Latin American History & Culture
The vibrant stories of Latin America's people, politics, and traditions
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William M. LeoGrande
The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana. The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Rebecca Rupp
Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables. Storey Publishing, 2011.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
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Tania Gergel
The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History’s Greatest Conqueror as Told by His Original Biographers. Penguin Books, 2004.
Mark Pendergrast
The History of Coffee and How It Transformed the World. Basic Books, 2019.
David Goldblatt
A Global History of the Olympics. W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
Martin Lings
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. Inner Traditions, 2006.
Toby Wilkinson
The Golden Age of Egyptology. W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Timothy C. Winegard
A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Dutton, 2019.
James A. Robinson
The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Currency, 2012.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Aja Raden
Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World. Harper Collins, 2015.
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Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Rebecca Rupp
Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables. Storey Publishing, 2011.
Emma Kay
A Dark History of Chocolate. Pen and Sword History, 2021.
Christina Thompson
The Puzzle of Polynesia. HarperCollins, 2019.
Timothy C. Winegard
A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Dutton, 2019.
Alex Cuadros
The Godfathers of Modern Brazil. Profile Books, 2016.
Tracey Baptiste
Ten People Who Shaped History. Algonquin Young Readers, 2021.
Ihan Omar
My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman. Dey Street Books, 2020.
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William M. LeoGrande
The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana. The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Rebecca Rupp
Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables. Storey Publishing, 2011.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
Alex Perry
A New Africa Breaks Free. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Alex Cuadros
The Godfathers of Modern Brazil. Profile Books, 2016.
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The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle. Twelve, 2009.
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A Border Story. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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