directl…

George Templeton Strong,

George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries (Loa #396)

A CLASSIC OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY: The Civil War comes alive in this fully restored, 900-page selected edition of the diaries of one of its keenest observers.Based on the original manuscripts, this new annot…

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Theatres of the Body

Forthcoming Spring 2025

An Atlantic City Reader

An Atlantic City Reader provides a representative sampling of the best of the many disparate interpretations of the iconic resort by famous authors (Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, Damon Runyon, La…

David Greilsammer - Labyrinth

David Greilsammer (Klavier)