History
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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Death Trip: Iggy and the Stooges, 1972-74The definitive musical history of the influential Raw Power era of Iggy and the Stooges. Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges is arguably the most aggressive, dynamic album in rock history, and inarguably one of the most influential. Looking past the myths and...
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Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II"From the training camps to the combat missions, this is war from the perspective of the young Americans who lived through it: the pilots, the bombardiers, the navigators, and the gunners of all the combat services in both Europe and in the Pacific. It...
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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient LiteratureIn this sharp and often entertaining tour through antiquity, Emily Wilson--whose renditions of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad have captured a generation's imagination--explores the complicated terrain of reading and writing about the ancient past. Drawing on twenty years of scholarship and teaching, Wilson explores the...
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Confronting America: What Has to ChangeThis program is read by Audie Award-winning actor Robert Petkoff. "[What stands out is] Petkoff's bravura performance, the fine sound quality, and the exceptional direction and editing. Indeed, this is an impressive audiobook" --Kirkus Reviews on Hitler's Last Days What has to change in...
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Confronting America: What Has to ChangeWhat has to change in America--and why.The new book in the #1 bestselling series. America remains the world's greatest land of opportunity, but too many Americans have lost sight of the values that made it work. Patriotism and civic responsibility have weakened. Families and...
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CoincidenceOn the eve of President John F. Kennedy's final trip to Dallas, an irreverent narrator from the Ether begins to reveal the hidden chain of events that history never recorded. Spanning decades and weaving together Hollywood legends, political dynasties, secret affairs, and forgotten tragedies,...
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Cicero's Tongue: The Life of Rome's Greatest Orator and the End of the RepublicA new biography of Cicero, one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history.When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off, and his tongue pierced with pins - a final, brutal act of revenge against...
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China Changes Everything: An anthology by social justice activists, journalists and commentatorsChina is the 21st century's greatest success story, rising from poverty to become a leading force for change in the world. In these essays, learn how China is transforming social and economic life. China's Targeted Poverty Alleviation program has helped 800 million of its...
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Borderlands: Living in Two Worlds the Story of Hispanics in the American SouthwestNo lo que fuiste, sino lo que eres.We are our own history.El Norte, the Southwestern United States, has for centuries been a crossroads of histories, migrations, trade routes, languages, families, and cultural traditions. This is a world where convergance creates a modern tapestry of...
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Bomb It!: The Story of Graffiti ArtFollow the odyssey of graffiti art from its beginnings in 1960s NYC to the explosion of tags and "bombed" subway trains of the 1970s, and from the rise of hip-hop and street culture to its dissemination across the globe. Bomb It! tells graffiti's story...
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Blood, Sweat and Tears: A History of Bodily FluidsOur ancestors didn't just take the piss. They used it too.The human body leaks. It oozes. It sweats and spits. It bursts, it bleeds and it squirts. Over the history of humanity, our bodies have evolved into sophisticated vessels for survival, leaving a long...
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Blood, Guts, and Nasty Cuts: A Thrilling History of MedicineWant to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes? Who to call for a bad case of medieval bewitchment? Or how to cure the plague by staring at a toad? From Leeches to Lasers is a whistle-stop tour of the grisly, glorious, and...
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Bhagavad Gita (Sirio) -V2*A treasure of poetry, a model of eloquence and essence of all Holy Scriptures, this delicate 3000-year-old literary monument increasingly attracts and amazes Western readers. His reflection of mystical union with Divinity transcends time and space.Author: AnonymousPublisher: Editorial SirioPublished: 08/23/2022Pages: 152Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize:...
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Beyond Capitol ReefThe hiking and touring guide to the diverse and spectacular scenic highlights surrounding Capitol Reef National Park. From desert rambles to alpine adventures, the wonders of south-central Utah are compiled in one wide-ranging volume. Inside you will find: - Short, easy hikes to long,...
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Becoming Us: A Timeline of Immigration and Relocation in AmericaImmigration is one of the most hotly debated issues in America. In the beginning of 2025, more immigrants lived in the United States than any other country. But shifts in immigration policy have led to a rise in deportation and our borders closing.Throughout our...
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Baghdad to Brooklyn: An Ordinary Journey Through Extraordinary TimesIraq is one of the worst-marketed countries on earth. Baghdad to Brooklyn is the memoir that offers a different version, not the war room view, not the palace view, but the daily life of an ordinary Iraqi who grew up under Saddam, survived a...
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A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years onWhat do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like? As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when...
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A Train near Magdeburg (the Young Adult Adaptation): The Holocaust, the Survivors, and the American Soldiers Who Saved Them--ABRIDGED EDITION of the True Story of the Rescue of a Holocaust Death Train in World War II-- SUITABLE FOR Grades 9-12 and BeyondAS A YOUNG TEEN living a comfortable life with family, what do you do when the Germans march into your town...
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A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years onWhat do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like? As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when...
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Art of Divination: A Visual History of Oracles, Prophecy, and the Search for Secret KnowledgeA global history of divination practices and tools, from tea leaves and tarot cards to pyromancy and palmistryThroughout history, humans have aspired to explain the unexplainable, to understand phenomena beyond our control, and to peer into the future. In this captivating book, Owen Davies...
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