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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Krisia's Silence: The girl who was not on Schindler's listStaying silent meant staying alive during the six years Krisia spent in ghettos and concentration camps.After surviving the Holocaust, she would remain silent for the rest of her life.For nine-year-old Krisia, who was swept into the whirlwind horrors of the Holocaust, life was hanging...
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Korea and the "Others": Studies on Korean Actions and Reactions Towards the Rest of the WorldThis book intends to be a reaction to a remarkable paradox within Korean studies, easily encountered even by non-experts. While many Korean studies journals strongly encourage the submission of "multicultural" and "transnational" articles, in fact, very few scholars in the world are able to...
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KokodaAuthor: Paul HamPublisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty LtdPublished: 07/27/2005Pages: 646Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.16lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.43dISBN: 9780732282325This title is not returnable
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KH601 - And Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free: My Life in the Central Intelligence AgencyKH601 is the astonishing true account of a veteran CIA covert operations officer who witnessed the rise of global terrorism first hand. It is a fascinating, behind the scenes, riveting book that details some of the most successful operations in the annals of the...
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Kabbalah and the Founding of America: The Early Influence of Jewish Thought in the New WorldExplores the influence of Kabbalah in shaping America's religious identity In 1688, a leading Quaker thinker and activist in what is now New Jersey penned a letter to one of his closest disciples concerning Kabbalah, or what he called the mystical theology of the...
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Joshua: Slave, Understudy, Warrior, Spy, Successor, Conqueror, and RulerJoshua is the story of an underdog. His amazing arc of development saw his remarkable rise from the slave pits of Egypt to the pinnacle of triumphantly leading three million former slaves and their descendants into the promised land of Canaan. He had an...
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Joe Biden's Delaware"Delaware will be written on my heart." In 1972, a young Delaware attorney made an audacious bet, challenging the state'sAuthor: Dan ShortridgePublisher: History PressPublished: 10/14/2024Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 6.02h x 9.04w x 0.44dISBN: 9781467157698
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Japanese Homes and Their SurroundingsMorse's publication is an idea book par excellence ... Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings is likely to continue to be a valued resource for some time to come.--David and Michiko Young First published in 1886, this classic review of the Japanese house and garden...
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Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish PrincessTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man's world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close...
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It's a Feudal, Feudal World: A Different Medieval HistoryEnter a medieval world unlike any you've seen before. Welcome to an innovative and reader-friendly approach to medieval history, one that combines visually appealing infographics, whimsical cartoons and lively, informative text. Each spread offers a snapshot that highlights an aspect of the diversity and...
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Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Leo Strauss's Relationship with Al-Fārābī, Avicenna, and AverroesThis study examines the impact of the medieval Muslim philosophers al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Leo Strauss. Through meticulous source analysis, Georges Tamer critically evaluates Strauss's interpretation of their works. Furthermore, he explores how Islamic philosophy shaped Strauss's understanding of...
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Irish ButteSummoned by the call of the copper mines in Butte, Montana, Irish immigrants left a struggling Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century in search of a better life. Around the mines peppering the hills of the mining city, these determined sons and...
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Iran: Dictatorship and DevelopmentThe classic study of Pahlavi-era Iran, written on the eve of the 1979 revolution Originally completed mere months before the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Fred Halliday's study of twentieth-century Iran was not only incredibly timely but a deeply researched, thought-provoking work. It masterfully surveys...
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Intoxicating Pleasures: The Reinvention of Wine, Beer, and Whiskey After Prohibition Volume 83In popular memory the repeal of US Prohibition in 1933 signaled alcohol's decisive triumph in a decades-long culture war. But as Lisa Jacobson reveals, alcohol's respectability and mass market success were neither sudden nor assured. It took a world war and a battalion of...
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Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's SoldiersAn original history of music in the lives of American soldiers. Since the Civil War, music has coursed through the United States military. Soldiers have sung while marching, listened to phonographs and armed forces radio, and packed the seats at large-scale USO shows. "Reveille"...
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Inner Empire: Architecture and Imperialism in the British Isles, 1550-1950This book presents for the first time a coherent analysis of the British Isles as an imperial setting understood through its buildings, spaces, and infrastructure. It considers 'internal' colonisation and its infrastructures of order and suppression, alongside wider relationships between architecture, imperialism, and cultural...
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Influential Women in EngineeringShowcases women who have contributed to the field of engineering. This book introduces the reader to four such women, describes the trajectory of their careers, and details their unique contributions to their field. Additional features include a table of contents, a fast-facts section, sidebars,...
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Indian City USADr. Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee) and Randy Palmer (Kiowa/Choctaw) have collected colorful photographs showcasing one of the earliest, longest-running, and most cherished American Indian cultural attractions in the country, Indian City USA.Located in Anadarko, Oklahoma, Indian City USA was open from the mid-1950s through...
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In Christ: Why Does It Matter?Author: Jo LeachPublisher: Covenant BooksPublished: 09/24/2024Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10dISBN: 9798893095951
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Immigrating to America Through Ellis Island: A History-Seeking AdventureYOU are determined to start a new life in America in the early 1900s. But leaving your home in Europe won't be easy. How will you make the long journey across the Atlantic? What will you tell immigration officials when you arrive at Ellis...
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