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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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Edith Stein: The Life and Legacy of St. Teresa Benedicta of the CrossIn the wake of World War I when neither Jews nor women were widely accepted in academia, Edith Stein rose to prominence as a leading philosopher who thrived in the intellectual community in Germany. She shocked both her Jewish family and her academic friends...
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Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: God's Character and the Believer's Conduct"We are so used to the sayings of Jesus that they slip past us; they sound sweet and pious and wonderfully simple, but they are in reality like spiritual torpedoes that burst and explode in the subconscious mind." --Oswald Chambers From the Beatitudes to...
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The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962--1976The concluding volume--following Mao's Great Famine and The Tragedy of Liberation--in Frank Dikötter's award-winning trilogy chronicling the Communist revolution in China. After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 1958-1962, an aging Mao Zedong launched...
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The Story of Anne Frank: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Anne Frank--a story about staying hopeful for kids ages 6 to 9 Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived during World War II, when people like her were killed just for being Jewish. Anne and her family were...
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'Twas Seeding Time: A Mennonite View of the American RevolutionWhose side will you be on?Will you fight for that side?Those were the questions facing Pennsylvania Mennonites as the North American colonies fought for independence from King George III.The colonial patriots wanted all able-bodied men to respond to the call to arms, or if...
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The Art of Photography: A Personal Approach to Artistic ExpressionThis is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression. Originally published in 1994 and first revised in 2010, The Art of Photography has sold well over 100,000 copies and has firmly established...
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The Great Vanishing ACT: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native NationsThe Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was the US government's attempt to define who "Indians" were. Among the criteria the act set was a blood quantum, which declared that "Indians" were "all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood". Today, many tribes wrestle...
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The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954 Facsimile EditionIn the segregated US of the mid-twentieth century, African-American travelers could have a hard time finding towns where they were legally allowed to stay at night and hotels, restaurants, and service stations willing to serve them. Victor Hugo Green published the first annual volume...
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Primary Target: JFK - HOW THE CIA USED THE CHICAGO MOB TO KILL THE PRESIDENT: Author of TO KILL A COUNTY and Interview with History: The JFK AssassinaFinally free from prison, Grassy Knoll Shooter CIA/Mob assassin James E. Files reveals more chilling details surrounding the events that led up to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Readers who are new to the story, as well as seasoned skeptics of the...
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Defending Nature: How the Us Military Protects Threatened and Endangered SpeciesThe United States Department of Defense has more than four hundred military bases across the country. They are used to house and train personnel, keep watch of enemies, support allies, and . . . protect America's plant and animal species. The Sikes Act of...
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Ishtar Rising: Why the Goddess Went to Hell and What to Expect Now That She's Returning"And herein lies both Wilson's typically mischievous nature and serious intent -- in its original, weaponized form, the book that became 'Ishtar Rising' is nothing less than a mytho-feminist screed masquerading as an antique stroke book; a brilliant, compact summary of 'matrist' attitudes, their...
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Child of St KildaNorman John Gillies was one of the last children ever born on St Kilda, five years before the whole population was evacuated forever to the British mainland. People had lived on these islands for over four thousand years, developing a thriving, tightly-knit society that...
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Plunder?: How Museums Got Their TreasuresA provocative reassessment of a popular narrative that connects museums, the antiquities trade, and theft. In this thought-provoking new work, historian Justin M. Jacobs challenges the widely accepted belief that much of Western museums' treasures were acquired by imperialist plunder and theft. The account...
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The Orbis Pictus of John Amos Comenius: The Educational Classic - The First Illustrated Children's Textbook, Published in 1658The Orbis Pictus was the first ever illustrated children's textbook, first published in 1658. This edition is based upon a reprint dated to 1728, and contains 155 drawings, and the full text in both English and Latin.Intended to provide children with a basic level...
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On Practice and ContradictionThese early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and their clarion calls to insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, iek's firecracker commentary reaches unsettling conclusions about the place...
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The War Path: Hitler's Germany 1933-1939: Hitler's Germany 1933-1939From the third of February 1933, when he told his generals in the secret of his ultimate ambition to invade and conquer the East, to the third of September 1939, when he left the Berlin Chancellery for the Polish front, Adolf Hitler had one...
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The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and its HeritageAll original edition. Nothing added, nothing removed. This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in the Dark Ages became converted to Judaism. Khazaria was finally wiped out by the forces of...
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The Best Enemy Money Can BuyWith mountains of documentation, mostly from government and corporate sources, Sutton shows that Soviet military technology is heavily dependent on U.S. and allied gifts, "peaceful trade" and exchange programs. We've built for, sold or traded, or given outright to the Communists everything from copper...
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Vietnam Nurse: Mending & RememberingAuthor: Lou EisenbrandtPublisher: Vietnam NursePublished: 05/26/2015Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43dISBN: 9781941165683
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Hide and Seek History: The Vikings: With More Than 80 Flaps!With more than 80 lift-the-flaps, this engaging book for children ages 8-12 introduces readers to the exciting world of the Vikings. With more than 80 lift-the-flaps and with flaps under flaps, this book for children ages 8-12 introduces readers to the truth behind some...
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