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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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An Unorthodox History: British Jews Since 1945A bold, new history of British Jewish life since the Second World War. Historian Gavin Schaffer wrestles Jewish history away from the question of what others have thought about Jews, focusing instead on the experiences of Jewish people themselves. Exploring the complexities of inclusion...
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An Introduction to Black StudiesAuthor: Eric R. JacksonPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 02/04/2025Pages: 296Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.71dISBN: 9781985902794
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An Honorable Profession: A Tribute to Robert F. KennedyTo commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of RFK, Doubleday/Main Street Books reissues a collection of articles and photos from the time immediately after the event. Part of the proceeds goes to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Fund, which rewards individuals who have...
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An Autobiography Of The Rev. Josiah Henson (mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's "uncle Tom") From 1789-1881Josiah Henson was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent abolitionist and community leader in Canada. His memoirs were a major source of inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This edition includes additional material from John Lobb, an editor who...
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An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians: A New Edition, with an Introductory Study, Notes, and Appendices by Jos? Juan ArromAccompanying Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1494 was a young Spanish friar named Ram?n Pan?. The friar's assignment was to live among the "Indians" whom Columbus had "discovered" on the island of Hispaniola (today the island shared by Haiti...
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America's Military Biomedical Complex: Law, Ethics, and the Drive for Scientific InnovationWar is an engine of innovation. It has motivated extraordinary achievements in medicine and science, many of which have generated benefits far beyond the battlefield. These advancements, however, have come at great cost. Countless individuals have been exposed to hazardous research, often without their...
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American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873In a fast-paced narrative of soaring ideals and sordid politics, of civil war and foreign invasion, the award-winning historian Alan Taylor presents a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America's three largest countries--the United States, Mexico, and Canada--all transformed themselves into nations. The American...
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American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to LifeA Silent Spring for the human body, this wide-ranging, genre-crossing literary mystery interweaves the author's quest to understand the source of her own condition with her telling of the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James--ultimately uncovering the many hidden health hazards...
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America in the Arctic: Foreign Policy and Competition in the Melting NorthAs climate change accelerates, the Arctic has become a frontline of global competition. Melting ice, rising temperatures, and swelling seas have made remote regions at once newly accessible and rife with new dangers. Vladimir Putin's Russia has embarked on a substantial military buildup in...
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Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science FactWith a stellar cast of scientists and science fictionists alike, a vivid exploration of realities behind imaginary planets. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch a double sunset on Tatooine, stand among the sand dunes of Arrakis, or gaze at...
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A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck"A beautiful meditation on endurance, codependence, and the power of love. A dazzling book." - Patrick Radden Keefe The electrifying true story of a young couple shipwrecked at sea: a mind-blowing tale of obsession, survival, and partnership stretched to its limits. Maurice and Maralyn...
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A Man in Christ: The Vital Elements of St. Paul's Religion (Hardcover)Minister, teacher and author James Stewart reveals how Paul the Apostle developed the Christian religion in the 1st century AD, shedding light on the emergence of early Christianity. Informed by the author's scholarship, this superb book is based off a series of well-received lectures...
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Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the WorldA landmark history of the alliance that won the war and made the peace, by the critically acclaimed author of Appeasement After the fall of France in June 1940, all that stood between Adolf Hitler and total victory was a narrow stretch of water...
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All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential KnowledgeFor the bestselling miscellany market, an NPR librarian's compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the artsHow much water do the Great Lakes contain? Who were the first and last men killed in the Civil War? How long is a New York minute?...
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Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the Beginning of the Civil WarOriginal and deeply human, this tense and surprising story, filled with indecisive bureaucrats, uninformed leaders, hotheaded politicians, and dedicated soldiers, is a clear and intimate portrait of the prolonged drama that unfolded at Fort Sumter and incited the first shot of the Civil War...
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A Liberal Education for AllIn the early 20th century, Charlotte Mason sought to revolutionise British education with her philosophy of A Liberal Education for All, offering every child a rich and broad curriculum that nourished both mind and spirit. This volume tells the captivating story of how Mason's...
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Alexander the Great: Lives and LegaciesAn evenhanded reimagining of the Greek conqueror's life. This book offers a fresh perspective on the reign of Alexander the Great. It re-examines Alexander's military victories and personality while also exploring the impact of his campaigns on the people he conquered. Alexander's story, Stephen...
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Al Dente: A History of Food in ItalySpaghetti with meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, margherita pizzas, ricotta and parmesan cheeses--we have Italy to thank for some of our favorite comfort foods. Home to a dazzling array of wines, cheese, breads, vegetables, and salamis, Italy has become a mecca for foodies who flock to...
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Albrecht D?rer's AfterlifeAlbrecht D?rer (1471-1528) enjoyed European-wide fame during his lifetime. D?rer was not only a brilliant painter, but also a pioneering printmaker, experimental draughtsman, book publisher, first German art theoretician and amateur poet. His art was avidly collected, repeatedly copied in diverse media, and often...
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Alabaster Sculpture in Europe (1300-1650)"Alabaster was a popular material in European sculpture, especially from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. Its relative availability and easy to sculpt characteristic made it a highly suitable material for both large monuments and small objects, for mass production and individual works, from...
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