{"title":"History and Current Events","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"titanic-sinking-the-myths","title":"TITANIC: Sinking The Myths (Paperback Edition)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThirtieth Anniversary Edition of the first book to expose the Titanic cover-up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #12b138;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 500 pages, illustrated, thoroughly indexed, with a full color hardcover option, this is the book TITANIC aficionados have been waiting to own for 30 years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn over 100 years there have been literally thousands of books written on the catastrophic maiden voyage of the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRMS TITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e. And yet, questions, myths, and lies still persist about that fateful night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy was the \u003cstrong\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e on a route that put her in the most perilous of ice-congested sea lanes? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy did \u003cstrong\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e choose not to launch regulation distress rockets in her effort to summon help? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy did \u003cstrong\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e turn away a German ship in favor of a British rescuer?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow did a fire in the ship’s forward bunkers impact the structural integrity of the ship?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbove all, how did an impending World War and the deteriorating relationships between Britain, Germany, and the United States—largely over the merchant domination of the world’s shipping lanes—set forth an unbreakable chain of events that put the \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e two and a half miles beneath the surface of the North Atlantic, taking her captain, her logbook, and the truth with her? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTITANIC: Sinking the Myths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e meticulously demonstrates, the real root cause of the disaster was greed, multiplied by an imperative schedule, and wrapped up in a conspiracy to cover up White Star’s policy to put profits over the lives of the passengers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThirty years ago, in this book’s first edition, Diana Bristow unraveled the myths to give the original, no-stone-unturned account of the events that led up to—and followed—the sinking of the \u003cstrong\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bristow goes right to the heart and source of the campaign of deception that served only one purpose, to protect J.P. Morgan, the White Star Line, and all their investors from astronomical liability and financial ruin if the captain, crew, or management were found negligent in the events that led to the sinking of the \u003cstrong\u003eTITANIC\u003c\/strong\u003e. Never before had any researcher ever so deeply studied the rules, laws, regulations, and economic and political factors that ultimately led to the deaths of 1,500 people. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBristow’s long-sought-after book, out of print for thirty years, is now presented here in an updated edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce you’ve read \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTITANIC: Sinking the Myths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, you will understand why it’s the first—and last—book you ever need to read about the most infamous maritime disaster in peacetime history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D.E. Bristow and Ryan Katzenbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304479371543,"sku":"DEB-TSM-PB","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/3604\/1571\/files\/240314_Titanic_Cover_Final_front.png?v=1710474618"},{"product_id":"passenger-ships","title":"The Maritime Art of James A. Flood: Passenger Ships","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmbark on a voyage through history with \u003cem\u003eThe Maritime Art of James A. Flood: Passenger Ships\u003c\/em\u003e. This stunning hardcover collection features 50 breathtaking paintings by James A. Flood, a celebrated artist and former Navy sailor with a lifelong connection to the sea. From his days working on tugboats to painting majestic ocean liners, Flood brings his passion and expertise to every page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach painting—featuring legendary vessels like the RMS Titanic and RMS Queen Mary, along with other storied liners—is accompanied by rich historical details and personal reflections from Flood. Through its vivid artwork and engaging insights, this book offers readers a glimpse into the artistry, innovation, and history of these remarkable seafaring marvels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for art lovers, ship enthusiasts, and history buffs alike, \u003cem\u003eThe Maritime Art of James A. Flood: Passenger Ships\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a book—it’s an invitation to explore the beauty and grandeur of maritime heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn near the bustling docks of Philadelphia, it’s no surprise that I was captivated from the very beginning by the magnificent ships that sailed by. Their beauty and engineering perfection held me spellbound, an obsession that became a lifelong passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI painted ship after ship, tirelessly capturing their elegance on canvas for more than 70 years. In this selection, I present my favorite passenger ships. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have cherished painting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-James A. Flood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James A. Flood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49850895991063,"sku":"JAF-PS-HC","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/3604\/1571\/files\/WrjAoyQEiwPR.png?v=1731987223"},{"product_id":"baseballs-greatest-generation-hardcover","title":"Baseball's Greatest Generation (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(147, 1, 1);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaseball's Greatest Generation releases September 29, 2026. Order yours today. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaseball’s greatest generation did more than change the game. It helped change the country. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1952 and 1960, an extraordinary class of players transformed Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, and their contemporaries rose to greatness as baseball integrated, the Civil Rights Movement gathered force, and Topps baseball cards became a defining part of American childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVeteran journalist and sports-card historian T.S. O’Connell traces those three histories together, pairing each year with a defining player, the struggle for integration beyond the ballpark, and the cards that carried baseball’s new heroes into millions of homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor children opening wax packs, Black and White stars appeared on equal pieces of cardboard, measured by the same statistics and worthy of the same admiration. The cards did not end racism. But they helped a generation imagine integration before much of America was prepared to live it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing O’Connell’s original illustrations and six paintings by baseball artist Charles DeSimone, Baseball’s Greatest Generation tells the story of the players, cards, and cultural transformation that made the 1950s baseball’s most consequential era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe greatest players had the greatest baseball cards to prove it, and together they helped America see a different future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T.S. O'Connell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54612832551191,"sku":"TSO-BGG-HC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/3604\/1571\/files\/260727CoverSatchelPaige3.jpg?v=1785989968"},{"product_id":"better-angels-hardcover","title":"Better Angels (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(152, 1, 1);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetter Angels releases on September 5, 2026. Order yours today!