History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Tony Alcoseba: MetamorphosesTony Alcoseba: MetamorphosesEmbark on a transformative journey through the life of Tony Alcoseba, a visionary artist whose work transcends boundaries. From his early days selling paintings at Christie's in Hong Kong to groundbreaking exhibitions at Qube Gallery, Tony's story is one of relentless self-expression...
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The Whole Duty Of Man: Laid Down In A Plain And Familiar Way For The Use Of All, But Especially The Meanest Reader: Divided Into Xvii ChapterThis classic work provides a plain and accessible guide to Christian faith and practice. It is structured around 17 chapters, each of which is designed to be read on a weekly basis. The text covers a wide range of topics, from divine providence and...
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The Washington Apple: Orchards and the Development of Industrial Agriculture Volume 7In the nineteenth century, most American farms had a small orchard or at least a few fruit-bearing trees. People grew their own apple trees or purchased apples grown within a few hundred miles of their homes. Nowadays, in contrast, Americans buy mass-produced fruit in...
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The Vanishing Heiress: The Unsolved Disappearance of Dorothy ArnoldUnveil the Scandal, Mystery, and Drama Behind the 1910 Disappearance That Captured a Nation - Even if You've Never Delved Into True Crime BeforeAre you fascinated by historical mysteries, drawn to the drama and intrigue of high-society scandals? Do you enjoy exploring real-life cases...
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The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish SeaAn immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water 'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.' Roddy Doyle 'Remarkable. Lively ... Gower writes beautifully [and] the book is profoundly popular.' Times Literary Supplement The Turning Tide is a hymn to a sea passage of world-historical...
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The Travels of True GodlinessThe church discovering his piety and talents, about three years afterwards, in 1658, called him to the solemn work of the ministry. He was now in his 18th year, and for about two years he pursued his work with great comfort and success, and...
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The Traitor of Arnhem: The Untold Story of Wwii's Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That Changed History ForeverRevealing the hidden role of the Cambridge Spies during this Allied defeat, The Traitor of Arnhem relates for the first time the startling betrayal that changed the course of World War II. The end of World War II is in sight. Following the overwhelming...
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The Third Indochina WarThe Third Indochina War - comprised of the Vietnam-Kampuchea War from 1978 to 1990 and the brief Sino-Vietnamese War in February 1979 - has received far less scholarly attention than the earlier two Indochina Wars. Ang Cheng Guan utilises a wide range of archival...
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The Thinking Heart: Essays on Israel and PalestineSearing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followed We know David Grossman's voice of ringing moral clarity from way back: since the late 1980s...
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The Swordsman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for Medieval LongswordCelebrate two decades of historical martial arts development with the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Swordsman's Companion by Guy Windsor. This seminal guide has transformed the lives of thousands of swordsmanship enthusiasts worldwide, becoming a timeless classic in historical martial arts literature. This special...
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The Story of the Matthew Bible: Part 1, That Which We First ReceivedAfter centuries of neglect, at last we have a popular yet well-sourced account of the Matthew Bible and the men who gave it to us. Ruth M. Davis gives a vivid and passionate account of the heroes who struggled and suffered to produce our...
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The Story of Brixmis and the Secret Cold War: Intelligence Gathering Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East GermanyA detailed account of British intelligence operations in Cold War East Germany, revealing Soviet and East German military secrets from 1946 to 1990.The German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, was the frontline in the Cold War, packed with hundreds of thousands of Soviet and...
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The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958National Humanities Medal recipient and two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize David Levering Lewis's own family history that shifts our understanding of the larger American story Sitting beneath a stained glass window dedicated to his grandmother in the Atlanta church where his family had...
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The Southern Harvest Cookbook: Recipes Celebrating Four SeasonsThe southern garden produces delights in all four seasons, from asparagus to tomatoes, apples to collard greens. Make use of the bounty of your garden or farmers' market with new twists on familiar favorites. Recipes for Apple Radish Salad and Bacon Apple Burgers break...
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The Soul of ChinaThe Soul of China offers readers a tour of Chinese tradition and character lost to the modern era. Richard Wilhelm arrived in China before the Boxer Rebellion and stayed for a quarter of a century. He became intimate with retired princes and Taoist priests;...
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The Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United StatesSlave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves - A Selection - Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white...
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The Silver Beatles: A Story of Struggle, Luck and Genius: The Beatles Before They Became the BeatlesMarco Crescenzi, an expert about everything concerning the story of the Fab Four, traces the first years of the most famous band in the world, a period often missing in official biographies. He explores the Beatles path of fate and fortune, their struggles and...
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The Silent Witness: A Scandal That Shook New York and Inspired Edgar Allan PoeUncover the truth behind the haunting 1841 murder of Mary Rogers - without the guesswork.Do you love diving into real-life puzzles steeped in historical intrigue? Are you captivated by the social complexities of the 19th century, eager to unravel mysteries that have shaped our...
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The Shochet (Vol. 2): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea"You have to read this book... It's not like anything you read before." -- Tablet MagazineSet in Ukraine, Crimea, and Israel, this unique two-volume autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in Tsarist Russia and Israel during the late 19th and early 20th...
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The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American SculptureA major new survey of American sculpture, exploring how it both reflects and redefines concepts of race and identity in the United States How does American sculpture intersect with the history of race in the United States? The three-dimensional qualities of sculpture give it...
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