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 Way of the SamuraiAuthor: Inazo NitobePublisher: Stanfordpub.comPublished: 07/02/2024Pages: 118Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44dISBN: 9781998050260
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The Sorrows of MexicoWith contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many...
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The Secret Wireless WarPossibly the most important UK wireless traffic in World War II was handled by a unit formed in 1938 by Brigadier Richard Gambier-Parry head of MI6 Section VIII - the communications division of SIS. This book tells of its formation and includes diary entries...
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime StoryMarty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool--a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity. In 1972, Martha...
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The Saint's Life and the Senses of Scripture: Hagiography as ExegesisThrough close examination of ancient, medieval, and modern Lives of the saints, Ann W. Astell demonstrates how the historical transformation of hagiography as a genre correlates with similar changes in biblical studies.Christian hagiography flourished from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries, illuminating the gospel...
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The Rise and Fall of the Maya CivilizationLong ago, a powerful civilization formed deep in the middle of a lush forests. The incredible Maya had advanced knowledge of math, astronomy, and even written languages. Explore more about the rise and fall of the Maya civilization with easy-to-understand content tied to the...
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient RomeThe Roman civilization lives on in our daily calendar and even the way we speak. But what do we really know about the military leaders, political structure, and ultimate demise of this once-powerful civilization. Explore more about the rise and fall of ancient Rome...
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient EgyptEverybody has heard of the pyramids and mummies of Egypt. But what do we really know about the people, rulers, and conflicts that shaped this ancient civilization? Explore more about the rise and fall of ancient Egypt with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum...
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient GreeceGreece was once one of the most prominent civilizations in the world. What led to its impressive power and amazing accomplishments? Explore more about the rise and fall of ancient Greece with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary and middle school students...
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient ChinaChina has some of the oldest history on Earth. But what do we know about the people, dynasties, and wars that shaped this ancient civilization? Explore more about the rise and fall of ancient China with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary...
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The RepatriatesThe plot of the novel The Repatriates by the American writer of Russian origin Sana Krasikova (the original English title of the novel - The Patriots) covers a wide period of Russian life, from the 1930s to the present. The events in the book...
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There Once Was a World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of EishyshokFor 900 years the Polish shtetl was a home to generations of Jewish families. In 1944 almost every Jew was murdered and with them died a way of life that had survived for centuries. Yaffa Eliach has written a landmark history of the shtetl.Author:...
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The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz FanonOne of The New York Times' best books of 2024 so farNamed a best book of 2024 by The New Yorker and Vulture "Nimble and engrossing . . . [An] exemplary work of public intellectualism." --Becca Rothfeld, The Washington Post "Undoubtedly the best [biography...
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The Real Two Hearted: Life, Love, and Lore Along Michigan's Most Iconic RiverAuthor: Bob OtwellPublisher: Mission Point PressPublished: 07/18/2024Pages: 196Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50dISBN: 9781961302792
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The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering WomanThe story of Harriet Smith Pullen's early life, from her childhood journeys by covered wagon to her family's subsistence in sod houses on the Dakota prairie where they survived grasshopper plagues, floods, fires, blizzards, and droughts is a narrative of American migration and adventure...
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The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of IndustryWhen U.S. presidents clash with corporate titans, what tips the balance of power? In The Power and the Money, acclaimed presidential historian Tevi Troy takes readers on a riveting journey through the biggest battles between CEOs and the nation's commander in chief. He unearths...
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The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval HistoryDuring World War II, Port Chicago was a segregated naval munitions base on the outer shores of San Francisco Bay. Black seamen were required to load ammunition onto ships bound for the South Pacific under the watch of their white officers--an incredibly dangerous and...
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The Poets and the FathersChristian poetry was born at the crossroads of the Greek, Hebrew, Roman, and Syrian cultures of late antiquity. Pioneered by poets like Ephrem the Syrian, Gregory Nazianzus, and Prudentius, a uniquely Christian poetry--and poetics--has flourished across history into the twenty-first century. In this series...
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The Phrenology Of Barack Obama: Obama's Head Scar, Brain Surgery, Mind Control, and the Demon Horn of MolochBensa Magos returns to reveal the secrets behind the occulted past of former President Barack Obama using the pseudoscience of phrenology. Magos uncovers natural, unnatural, and preternatural features of "Manchurian Candidate" Obama's cranium and brainpan, including the mysterious "head scar" which the mass media...
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The Persian Gulf: The Bani Hula of the Shibkuh Coast of IranLittle is known about the Arab migrants who settled on the Iranian coast between Bushehr and Lengeh in the late 1500s. They were a disparate group of small tribes of sailors, traders, fishermen, pearl divers, and cultivators. Although they were all referred to as...
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