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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The Art of War (Premium Paperback, Penguin India)Written over 2500 years ago by Chinese general Sun Tzu, The Art of War is one of the most influential and renowned treatises on military strategy. But its knowledge transcends warfare, finding practical uses in all areas of contemporary life. Be it at work,...
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Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival on America's Deadliest WaterwayA vivid portrait of the Columbia River Bar that combines maritime history, adventure journalism, and memoir, bringing alive the history--and present-- of one of the most notorious stretches of water in the worldOff the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific...
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The Hole in the Code: Simple and Easy Honest Taxation SystemA professional businessman shows you how to avoid taxes the honest way in this self-help guide to building and keeping wealth. Wilfred Don observes that tax collectors from long ago were regarded as the lowest of the low as they charged and collected taxes...
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Paris or the Future of War2022 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The foundation of Liddell Hart's theory of limited war emerged in the 1920s from his conviction that Europe's military leaders had lost sight of the...
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Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape CodBefore Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa--the serial killer of Cape Cod1969: The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching about peace and love... and Tony Costa is at the center of it all. To...
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Australia Under Attack: The Bombing of Darwin 19422022 marks 80 years since Australia faced an unprecedented foreign attack on home soil. Author Douglas Lockwood was an Australian newspaperman and author. Born in Natimuk, 25 kilometres west of Horsham in Victoria's Wimmera district, Lockwood left school at 12 to help run his...
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Pearl Harbor: The Attack That Pushed The Us To Battle (A Captivating Guide To The Surprise Military Strike By The Imperial JapaneseIf You Want To Discover The Captivating History Of Pearl Harbor, Then Keep Reading...The Attack Of The US Pearl Harbor Naval Base Changed The Entire Progress Of World War II, And As A Result, It Was A Very Formative Event Both For The United...
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Tales of the Human Spirit: True Stories Well ToldTales of the Human Spirit contains a remarkable array of creative non-fiction, human interest stories you will not want to put down. There are fascinating profiles of people you thought you knew. Now you can really find out all about them. Discover as well...
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Analog ComputingAnalog computing is one of the main pillars of Unconventional Computing. Almost forgotten for decades, we now see an ever-increasing interest in electronic analog computing because it offers a path to high-performance and highly energy-efficient computing. These characteristics are of great importance in a...
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Boundaries and Belonging: Rehabilitating Refugees in India, 1947-1971Boundaries and Belonging: Rehabilitating Refugees in India, 1947-1971 documents and analyses the efforts of the Indian State to rehabilitate the refugees migrating to India after the tragic partitioning of the subcontinent. While Partition and borders decided the physical contours of India and Pakistan, the...
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The Colonial State and Forms of Knowledge: The British in IndiaColonialism is generally understood to encompass political domination, military expansion, and economic exploitation, but the British, in their nearly two centuries of rule over India, also achieved a thoroughgoing conquest of knowledge. In the backdrop of the Enlightenment impulse, which held that everything can...
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Greener Than You ThinkThis book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...
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Impressions And CommentsThis book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...
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John Brown: An Address at the 14th Anniversary of Storer CollegeThis book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...
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Vintage Journal Chief Shake's Totem, Ft. Wrangell, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Chief Shake's Totem, Ft. Wrangell, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photograph of an important totem pole in Fort Wrangell, Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your...
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The Realities of Completing a PhD: How to Plan for SuccessThe Realities of Completing a PhD gives a balanced and evidence-based view of the realities of PhD life. Full of practical tips and including a checklist to complete before sending an application, the book helps prospective PhD students prepare for the realities of taking...
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Fresh Voices from the Periphery: Youthful Perspectives of Minorities 100 Years After TrianonFresh Voices from the Periphery is evidence that history matters - not only the study of the past - but also by shedding light on how events of the past have impacted lives in the present. You are holding in your hands a collection...
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F.D.E. Schleiermacher's Outlines of the Art of Education; A Translation & Discussion"One must assume we are all familiar with what is commonly called 'education.'" This is how Schleiermacher begins his famous 1826 lecture on the Art of Education. But in proceeding further--and unlike Rousseau or Locke before him--Schleiermacher carefully avoids assuming that education is primarily...
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An Honorable ExitFrom the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a piercing account of the lesser-known conflict preceding the Vietnam War that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism. How can a modern army lose to an army of peasants? Delving into the last...
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Long Ago and Far Away: Remembering Vietnam Fifty Years OnLong Ago and Far Away: Remembering Vietnam Fifty Years OnBy: Robert K. Griffith Jr. Fifty years after the end of U.S. ground combat in Vietnam, Robert K. Griffith Jr. takes a fresh look at his experiences there as a green armored cavalry officer at...
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