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe remember the number: 343. This book remembers the people. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn September 11, 2001, 343 members of the FDNY lost their lives. In the years since, the number itself has become part of American memory. But every number had a name, a family, a firehouse, a history, a personality, and a life already in progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetter Angels: The Firefighters of 9\/11\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings those lives forward again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Dawn Howkinson Siebel spent more than thousands of hours over six years creating individual portraits of the fallen firefighters on burned blocks of wood. In partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the completed Better Angels exhibition traveled across the United States, including a presentation at the World Financial Center overlooking the World Trade Center site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the portraits are gathered with some of the stories behind the faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are legendary chiefs and young probationary firefighters. Fathers whose children had not yet been born. Brothers who entered the fire service together. Coaches, musicians, veterans, carpenters, cooks, practical jokers, marathoners, and men who had spent years waiting for the chance to join the FDNY. Some were off duty and went anyway. Some were preparing to retire. Some were still climbing when others were coming down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir stories unfold alongside the events of September 11, the experiences of survivors, the other first responders who died that day, and the continuing toll of 9\/11-related illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbraham Lincoln called upon “the better angels of our nature.” For Dawn Siebel, these firefighters embodied that ideal: ordinary human beings capable of extraordinary service to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree hundred forty-three is a number. Better Angels remembers 343 lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dawn Siebel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54639961899287,"sku":"DHS-BA911-HC-1","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/3604\/1571\/files\/260804BAFrontCoverCandidate2.jpg?v=1786297500"},{"product_id":"the-monkees-comic-book-book-paperback","title":"The Monkees Comic Book Book: Reference Book and Price Guide (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(152, 1, 1);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Monkees Comic Book Book releases on September 12, 2026. Order yours today!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou thought you knew The Monkees. Then there were the comic books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the height of Monkeemania, Davy, Micky, Mike, and Peter escaped television and landed in a medium with an even looser relationship with reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result was \u003cem\u003eThe Monkees\u003c\/em\u003e comic-book series: gloriously strange adventures filled with disguises, spies, sharks, cows, elephants, impossible escapes, fourth-wall-breaking gags, instant changes of scenery, and the kind of logic that makes perfect sense only when The Monkees are involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow that wonderfully peculiar corner of Monkees history has been brought back together in \u003cstrong\u003eThe Monkees Comic Book Book: Reference Book and Price Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original comics have been carefully digitally restored, reviving their bright colors and exuberant artwork while preserving the character of the originals. But this is more than a trip through vintage panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also a collector's guide to the series, including a complete price guide to the original comics, background on collecting them, and a timeline placing the comic releases alongside what was happening in the world of The Monkees at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, you'll also find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe story of collecting the original Monkees comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean extensive interview with legendary Monkees comic artist \u003cstrong\u003eJose Delbo\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea complete price guide for the original issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea timeline connecting the comics to the larger Monkees story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ememories and commentary from people connected to The Monkees, comics, television, music, and 1960s pop culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea foreword by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Noone\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtributions and appearances from \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Hart, Butch Patrick, Deana Martin, Bill Mumy, James Lee Stanley, Jon Provost\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ephotographs, memorabilia, history, and several delightful detours that could probably happen only in a book about The Monkees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors \u003cstrong\u003eMark Arnold and Charles F. Rosenay!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e previously teamed up for \u003cem\u003eNot Just Happy Together: The Turtles from A-Z (AM Radio to Zappa)\u003c\/em\u003e, their sprawling guide to the music, history, personalities, and wonderfully tangled universe surrounding The Turtles. Here, they bring that same collector's curiosity to one of the most unusual corners of Monkees history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not an attempt to make The Monkees comic books more dignified than they were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuite the opposite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a chance to enjoy them again in all their colorful, corny, chaotic, fourth-wall-demolishing glory while preserving the history around them and giving collectors a practical guide to the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart restored comic collection, part reference book, part price guide, part pop-culture time machine, \u003cem\u003eThe Monkees Comic Book Book\u003c\/em\u003e is exactly as strange, useful, and specific as its title suggests.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Arnold and Charles F. Rosenay!!!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54716378611991,"sku":"CRMA-MCBB-PB","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/3604\/1571\/files\/260713FrontCovernoAuthors.jpg?v=1786889431"}],"url":"https:\/\/geniusbookpublishing.com\/collections\/history-and-current-events.oembed","provider":"Genius Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}