The Book Company: New Products - World

White Lies (The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:27:27 +0000

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022

An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the ..

Price: $30.00

Everything Is Material (An Archaeologist's History of Humankind)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:41:26 +0000

A groundbreaking archeologist offers a bottom-up perspective on humankind through the essential materials that have shaped our lives—from the wood and soil that built civilization to the plastic and concrete that threaten to destroy it.

Entire prehistoric epochs are named after mater..
Price: $35.00

History's Dead-Hand Grip (Politics, Statecraft, and "Lessons" of the Past)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:05:31 +0000

“An invaluable resource.”
—H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty, Battlegrounds, and At War with Ourselves
The essays in History’s Dead-..
Price: $54.95

The Case Against Socialism

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:10:50 +0000

A recent poll showed 43% of Americans think more socialism would be a good thing. What do these people not know?
Socialism has killed millions, but it’s now the ideology du jour on American college campuses and among many leftists. Reintroduced by leaders such as Bernie San..
Price: $18.99

Greedy Sexist Religious Bigots (A History of Humanity)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:39:09 +0000

In this irreverent and entertaining world history, acclaimed author of On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down James Fell explores humanity's checkered past to determine if we can overcome avarice, misogyny, zealotry, and hate to ultimately save our species from extinction.

Beho..
Price: $32.00

A Short History of the World in 50 Murders

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:09:14 +0000

From early serial killers to the birth of criminology, award-winning author and criminologist Christos Markogiannakis examines how fifty murders shaped the course of history.
A Short History of the World in 50 Murders takes readers on a world-wide journey through the history..
Price: $19.99

The Wandering Throne of Solomon (Objects and Tales of Kingship in the Medieval Mediterranean)

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:48:05 +0000

In The Wandering Throne of Solomon: Objects and Tales of Kingship in the Medieval Mediterranean Allegra Iafrate analyzes the circulation of artifacts and literary traditions related to king Solomon, particularly among Christians, Jews and Muslims, from the 10th to the 13th century.

Price: $69.00

Global Medieval Contexts 500 - 1500 (Connections and Comparisons)

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:27:47 +0000

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies. Designed for students new to the subject, this second edition has been fully updated to include expanded coverage of Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Korea, and Jewish cultur..
Price: $60.99

Natural History Drawings of Malaya Peninsula 1803-1818 (The Complete William Farquhar Collection)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:16:16 +0000

This book brings together for the first time all 477 pieces in Colonel William Farquhar’s collection of natural history drawings, commissioned during his time as British Resident and Commandant of Malacca from 1803 to 1818. Covering a wide spectrum of flora and fauna, the evocative paintings were ..
Price: $45.00

History of War: Infographics

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:24:08 +0000

This ambitious and richly informative volume offers a sweeping visual history of warfare across every era and continent—from prehistory to now—in a single volume. Combining hundreds of infographics and meticulously compiled data, it reveals the histo..
Price: $40.00