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  WARRIORS OF THE FIRST NATIONS...

  Quentin Drummond Anderson

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  From the bestselling author of Empire of Fear, War Beneath the Waves, Lions and Foxes, and the Human Condition Quartet 
  Every tribe called ferocious was, in fact, a nation fighting for survival. 
  For four centuries, the peoples of Native America fought one of the longest and most consequential wars in human history — against Spanish conquistadors, French missionaries, British redcoats, and American cavalry. They fought for their land, their families, their ceremonies, and their right to exist on the continent they had inhabited for ten thousand years. 
  Warriors of the First Nations is the definitive narrative military and cultural history of Indigenous North America — sweeping, rigorously researched, and compulsively readable. 
  Meet the Comanche horsemen who built an empire larger than France. The Apache guerrillas who evaded the US Army for three decades. The Nez Perce who conducted a fighting retreat of twelve hundred miles, defeating the Army battle after battle before being caught thirty miles from safety. 
  Meet Geronimo, who held two national armies to a standstill with thirty-eight people. Crazy Horse, whose genius destroyed Custer at the Little Bighorn in under an hour. Tecumseh, who came closer than any man to uniting the continent against expansion. Chief Joseph, whose surrender — From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever — is one of the great documents of human dignity. 
  Drawing on decades of research, Quentin Drummond Anderson brings twenty chapters of unsparing history to a story buried under two centuries of mythology. 
  This is not a book about defeat. It is a book about what human beings are capable of when they refuse to stop fighting for what is theirs. 
  The nations are still here. The warriors are still at their work. 
  20 chapters · Four centuries · Little Bighorn, Pueblo Revolt, Wounded Knee, and more · Full portraits of Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, Chief Joseph, and others · Extensive notes and bibliography

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  The Unraveling - Reflections on...

  Bob Bauer, Jon Meacham

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  Essential for anyone interested in modern American politics, get the book that former President Barack Obama on X calls "a deeply thoughtful book" and says, "couldn't be a more timely read." 
   
   
   
  Part memoir, part rumination on the declining moral compass of the American political class, The Unraveling is the first book to place restoring political ethics at the center of the renewal of American democracy. Politics is a brutal game, but Bauer asks where does the line fall between the "hardball" of politics and attacks on the very foundation of democracy? Looking back on foryt-six years in the political arena, Bauer tries to better grasp what has gone wrong and to understand what shaped his own decisions and actions. He offers anecdotes, perspectives, and insights that are vitally relevant in our world today, including efforts in 2020 (and 2024) to defend our democratic system of elections from attack and distrust, and the struggles with social media, such as Meta, to combat disinformation in a post-truth politics. He writes about the various personal experiences along the way—the highs, the lows, and the absurd. Bauer presents a smart and serious look at our political culture and the role that he has played in shaping it. The Unraveling will be essential for anyone interested in American politics of the last fifty years—and the next.

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  The Five Civilized Tribes

  Editors Charles River

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  The Five Civilized Tribes are among the best known Native American groups in American history, and they were even celebrated by contemporary Americans for their abilities to adapt to white culture. But tragically, they are also well known tribes due to the trials and tribulations they suffered by being forcibly moved west along the Trail of Tears. 
  The Cherokee began the process of assimilation with whites very early, even before the establishment of the Unites States, and by the early 19th century they were one of the “Five Civilized Tribes.” Ultimately, however, it is unclear what benefits “civilization” brought the tribe. Throughout the colonial period and after the American Revolution, the Cherokee struggled to satisfy the whims and desires of American government officials and settlers, often suffering injustices after complying with their desires. Nevertheless, the Cherokee continued to endure, and after being pushed west, they rose from humble origins as refugees new to the southeastern United States to build themselves back up into a powerhouse both economically and militarily. Even after being forced to leave their traditional homeland again, they once more rose to become a powerful tribe and nation, ruling themselves and building their economic power through wise and skillful leadership. 
  Though not as well known as the Cherokee, two of the Five Civilized Tribes were the Chickasaw and Choctaw. With roots that tie them to the Ancient Moundbuilders, the Chickasaw and Choctaw were among the most established groups in the Southeastern United States, and they were among the first natives encountered by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto’s historic expedition in the mid-16th century. They became known as two of the Five Civilized Tribes for quickly assimilating aspects of European culture, but in response to early European contact, they also became part of one of the strongest confederacies in the region.

