Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World".

In “All the Knowledge in the World,” Simon Garfield recounts the history of the encyclopedia — a tale of ambitious effort, numerous errors and lots of paper.

The largest and longest-lasting society formed by people who escaped slavery and their descendants endured for a century in northeastern Brazil, and it continues to be a potent political symbol of ...

Smithsonian Books How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World Read about the volcano that some believe almost wiped humans off the planet Donald R. Prothero January 24, 2025 ...

Seventeenth-century England comes thrillingly alive in Jonathan Healey’s energetic new history, “The Blazing World.” By David Cressy When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

In A History of the World in 47 Borders, Jonn Elledge takes an ostensibly dry subject – how maps and boundaries have shaped our world – and makes from it a diverting and informative read. It is light ...

A 4,000-year-old tax receipt is among the treasures on display at the State Library of Victoria's annual World of the Book exhibition, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025.

The vice president bogusly insisted all of history’s great wars ended the same way during an interview on "Meet the Press." ...