History
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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Life Aboard the RMS Titanic: The Maiden Voyage Before the Sinking of the World's Most Famous Ship*Includes pictures *Includes accounts by passengers describing what life on the Titanic was like *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Titanic started a voyage through history when it sailed away. One century later, there is still no port at sight." - Marina Tavares Dias...
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War"Not for nothing has Abbott been called a 'pioneer of sizzle history.' Here she creates a gripping page-turner that moves at a breathtaking clip through the dramatic events of the Civil War." -- Los Angeles TimesKaren Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of...
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Lebor Gabala Erenn: the book of the taking of IrelandLebor Gabála Érenn is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language intended to be a history of Ireland and the Irish from the creation of the world to the Middle Ages. There are a number of versions, the earliest of...
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La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of ItalyFifty years ago, a group of Italian scholars gathered to discuss a problem: how to preserve traditional Italian cooking. They formed the Italian Academy of Cuisine to document classic recipes from every region. The academy's more than seven thousand associates spread out to villages...
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Kumon Ace Fourth Grade""Skills for success in the classroom and beyond!"↵ ↵ This series is designed to offer your child a workbook with a wide range of subjects and topics they will learn at each grade level. Full of curriculum-based activities to help your child practice and...
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Kjv, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Leathersoft, Pink, Red Letter Edition, Comfort PrintA balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is a perfect resource to take with you wherever you go. Published in Thomas Nelson's exclusive KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed to be the most readable at any size.The Thomas Nelson KJV...
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King George's War and the Thirty Year Peace: The Third Contest for North AmericaThe Final Volume in the Award-Winning Wars for North America Trilogy: King William's, Queen Anne's and King George's Wars King George's War and the Thirty-Year Peace continues the contest for North America from the end of Queen Anne's War in 1713, marking the beginning...
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Kamala Harris: Selections from the Official White House PhotographyA visual portrait commemorating Kamala Harris's historic role as Vice President of the United States and her hard-fought run for the highest office in the land--selected from the official White House photographers and beautifully curated in the spirit of Pete Souza's #1 New York...
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John Singer Sargent: The Charcoal PortraitsA comprehensive catalogue of Sargent's charcoal portraits, capturing high society, professions, and the arts in an era of profound transformation In comparison with his portraits in oil, John Singer Sargent's charcoal portraits are relatively little known. In this authoritative new volume, Richard Ormond documents...
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Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the TruthIn a newspaper career spanning decades, Jimmy Breslin covered the stories that he knew mattered most: the human stories beyond the front page. From the JFK assassination, to the Son of Sam killings, mafia heists, the Crown Heights riots, and the Occupy movement, Breslin's...
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Jewish Country HousesAn exploration of the world of Jewish country houses, their architecture and collections, and the lives of the extraordinary men and women who created, transformed, and shaped them. Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy....
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731: First-Hand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation ProgramThis is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII. Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far...
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It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports TelevisionFrom HBO's ringside face and voice of boxing, comes a first-person, blow-by-blow account of the evolution of sports television chock full of famous names, history-making events, and never-before-told stories from the world of sports. Jim Lampley's story is a 50-year travelog of an unlikely...
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I Paint What I Want to SeeIlluminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century'Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light' How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most influential artists of...
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Into That Darkness: An Examination of ConscienceBased on 70 hours of interviews with Franz Stangl, commandant of Treblinka (the largest of the five Nazi extermination camps), this book bares the soul of a man who continually found ways to rationalize his role in Hitler's final solution.Author: Gitta SerenyPublisher: VintagePublished: 01/12/1983Pages:...
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In the Ghost Shadows: The Untold Story of Chinatown's Most Powerful Crime BossA never-before-seen glimpse into the rarefied world of the Ghost Shadows, New York's powerful Chinese crime organization of the 1970s and '80s--written by the young leader who ran it: reformed gangster Peter Chin. Only in fairy tales can a poor orphan become royalty. But...
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent ManNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "GRIPPING...THIS YARN HAS IT ALL." --USA TODAY * "A WONDERFUL BOOK." --The Christian Science Monitor * "ENTHRALLING." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "A MUST-READ." --Booklist (starred review) A human drama unlike any other--the riveting and definitive full story of...
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In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in SchoolIn Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School uncovers the untold stories of individuals who risked their lives to fight enslavement, serving as a compelling call for justice and the preservation of history. This book brings to light the often-suppressed stories of...
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I Ching, the Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes: An Updated Translation Annotated with Cultural & Historical References, Restoring the IBenebell Wen's (Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft) historic new translation of the I Ching brings the power and mysticism of The Book of Changes to contemporary readers. Now in a beautiful hardcover format with a ribbon bookmark. Through in-depth annotations, cultural and...
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I Am Benjamin FranklinThe 21st book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions. This friendly, fun biography...
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