Bordewich brings to light the secret social movement in which blacks and whites together led thousands of runaway slaves to freedom.

Easter Island, Norse Greenland, Rwanda, and other societies reveal the catastrophic consequences of environmental mismanagement.

The meteoric rise and spectacular downfall of Enron is detailed in this suspenseful blow-by-blow account of executive greed, arrogance, and stupidity.

A masterful reconstruction of the events surrounding the 1741 fires in lower Manhattan, which led to the torture and execution of slaves by whites who feared rebellion.

A skillful navigation of the politics of the United States' decision to invade Iraq and the postwar reconstruction that has betrayed all sides.

The chameleon life of Lev Nussinbaum, a Jew turned Muslim who became a best-selling author in Nazi Germany.

History is brought dramatically alive in this moment-by-moment account of the events immediately surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima.

A successful writer spots her mother digging through trash on a New York City street, sparking painful and affectionate memories of an unusual childhood.

In this deeply moving coming-of-age story, a young Chinese girl and her family struggle to adapt to life in a small Ontario town.

For nine-year-old Oskar, grief over the loss of his father turns into a series of riddles in this luminous and inventive post-September 11, 2001, novel.

A former model is haunted by the memory of an AIDS-stricken friend in a story that pierces the heart and illuminates the excesses of the 1980s.

An American biologist drawn to a remote region of India to study river dolphins experiences adventure, love, and a growing social awareness.

An English boarding school conceals a shocking secret that only gradually dawns on the reader of this finely observed, thought-provoking novel.

In this chilling debut novel set in West Africa, a captured boy tells how he becomes a soldier and learns to kill to survive.

A veteran Texas sheriff reflects on a troubled society and an increasingly evil breed of criminal as he confronts the fast-moving case of a botched drug deal.

In this subtly crafted novel, a chance encounter during a typical Saturday in the life of a successful London neurosurgeon leads to a life-altering series of events.

In this imaginative novel, a 15-year-old Japanese boy embarks on a surreal odyssey after his father's murder.

A small-town Iowa minister weaves together issues of conscience and commitment with family secrets in a rich tapestry of American life.