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.
-
Spirits of the Border: El Paso: A City of SecretsThis is the third book regarding the history and mystery of El Paso, Texas. This volumje covers unsolved mysteries, lost treasures and hauntings in the area around El paso.Author: Ken Hudnall, Sharon HudnallPublisher: Omega PressPublished: 10/17/2007Pages: 292Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...
- Dhs. 103.44 AED
- Dhs. 103.44 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Sources for Frameworks of World History, Volume Two: Since 1350"Each chapter in Sources for Frameworks of World History contains four to six sources--including photographs, graphics, maps, poetry, and cartoons--carefully chosen by coeditors Lynne Miles-Morillo and Stephen Morillo to specifically compliment Frameworks of World History. Chapter introductions, headnotes, and reading questions provide context, while...
- Dhs. 412.95 AED
- Dhs. 412.95 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Sound Writing: Voices, Authors, and Readers of Oral HistoryThe concept that oral history can give voice to people or allow "hidden voices" to become part of history is one of its most celebrated achievements. However, the standard practice of transcribing or summarizing interviews has meant that oral historians have had to grapple...
- Dhs. 757.42 AED
- Dhs. 757.42 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Someone Would Have TalkedHancock reveals startling discoveries about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the conspiracy to mislead history.Author: Larry HancockPublisher: JFK Lancer ProductionPublished: 11/01/2006Pages: 620Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.65lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.40w x 2.00dISBN: 9780977465712
- Dhs. 268.97 AED
- Dhs. 268.97 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Snapshot of Past and Present Historical Events in African CountriesIn this book you will read about the 57 African countries. The history of each country begins with the original settlers followed by the European invasion and rule. You will read about the countries' struggle for independence, indigenous governments after independence, the emergence of...
- Dhs. 195.89 AED
- Dhs. 195.89 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Skin Disease and the History of Dermatology: Order out of ChaosThis text is both a history of skin disease and a history of dermatology, telling the human historical experience of skin disease and how we have come to know what we know about the skin and its myriad diseases over the course of four...
- Dhs. 1,642.65 AED
- Dhs. 1,642.65 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism"A must read."--CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2022 "Holds up a mirror to the unifying, braided futures underlying so-called 'Western' and 'Muslim' feminism that are both undermined by the power of capital, the world trade order, and cynical geopolitics."--2023 Association for Asian Studies Coomaraswamy Book...
- Dhs. 201.36 AED
- Dhs. 201.36 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Ship of Lost Souls: The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship ValenciaOf all the ships lost in what has come to be called the "Graveyard of the Pacific," the story of the steamship Valencia is among the saddest. In January 1906, the Valencia set out from San Francisco, bound for Seattle with 108 passengers and...
- Dhs. 189.91 AED
- Dhs. 189.91 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Serving on the Big Ships: Life on the LinersDrawing on the recollections of the men and women who served on the vessels, Serving on the Big Ships: Life on the Liners presents a unique window into a bygone age. The 1950s to early 1980s was the last period in which passengers sailed...
- Dhs. 187.36 AED
- Dhs. 187.36 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Secret War Against Japan: The Allied Intelligence Bureau in World War IIThe Secret War Against Japan, by Colonel Allison W. Ind of the United States Army, is the dramatic accounting of the principal activities of the AIB - the Allied Intelligence Bureau - a group of British, Australian, Dutch, and American clandestine services formed in...
- Dhs. 145.63 AED
- Dhs. 145.63 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
SecessionThings occur so quickly in the United States that a mere mortal has difficulty keeping up. Everyday a new crisis occurs; indictments, gun rights, environment, immigration, wars and support for the combatants, approvals of a budget and marches on the Capitol. One thing that...
- Dhs. 230.42 AED
- Dhs. 230.42 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Seabee, Life as It Was in the 40's WWII 1943 -46Wendell S. Anderson is a combat veteran of WWII 1943 - 1945...with Mommy's permission, he joined the United States Navy at the age of 17. Wendell (Andy) Anderson was born in Northern Illinois the city of Rockford, Illinois 1925. He went to WAR in...
- Dhs. 84.10 AED
- Dhs. 84.10 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 3: The Masters of HistoryThis third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic History--The Masters of History, tackles the question of the driving force of humanity's fate: is it empire, money, religion--or something else entirely--that unites us?Sometimes history seems like a laundry...
- Dhs. 230.55 AED
- Dhs. 230.55 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Santa Fe, Its 400th Year (Softcover)The timeline of American history has always swept through Santa Fe, New Mexico. Settled by ancient peoples, explored by conquistadors, conquered by the U.S. cavalry, Santa Fe owns a story that stretches from the talking drums of the Pueblos to the high math of...
- Dhs. 172.60 AED
- Dhs. 172.60 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
San Fernando ValleyThe Mission San Fernando was founded on September 8, 1797, as an outpost of New Spain, in the vast expanse between the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains. Northwest over the Hollywood Hills from downtown Los Angeles, this land was developed into a vital...
- Dhs. 184.36 AED
- Dhs. 184.36 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Salisbury BeachSalisbury Beach, surrounded by marshes and folklore of buried treasure, has long been a mecca for summer vacationers. In the "good ole summertime" of the 1890s, Salisbury Beach became the favorite resort of residents of the Merrimack Valley. Was it the magnetic force of...
- Dhs. 230.49 AED
- Dhs. 230.49 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the NationA "compelling" (The Wall Street Journal) account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy--a little-known but once notorious event that cost three young men their lives--part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and as propulsive and dramatic as the bestselling...
- Dhs. 109.50 AED
- Dhs. 109.50 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Rogues of Rhode IslandRhode Island has always been a little off. Some trace it back to when it was were the first state to vote on the constitution--and voted no. Others take it further than that when one of our early founders, Governor Coddington, wanted to have...
- Dhs. 91.94 AED
- Dhs. 91.94 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Rock MusicThis engaging book describes rock music's key characteristics, history, and place in popular music today. It also feature an "Artist Spotlight" special feature, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers book...
- Dhs. 57.33 AED
- Dhs. 57.33 AED
- Unit price
- per
-
Rhino in the House: The Story of Saving SamiaFrom the award-winning author of the bestselling Library Mouse series comes a biographical picture book about the true story of rhino champion Anna Merz and the black rhinoceros Samia. With a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Lewa Downs Conservancy, Rhino in...
- Dhs. 103.44 AED
- Dhs. 103.44 AED
- Unit price
- per