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  Chartism

  Thomas Carlyle

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  Chartism by Thomas Carlyle is a powerful political and social essay that examines the unrest, demands, and underlying causes of the Chartist movement in nineteenth-century Britain. Written with Carlyle's characteristic intensity and rhetorical force, the work goes beyond surface-level politics to explore the deeper economic, moral, and social conditions shaping the lives of the working classes.
  
  Rather than treating Chartism merely as a political agitation, Carlyle analyzes it as a symptom of broader societal imbalance. He reflects on issues such as industrialization, poverty, governance, and the responsibilities of leadership, arguing that social stability depends on justice, reform, and meaningful engagement with the needs of the people.
  
  Carlyle's writing combines critique, philosophy, and urgent moral commentary. He challenges both government and society to confront the realities of inequality and to consider the consequences of ignoring widespread hardship. His prose is forceful and persuasive, aiming not only to inform but also to provoke reflection and action.
  
  Themes of social justice, reform, industrial society, political responsibility, inequality, and moral duty run throughout the work. The essay stands as both a historical document and a philosophical inquiry into the nature of governance and the relationship between the state and its citizens.
  
  Chartism remains an important text in the study of political thought and nineteenth-century social history. Its passionate argument and insightful analysis continue to resonate with readers interested in reform movements, economic conditions, and the evolution of modern political consciousness.

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  Japan Discovered - A Guide to...

  Annie Atlas

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  Most books about Japan will tell you what to see. This one tells you what you're actually looking at.
   
  
   
  Japan runs on a set of invisible rules — social, philosophical, historical — that most visitors never learn exist. The silence in a boardroom means something has gone wrong. The vending machine on a mountain trail makes perfect sense once you understand the culture. The word for a feeling you've had your whole life but never had a name for. Japan Discovered is the guide that explains it all.
   
  
   
  The ancient belief that household tools develop a soul after a hundred years of use still quietly shapes how objects are treated in modern Japanese homes. Millions of Japanese families eat fried chicken every Christmas Eve — a tradition that says more about how Japan absorbs outside influences and makes them entirely its own than any guidebook chapter on "Japanese culture" ever could.
   
  
   
  The book covers the philosophy of wabi-sabi and what it reveals about the Japanese relationship with imperfection and time. It covers tatemae and honne — the gap between public face and private truth that shapes every professional and personal interaction in the country. It covers the shokunin tradition of craft mastery and what it genuinely feels like to navigate a society never designed with outsiders in mind.
   
  
   
  Inside, you will also find:
  
  Essential Japanese phrases with full pronunciation guides
  Cultural concepts — wabi-sabi, amae, gaman, omotenashi — explained in plain English
  A curated reading, film, and music list for going deeper
  A practical packing and etiquette guide for first-time visitors
  
   
  
   
  For the reader who wants to understand a place, not just pass through it.

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  The Doomsday Flight

  Mark Hagenson

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  In 1971, a time before metal detectors and body scans, a single man boards an Air Canada DC-8 flight with a sawed-off shotgun, 54 sticks of dynamite, a parachute and a desperate plan for a $1.5 million ransom. But it's the two twisted wires in an ordinary Woolco shopping bag that will hold an entire plane hostage. 
  Trapped at 37,000 feet, flight attendant Mary Dohey becomes an unwilling participant in a deadly game, forced to hold live detonator wires for hours. One wrong move, one trembling hand, and the aircraft could explode. Around her, passengers wrestle with their own mortality while the hijacker, Paul Cini, plays a high-stakes game of psychological warfare with authorities on the ground. 
  But in this meticulously researched true-crime thriller, nothing is quite what it seems. As the FBI, Air Canada and the flight's crew race against time to prevent disaster, the truth behind Cini's elaborate deception slowly unravels—revealing an even more chilling reality about how vulnerable we all are to the power of suggestion. 
  "The Doomsday Flight" masterfully weaves together the intense drama of a hijacking, the psychological complexity of human nature, and the fascinating history of an era when the skies were a lawless frontier. Drawing from extensive interviews, photographs, newspaper archives, and witness accounts, which are all included in the book, this heart-pounding narrative puts readers in the cabin alongside passengers and crew as they face what they believe to be their final hours. 
  Taking place just days before the copycat infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, this is perfect for fans of "Captain Phillips", "The Taking of Pelham 123" and "Air Force One". This unforgettable story exposes how the most dangerous weapons aren't always the ones we can see.

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