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Patented: 1,000 Design Patents is thicker than an old phone book but much more fun to thumb through.

Patented: 1,000 Design Patents is thicker than an old phone book but much more fun to thumb through.

The 1619 Project is a visionary work that casts a sweeping, introspective eye upon what many have so aptly termed the country’s original sin.

The 1619 Project is a visionary work that casts a sweeping, introspective eye upon what many have so aptly termed the country’s original sin.

Major League fans, you just won the lottery. In his new book, noted sportswriter Joe Posnanski presents 880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.

Major League fans, you just won the lottery. In his new book, noted sportswriter Joe Posnanski presents 880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.

Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, this is a distressing yet essential, enlightening read.

Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, this is a distressing yet essential, enlightening read.

Medieval historian Cait Stevenson straddles the worlds of scholarly and popular history, and her fervor is contagious in How to Slay a Dragon.

Medieval historian Cait Stevenson straddles the worlds of scholarly and popular history, and her fervor is contagious in How to Slay a Dragon.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis superbly captures the issues, personalities and events of the American Revolution in The Cause.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis superbly captures the issues, personalities and events of the American Revolution in The Cause.

Marc Hartzman gives a lighthearted account of ghostly legends, haunted houses and other unearthly visits from beyond the grave.

Marc Hartzman gives a lighthearted account of ghostly legends, haunted houses and other unearthly visits from beyond the grave.

Journalist Tom Roston outlines the story behind Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five, and the wartime trauma that inspired it.

Journalist Tom Roston outlines the story behind Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five, and the wartime trauma that inspired it.

Whether they’re experts in medieval history or diving in for the first time, history buffs will find The Middle Ages to be an essential illustrated history.

Whether they’re experts in medieval history or diving in for the first time, history buffs will find The Middle Ages to be an essential illustrated history.

This indispensable follow-up to the March trilogy continues the story of the life of John Lewis, one of 20th-century America’s most exceptional figures.

This indispensable follow-up to the March trilogy continues the story of the life of John Lewis, one of 20th-century America’s most exceptional figures.

Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez present a powerful meditation on hidden history and a haunting statement on exactly why that history is hidden.

Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez present a powerful meditation on hidden history and a haunting statement on exactly why that history is hidden.

People often think of Elizabeth Barrett Browning as a “swooning poetess,” but Fiona Sampson’s dazzling and absorbing biography is likely to change that.

People often think of Elizabeth Barrett Browning as a “swooning poetess,” but Fiona Sampson’s dazzling and absorbing biography is likely to change that.

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