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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the WorldThis book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world. It covers approximately 2,000 years in time (from ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and spatially moves from the Tigris and Euphrates...
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The Way to Christ: Spiritual ExercisesThe Writings of One of the World's Greatest Religious Leaders on the Most Important Spiritual Issues of Our Time.The Way to Christ offers a unique opportunity to experience inspiring sermons Pope John Paul II preached during spiritual retreats he led while he was still...
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The War Against Tuberculosis: Samuel G. Dixon and the Rise of Modern Public Health in PennsylvaniaIn 1905, sanitary conditions in Pennsylvania were appalling. Thousands of children died of preventable and curable diseases, tens of thousands in the coal regions hacked themselves to death from black lung disease, and pollution in the commonwealth's water killed tens of thousands more. In...
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The Vujicic Collection: To Live a Quiet LifeAn important repository of Eastern European art from the Soviet bloc and beyondBased in Zagreb, the Vujicic Collection seeks to provide a record of visual art, practices and movements in Croatia and other countries of former Yugoslavia, beginning in the 1950s and 1960s but...
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The valor of ignoranceThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian BasinThe Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin explores the cultural meaning of ochre among the societies of the Late Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin. Firstly, the book...
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The Universities of Scotland, Ireland, and New England During the British Civil Wars: Contested SeminariesHighlights the contested nature of higher education in the British Atlantic world between the Reformation and the Enlightenment Universities in the early modern period were powerful institutions in the formation of societies, utilised as both tools to legitimise and perpetuate the power of states...
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The United States in the Light of ProphecyThe United States--what are they? Two hundred years ago, this question could not have been answered; it could not even have been asked. Now it can be answered by the dwellers in every quarter of the globe. Then a few small settlements of earnest...
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The Trojan Kings of Britain: Myth or History?The Trojan Kings of Britain presents a theory that the legend of Brutus, descendant of Aeneas of Troy, migrating to Britain with many other Trojan descendants is actually based on real events. Examining original sources with a fresh eye, Caleb Howells constructs a compelling...
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The Treasure Hunt: True Stories of Treasures Lost, Stolen, and FoundSwitch on your metal detector, grab your compass, and follow the clues. It's time for YOU to do some treasure hunting of your own! Because X marks the spot . . . or does it? Perfect for fans of Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for...
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The Tetrarchy as Ideology: Reconfigurations and Representations of an Imperial PowerThe 'Tetrarchy', the modern name assigned to the period of Roman history that started with the emperor Diocletian and ended with Constantine I, has been a much-studied and much-debated field of the Roman Empire. Debate, however, has focused primarily on whether it was a...
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The Temple of Apollo 'in Circo': And the Creation of an Augustan Architectural LanguageThis book draws together the results of a series of preliminary investigations based on the excavations and the scholarly publication of the Temple of Apollo in the Circus Flaminius in Rome. The study includes a re-examination of everything that has been published so far,...
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The Tarragona Vortex: Conquest and Reconquest, Liberation and Restoration of Christendom in the Frontiers of Arago-Catalunya: Volume I: History RemembThis extensive bibliographic essay underpins the entire Tarragona Vortex study by focusing on this arena as one of the most contested frontiers in Western history, comparable to Jerusalem in the East, for broad issues of Romanization, Westernization, Islamization, and Christianization. Its book length chapters...
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The Taming of New York's Washington Square: A Wild CivilityThe surprising and unofficial system of social control and regulation that keeps crime rates low in New York City's Washington Square Park Located in New York City's Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park that is perhaps best known for its...
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The Story of SonechkaA previously untranslated masterpiece of Russian literature, The Story of Sonechka, written in 1937, is a vivid account, at once comic and tragic, of the love between the now famous twenty-six-year-old poet Maria Tsvetaeva the twenty-four-year-old actress Sonia Holliday (Sonechka), and a wonderful introduction...
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The Spirit of Shinto: Finding Nature and Harmony on Japan's Sacred PathAn immersive look at Japan's indigenous religion and how it can impact our daily lives. In The Spirit of Shinto, longtime Japan resident and bestselling author Hector Garcia (Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life and The Book of Ichigo Ichie)...
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The Southwestern Medical District: Prehistory to the Future of MedicineA history of the Southwestern Medical District of Dallas, Texas, and the environmental planning of the medical district. From prehistory to the modern world, this book explores not only the development of the Southwestern Medical District but its environmental impact. Author: Evelyn Montgomery, Robert...
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The Shamanism of Eco-TourismAuthor: James Andrew WhitakerPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/06/2025Pages: 229Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56dISBN: 9781009478403This title is not returnable
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The Scottish Ruin Keeper: A Historical NovelA Story That Will Capture Your Heart and Transport You to a Fascinating Place in HistoryThe Scottish Ruin Keeper is a love among the ruins tale guaranteed to capture your heart. Young Will Clachan, descended from generations of stonecutters, grew up playing in the...
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The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowellThe candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction.Sam McDowell seemed to have it all. Considered by many to be the...
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