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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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Vintage Journal City Hall and Plaza, Oakland, CaliforniaThe Vintage Pocket Journal City Hall and Plaza, Oakland, California features an illustration of Oakland's City Hall and Memorial Plaza from a distance. At the bottom, ""City Hall and Plaza, Oakland, California"" is written. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the...
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Vintage Journal Bank, Oakland, CaliforniaThe Vintage Pocket Journal Bank, Oakland, California features an illustration of the First National Bank building in Oakland, with a bunch of men standing outside its doors. At the top left corner, ""First National Bank, Oakland, Cal."" is written. This journal has full color...
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Vintage Journal Downtown Oakland, CaliforniaThe Vintage Pocket Journal Downtown Oakland, California features an illustration of pedestrians crossing a street while next to them is a street filled with cars and tall buildings. In the back, Oakland's City Hall can be seen. At the top left corner, ""Downtown, Oakland,...
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Vintage Journal Map of California Wine CountryThe Vintage Pocket Journal Map of California Wine Country features an illustration of a map of Wine Country, filled with images of different things. At the top right corner is a box that says, ""The Wine Country of Northern California is a land of...
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography"What Bodanis does brilliantly is to give us a feel for Einstein as a person. I don't think I've ever read a book that does this as well . . . Whenever there's a chance for storytelling, Bodanis triumphs." --Popular Science "Fascinating." --Forbes Widely...
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Vintage Journal Bank, Santa Rosa, CaliforniaThe Vintage Pocket Journal Bank, Santa Rosa, California features an illustration of the Santa Rosa Bank. At the top, ""Santa Rosa Bank, Santa Rosa, California"" is written. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for...
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Vintage Journal Lick Observatory, San Jose, CaliforniaThe Vintage Pocket Journal Lick Observatory, San Jose, California features an illustration of the James Lick telescope inside of Lick Observatory. At the top, ""36"" reflector, Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton,"" is written. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and...
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Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on CampusA new sexual revolution is sweeping the country, and college students are on the front lines. Few places in America have felt the influence of #MeToo more intensely. Indeed, college campuses were in many ways the harbingers of #MeToo. Grigoriadis captures the nature of...
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Religion as We Know It: An Origin StoryHow did our forebears begin to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that were once inseparable from it? Starting at the birth of Christianity--a religion inextricably bound to Western thought--Jack Miles reveals how the West's "common sense" understanding of...
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Elizabeth: A Celebration in Photographs of Elizabeth II's Life & ReignFully revised and updated. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in British history, with a reign even longer than Queen Victoria. Her extraordinary life is expertly portrayed by Jennie Bond, former BBC royal correspondent, in this magnificent visually led biography. On February 6,...
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Rise and Fall of a Serial AntipreneurSmoke and Mirrors is an official account of events that led to the evolution of GameGavel, RETRO magazine, the RETRO VGS, and the Coleco Chameleon. Written by one of the people in the middle of it all and featuring inside information never previously revealed...
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Devizes and Central WiltshireThis book offers succinct but informative and well researched histories of forty-two Wiltshire parishes, from Bromham, Seend and Erlestoke in the west to Wootton Rivers in the north-east and Netheravon in the south, including Devizes, Pewsey and Pewsey Vale. The author has gained a...
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The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., At Kartoum"Now mark this, if the Expeditionary Force, and I ask for no more than two hundred men, does not come in ten days, the town may fall; and I have done my best for the honour of our country. Good bye." These are the...
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China's Strategy and Activities in the Arctic: Implications for North American and Transatlantic SecurityThis report assesses China's strategy and diplomacy in the Arctic and the potential implications of Chinese investments and activities there for the regional rules-based order and for regional and transatlantic security. The authors scrutinize Chinese activities that have been problematic in other parts of...
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The School at Ajmeri Gate: Delhi's Educational LegacyThis book is the story of the Anglo-Arabic School situated at Ajmeri gate, Delhi just outside what was once known as Shahjahanabad. The book explores an educational journey that has its beginnings nearly three centuries ago. Prior to the existence of this school, the...
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La Pioggia Dai Suoi OcchiLa pioggia dei suoi occhi: È un romanzo poliziesco ambientato all'Avana nel 1957. Una bella donna assume i servizi di un detective per scoprire dove si trova la sorella scomparsa. Come risultato delle indagini, viene alla luce una matassa di eventi in cui si...
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Witches of Scotland (Fantasy and Horror Classics)Eliza Lynn Linton was an important female writer of the 19th century. 'The Witches of Scotland' was a succesful and chilling tale, which remains popular amongst horror fans. Many of the earliest stories of witchcraft and black magic, particularly those dating back to the...
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World BrainWorld Brain is an article written by H. G. Wells and first contributed to the new "Encyclopédie Française" in 1937. It explores the idea of a "permanent world encyclopaedia" that would contain "the whole human memory" and that would be "a world synthesis of...
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The Complete Book of Indian Crafts and LoreThis vintage book contains a detailed guide to Native American lore, history, and tradition. From how to pronounce Native American names to their dance rituals and famous figures, this guide contains a wealth of information and is highly recommended for those with an interest...
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The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California RedwoodsThe definitive story of the California redwoods, their discovery and their exploitation, as told by an activist who fought to protect their existence against those determined to cut them down. Every year millions of tourists from around the world visit California's famous redwoods. Yet...
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