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An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War. Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the...

Uncover the intriguing legal conundrums that have shaped American history, as we delve into gripping Supreme Court cases from 1803 to 2018. Well explore everything from the limits of Congressional power and the infamous international slave trade, to the legal nuances of property rights and the impeachment process. Well also shed light on the fight for womens suffrage, the curious case of the tomato, and the legal implications of double jeopardy. Well tackle questions about citizenship, the legality of lotteries, film censorship, and the First Amendments roles during war and in defamation cases...

Modern humans have come a long way in the seventy thousand years they’ve walked the earth. Art, science, culture, trade—on the evolutionary food chain, we’re true winners. But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, and sometimes—just occasionally—we’ve managed to truly f*ck things...

An audiobook for the ages featuring the voices of Women's March Organizers, as well as Ashley Judd, Jia Tolentino, Cindi Leive, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sister Aisha Al-Adawiya, Melanie Campbell, Judith LeBlanc, Ai-Jen Poo, Robin Miles, January LaVoy, Thérèse Plummer, and James Fouhey. In...