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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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Scenes of Attention: Essays on Mind, Time, and the SensesAre we paying enough attention? At least since the nineteenth century, critics have alleged a widespread and profound failure of attentiveness--to others, to ourselves, to the world around us, to what is truly worthy of focus. Why is there such great anxiety over attention?...
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Saving Michelangelo's Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural RevolutionIn 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter's Basilica--designed by Michelangelo--cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the world of architecture. 1742: the famous dome atop Saint Peter's Basilica, designed by Michelangelo,...
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Saudi Arabia Under Ibn Saud: Economic and Financial Foundations of the StateAt its founding in 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was characterized by tribal warfare, political instability, chronic financial shortages and economic crises. As a desert chieftain, Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud, the ruler and king until 1953, had the skills, the cunning and the...
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Sarajevo: Architectural Guide: Buildings and Projects Since 1923Discover the architectural wonders of Sarajevo, a city that bears the vivid scars of its complex history. From hosting the 1984 Winter Olympics to enduring a brutal civil war in the 1990s, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has woven its tumultuous past into...
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Sapiens Manav Jati ka Sankshipt Itihasडॉ. युवाल नोआ हरारी द्वारा लिखित किताब 'सेपियन्स' में मानव जाति के संपूर्ण इतिहास को अनूठे परिप्रेक्ष्य में अत्यंत सजीव ढंग से प्रस्तुत किया गया है। यह प्रस्तुतिकरण अपने आप में अद्वितीय है। प्रागैतिहासिक काल से लेकर आधुनिक युग तक मानव जाति के विकास...
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Samson Occom: Radical Hospitality in the Native NortheastThe Mohegan-Brothertown minister Samson Occom (1723-1792) was a prominent political and religious leader of the Indigenous peoples of present-day New York and New England, among whom he is still revered today. An international celebrity in his day, Occom rose to fame as the first...
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Saigon Stories"A 'true-to-life' understanding of a time when success seemed possible..." -Richard J. Wall, A ReviewerThere was a brief time in Vietnam, before the true American-Vietnamese war commenced, when the social and cultural influence of the French was progressively giving way to that of the...
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Rumor, Repression, and Racial Politics: How the Harassment of Black Elected Officials Shaped Post-Civil Rights AmericaHistorians have exhaustively documented how African Americans gained access to electoral politics in the mid-1960s, but few have scrutinized what happened next, and the small body of work that does consider the aftermath of the civil rights movement is almost entirely limited to the...
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Roots, Heart, Soul: The Story, Celebration, and Recipes of Afro Cuisine in AmericaChef Todd Richards, the James Beard Award-winning author of Soul, is your guide to exploring West African diaspora cooking in the Americas, spanning history from the slave trade through the Great Migration, with over 100 mouthwatering recipes and illuminating narratives.Across centuries and continents, the...
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Roman Britain's Missing Legion: What Really Happened to IX Hispana?"[A] great and fascinating read... this will definitely appeal to military historians, those who love a good mystery and wargamers. I can't recommend this book enough..." -- Irregular MagazineLegio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded...
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Ritual of the Daughters of the American RevolutionThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Revolutionary Movements in Africa: An Untold StoryWhile the revolutionary leftist movements of the 1960s and '70s in Europe, the United States and Latin America have been the subject of abundant literature, similar movements that emerged in Africa have received comparatively very little attention. This book sheds new light on these...
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Revival and RevivalismMarrying careful historical research to popular and relevant presentation, Revival and Revivalism traces the spiritually epoch-making events of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the eyes of those who lived at their centre. Fundamental to the book's thesis is a rejection of the frequent...
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Restoring The Glory: Breathing New Life Into the Rural Black ChurchDiscover the Resilient Spirit of the Rural Black Church.The profound legacy and spiritual wealth of the Black Rural Church is a testament to the resilience and faith of countless souls. Dive deep into the heart and history of this venerable institution in a captivating...
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Reno's Big Gamble: Image and Reputation in the Biggest Little CityWhen Pittsburgh socialite Laura Corey rolled into Reno, Nevada, in 1905 for a six-month stay, her goal was a divorce from the president of U.S. Steel. Her visit also provided a provocative glimpse into the city's future. With its rugged landscape and rough-edged culture,...
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Remembering ChattanoogaWith a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Chattanooga, William F. Hull provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Chattanooga.By the mid nineteenth century, the city of Chattanooga was a vibrant cultural...
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Rembrandt's Lost Secret: How the Invention of Oil Painting Colored Our WorldRembrandt's Lost Secret is a testament to the power of technique to shape artistic expression. Follow master painter Peter Layne Arguimbau on his journey to expose Jan van Eyck's "invention of oil painting" dating back to 1410. This 'invention', Flemish Technique, led to the...
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Records and Processes of Dispute Settlement in Early Medieval Societies: Iberia and BeyondHow can dispute records shed light on the study of dispute settlement processes and their social and political underpinnings? This volume addresses this question by investigating the interplay between record-making, disputing process, and the social and political contexts of conflicts. The authors make use...
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Readings in Medieval History, Fifth EditionPatrick J. Geary's highly acclaimed collection of source materials on the Western medieval world is well-known for offering an excellent selection of substantial excerpts-or entire documents wherever possible-from the most widely studied historical texts. This much-anticipated fifth edition features a larger format, as well...
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Racing HellThe veteran British endurance racing driver with the most Nürburgring 24 hour race starts at the fearsome 'Green Hell', Peter Cate has achieved success across more than thirty years of top-level competition.RACING HELL is a candid, behind-the-scenes exposé for aspiring racers to better prepare...
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