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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Thomas Aquinas and His PredecessorsThomas Aquinas and His Predecessors takes us on a voyage through the history of philosophical thought as present in the works of Thomas Aquinas. It is a synthetic presentation of the works and thought of the great predecessors of Aquinas, as he knew and...
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Parables of LightParables of Light is a novel that traces a theological, political, and philosophical journey that begins in the 1960s when the insightful but unlikely narrator is a teenager growing up in Nashville. After having an intense reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the...
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Women and the Right to Vote (a True Book)The year 2020 brings the centennial celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.That victory was the hard-won result of a difficult fight waged over many decades by women from all walks of life. Some of...
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Battlefield Medics: How Warfare Changed the History of MedicineThis eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style relaxed but what makes this book stand out is the personal stories of women and men who risked their lives to save...
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The Real Cowboys & Aliens: Early American UFOs (1800-1864)Long before the first airplane took flight, when nothing but birds should have been in the skies, the early residents of the United States witnessed bizarre unidentified flying objects of all sizes, shapes, and descriptions. They encountered strange beings that clearly were not human,...
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The Gloss and the Text: William Perkins on Interpreting Scripture with ScriptureScripture opens itself up by its own words and interpretation. William Perkins is the father of Puritanism, often remembered for his preaching manual, The Art of Prophesying. Much attention has been given to the Puritan movement, especially in its later forms, but comparatively little...
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Maine's Place in HistoryIn 1876, Joshua Chamberlain (hero of the Civil War, governor of Maine, and President of Bowdoin College) delivered a long speech at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition. It is a wide-ranging history of the development of Maine before and after statehood. Co-published with the Pejepscot History...
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Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to ForgivenessA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 * BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER GREAT NEW WRITERS PICK * OPRAH MAGAZINE SUMMER 2019 READING LIST SELECTION * NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE "A soul-shaking chronicle of the 2015 Charleston massacre and its aftermath... Hawes is]...
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The Spirit of Egypt in AmericaShows America and how it was built with the same concept as the first Egypt. Pictures and text that shows the similarities. All about the Obelisk, the two nations, About the Khazars, Before Africa. The foundation of the Great whore.Author: Michael Hinds, Tony CastrilliPublisher:...
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A Friend in Deed: Lu Xun, Uchiyama Kanzō, and the Intellectual World of Shanghai on the Eve of WarLu Xun spent the last decade of his life in the turbulent world of Shanghai. Soon after arriving in 1927, he befriended Uchiyama Kanzō, owner of a bookstore specializing in Japanese writings. Their friendship and the mutual kindnesses (occasionally involving near-death experiences) form the...
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Indonesia: History, Heritage, CultureIndonesia: History, Heritage, Culture offers a concise, engaging introduction to the historical, political and cultural dynamics of Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation and home to the world's largest and most diverse Muslim population. Interweaving brief, anthropologically-informed stories of aspects of everyday life...
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Panzer Tactics: German Small-Unit Armor Tactics in World War II, 2020 EditionUltimate inside view of the blitzkrieg in World War IIDiagrams, maps, and schematics illustrate key principlesHundreds of rare photos show Panzers and crews in actionWolfgang Schneider has written the definitive account of German small-unit armor tactics. Using period training manuals, after-action reports, countless interviews...
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Revolutionary PeaceRevolutionary Peace Through Ethnic StudiesAuthor: Jose Hernandez AlvarezPublisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing CompanyPublished: 06/10/2004Pages: 462Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 9.03h x 7.32w x 1.11dISBN: 9780757506956This title is not returnable
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All about Orcas: English EditionLearn all about where orcas live, what they eat, and how they hunt. This non-fiction book gives information about the orca, along with beautiful photographs.Author: Jordan HoffmanPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 09/15/2020Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.90h x 7.80w x 0.10dISBN: 9780228705307Audience: Ages 4-8About...
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Medieval European Coinage: Volume 12, Northern ItalyThis volume of Medieval European Coinage is the first comprehensive survey of the coinage of north Italy c.950-1500, bringing the latest research to an international audience. It provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of the coinages of Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and the greater Veneto,...
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Anchored in the CurrentHoward Thurman was famously known as one of the towering giants of American religion in the twentieth century. His writings have influenced some of the most important religious and political figures of the last century, from Martin Luther King to Barack Obama. Theologians such...
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Living among the Dead: My Grandmother's Holocaust Survival Story of Love and StrengthThis is the story of one remarkable woman's unimaginable journey through the rise of the Nazi regime, the Second World War, and the aftermath. Mania Lichtenstein's dramatic story of survival is narrated by her granddaughter and her memories are interwoven with beautiful passages of...
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When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years LaterWhen Truth Mattered is a gripping, authoritative account of a young editor and his staff painstakingly pursuing the truth of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970 - a tragedy that has haunted the nation for 50 years and significantly changed the debate...
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The Ladies' Secret Society: History of the Courageous Women of IranThe Islamic Revolution of 1979 was an unmitigated disaster for the women of Iran. That fact is well known. What is less well-known and what Manda Zand Ervin brings to light in her remarkable book, is the long history of struggle against clerical domination...
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Revealing Krishna: Essays on the History, Context, and Conservation of Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan from Phnom DaCentered on the early Cambodian masterpiece Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan in the Cleveland Museum of Art, seven essays present new research and discoveries regarding its history, material, and context. Introducing the Cleveland Krishna as one of eight monumental sculptures of Hindu deities from the...
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