ENGAGING AND ENLIGHTENING HISTORY of Islam’s shari’a law, from its earliest days to the present moment.

A GRIM MURDER TRIAL from 1938 New Jersey highlights the despair of the Depression and the impact of corruption.

ENGROSSING HISTORY OF the many attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria, and their impact on English society.

COMPELLING NEW HISTORY of the Amistad uprising: deeply revelatory about the lives of its African leaders.

THE “GOLDEN AGE” 8th-century Islamic empire of Harun al-Rashid, and its impact on today’s world. Enlightening!

AN EYE-OPENING OVERVIEW of the history of North Korea from a professor/former National Security Council staffer.

QUIRKY, HIGHLY INFORMATIVE overview of laws about sexual behavior from Hammurabi to the trial of Oscar Wilde.

THE END OF THE HAWAI’IAN monarchy and the rise of the “sugar kings” come alive in this fascinating history.

THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING, reviewed and reopened in the light of memories from New York’s German community.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING MEMOIR combined with in-depth reportage on troubled Colorado nuclear facility Rocky Flats.