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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Hijacked: The True Story of the Heroes of Flight 705The incredible true story of three pilots flying a routine Federal Express flight who must call on their inner courage, strength, and ability to stop a bitter, suicidal hijacker from killing them, and thousands of people below.David Sanders, Jim Tucker, and Andy Peterson had...
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He's Been Faithful: Trusting God to Do What Only He Can DoCarol Cymbala's ministry in a tough inner-city neighborhood in New York can be summed up in one word: unlikely. A shy girl who struggled through school and never learned to read music, she is the last person you'd expect to stand before a packed...
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Grieving: Dispatches from a Wounded CountryFinalist for the 2020 National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism By one of Mexico's greatest contemporary writers, this investigation into state violence and mourning gives voice to the political experience of collective pain. Grieving is a hybrid collection of short crónicas, journalism, and...
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Greater Philadelphia and the World: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 3Informed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia and the World and its companion volumes The Greater Philadelphia Region and Greater Philadelphia and the Nation bring to the public an up-to-date, diverse history of Philadelphia across its many...
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Greater Philadelphia and the Nation: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2Informed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia and the Nation and its companion volumes The Greater Philadelphia Region and Greater Philadelphia and the World bring to the public an up-to-date, diverse history of Philadelphia across its many...
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Globetrotters: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's World Tour: A Graphic NovelA breathless, lively, and gripping nonfiction graphic novel recounting the true tale of a race between two fearless female journalists, one of the most famous publicity stunts ever attempted! In the 1800s the newspaper is king and female journalists are few and far between....
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Ghosts of FallujahA first person account of the Second Battalion, Seventh Cavalry's participation in the Second Battle of Fallujah, the largest single engagement of the Iraq War and the largest urban battle since Hue in 1968. A First Marine Division operation, it was spearheaded by one...
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Ghost Towns & Historical Haunts in ArizonaRead the stories that first appeared in the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette reveal real life in the old mining towns in words and photos.Author: Thelma HeatwolePublisher: Primer PublishersPublished: 06/01/2003Pages: 148Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.45h x 5.41w x 0.37dISBN: 9780914846109
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Genesis and the Synchronized, Biblically Endorsed, Extra-Biblical TextsThis book contains an introduction by Rob Skiba, followed by an example of how Genesis, 1 Enoch, Jasher and Jubilees can by synchronized to tell a very detailed story concerning "The Genesis Six Experiment." Following that section is a side-by-side comparison of the Brenton's...
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Gendertrash from Hell: The First Print Collection of the Zine That Changed Everything"A breathtaking archive of our community ... An absolute vital work for a precipitous time." --Lilly Wachowski, co-director of The Matrix"Everything here is still relevant, vital, even crucial. Also? What a potent reminder to make a zine. You. Today. Interview your friends. Make a...
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Gardens for Small Country Houses"Gardens for Small Country Houses" is a wonderful guide to English country gardens by Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver. It offers useful information and guidance on designing and creating beautiful country gardens with reference to real examples, complete with descriptions, photographs, ground plans, and...
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From Forest to Steppe: The Russian Art of Building in WoodThroughout Russian history, local craftsmen have shown remarkable skill in fashioning wood into items of daily use, from bridges and street paving to carts and boats to household utensils and combs. Russia has the largest forested zone on the planet, so its architecture was...
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From Death-Camp to Existentialism: A Psychiatrist's Path to a New TherapyIn this powerful and deeply introspective account, psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl shares his firsthand experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz and a sub-camp of Dachau. Rather than dwelling on the horrors of the Holocaust in detail, *From Death-Camp to Existentialism* focuses on the psychological...
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Foxfire 10: Railroad Lore, Boardinghouses, Depression-Era Appalachia, Chairmaking, Whirligigs, Snake Canes, Gourd ArtFirst published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum...
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For a Spell: Sissie Collectivism and Radical Witchery in the SoutheastIn the Southeastern United States of the late 1970s, a regional network of radical communal gay households formed in the face of rising New Right terror. Consisting of primarily white, self-described sissies, the Southeast Network, as it came to be known, spanned from the...
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Folklore: A Journey Through the Past and PresentA gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore. In this ground-breaking book, two leading experts provide the definitive guide to British folklore past and present. Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrook explore folklore in all its remarkable variations, from village rituals...
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Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and PhilosophyThis landmark book shows how five African civilizations--Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River--have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil...
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Fire in Every Direction: A MemoirLitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 "I am forever changed after reading this book." --Javier Zamora, author of Solito From the renowned Palestinian scholar, a memoir of political and queer awakening, of impossible love amidst generations of displacement, and what it means to return...
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Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey* "A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman's book should be among the first answers."--Booklist, starred review * "Intelligently conveys those unfathomable events in a way that a picture book audience can comprehend....
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Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto RicoAn "urgent, fascinating, and impassioned" (Daniel Immerwahr) history of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the United States Since its acquisition by the United States in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US...
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