History

In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His…

Charles Bukowski, poet, novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and cult figure of the dissident and rebellious, was…

The father of modern-day electricity and considered by some to be the ultimate “mad scientist,” Nikola Tesla filed…

The ideas of Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin are gathering strength for new times, and intellectuals like Michael…

Howard Zinn changed the way that history is written: his classic A People's History of the United States, published in…

Mormonism For Beginners is a balanced, richly engaging introduction to the history, tenets, practices, traditions, and…

Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, is beloved by millions of readers, and…

In this illustrated introduction, Paul Von Blum chronicles the Civil Rights movement in America, beginning with the…

Prison Industrial Complex For Beginners is a graphic narrative project that attempts to distill the fundamental…

Do you appreciate your forty-hour, five-day workweek? Having a safe working environment? Unions made it possible. As the…

Powerful narrative and graphics tell the story of Malcolm X's life, his journey of self-discovery, his far-reaching…

An exploration of the social, cultural, and psychological roots of the scourge that is witch-hunting, both in the…

Who are the great women of history, and why don’t we know more about them? Women’s History For Beginners offers a…

An exceptional scholar, lawyer, athlete, stage and screen actor, linguist, singer, civil rights and political activist,…

Noam Chomsky has written over 30 books, is one of the most-quoted authors on Earth, and the New York Times calls him…

From the moment motion pictures were invented, fearless entrepreneurs, poverty row profiteers, and money-grabbing…

This beautifully illustrated and uniquely styled guide to food facts is informative, creative, and jam-packed with…

This coffee-table style book is a tome that encompasses the entire history of surfing. With rare photos that date all…

Take a walk on the Wildwood side! This journey into the pre-Celtic world will illuminate you on the Lore of the…

Where do books come from? Or, more specifically, where do the inspirations for these stories come from? This collection…

After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his successor established a commission to investigate. In graphic…

“It has been said that the biggest man in the Populist Party of Kansas today is a woman,” wrote The Leavenworth…

The Young Lords Organization was born in 1968 when a Puerto Rican Chicago street gang turned to political action and…

Haskell Indian Nations University began as the U.S. Indian Industrial Training School. It was one of the first Native…

The Sisters Are Alright exposes anti–black-woman propaganda and shows how real black women are pushing back against…

Harley Flanagan exhibits a fascinating back story: a child prodigy and family friend of Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsberg,…

This cultural who's-who illuminates 50 famous figures, from Leonardo da Vinci to Coco Chanel, through the fascinating…

A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the…

With her hands raised on a New Jersey turnpike, Assata Shakur (godmother of Tupac) was shot by state troopers, claiming…