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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Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in IranWomen, Art, Freedom offers an insightful look at the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran, ignited by Jina Mahsa Amini's murder under the "morality police" for violating hijab rules. Beyond its feminist undertones and the remarkable courage of the young protesters, what sets...
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Within Our Power: The Story of the Edenton Ladies' Tea PartyIn 1774, many people in thirteen of Great Britain's North American colonies were angry. They had been ordered to pay money--taxes--to the government. However, they had no governmental representatives in faraway England to say how they wanted their money spent. The colonists rallied around...
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Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made"Wiseguys and the White House is an eye-opening, authoritative, remarkably detailed expos? of the interplay between organized crime and our presidents, shockingly revealing how close we have come to Mob rule."--Ronald Kessler, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of the FBI and...
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Why the Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point in Western HistoryWhy did the Jews reject Jesus? Was he really the son of God? Were the Jews culpable in his death? These ancient questions have been debated for almost two thousand years, most recently with the release of Mel Gibson's explosive The Passion of the...
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Who Owns the Moon?: And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using SpaceToday's teens may travel to the Moon in their lifetimes. This primer on what to know for a future in space combines technology and science with law and policy for a fascinating look at a very timely subject. For teens who are space fans,...
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When Cimarron Meant Wild: The Maxwell Land Grant Conflict in New Mexico and ColoradoThe Spanish word cimarron, meaning "wild" or "untamed," refers to a region in the southern Rocky Mountains where control of timber, gold, coal, and grazing lands long bred violent struggle. After the U.S. occupation following the 1846-1848 war with Mexico, this tract of nearly...
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What's Her Name: A History of the World in 80 Lost WomenAuthor: Katie Nelson, Olivia MeiklePublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/17/2024Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780486853468This title is not returnable
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What It Is Like to Go to WarFrom the author of the bestselling and award-winning Matterhorn comes a brilliant nonfiction book about war and the psychological and spiritual toll it takes on those who fight. "I wrote this book primarily to come to terms with my own experience of combat. So...
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Weird War Two: Intriguing Items and Surprising Stuff from the Second World WarWelcome to Weird War Two, a catalogue of the weird, the wonderful and the downright eccentric, from deep within the Imperial War Museum's Second World War archives. From wacky inventions to elusive secret agents, from bizarre propaganda posters to the dummy acting as a...
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War TricksStrategy on the battlefield sometimes takes quick thinking and clever deception. Don't trust anyone in the Lies and Liars Throughout History series. Each high interest title uncovers some of the most famous fakers, schemers, and cheaters who turned the world, and the truth, upside...
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Vintage Recipes of the 1930s: A Retro Cookbook That Represents the Challenges, Struggles, and Ingenuity of the Great DepressionExperience the Culinary Highlights of the Burdensome 1930s! The 1930s was one of the most defining decades ever. The collapse of the international finance system, the beginning of the Second World War, and the Dust Bowl are some of the dramatic things that occurred....
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Uscgc Mackinaw Wlbb-30June 10, 2006, marked the beginning of a new era. In a one-of-a-kind ceremony, the original U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw was decommissioned, followed by the commissioning of the new Great Lakes icebreaker that carries the same name. The old cutter's legacy would be...
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United States Trivia for Kids: Learn the 50 States for Kids Book (USA States and Capitals, 50 States Facts for Kids, USA Geography for Kids Trivia QuHelp kids learn the 50 states-along with their capitals, nicknames, symbols, landscape and fun facts-with fascinating and kid-friendly trivia questions that turn learning about the United States into a game!TURN LEARNING ABOUT USA GEOGRAPHY FOR KIDS INTO A GAME!240+ multiple-choice fun trivia questions make...
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Understanding Syria Through 40 Monuments: A Story of SurvivalHow can a nation's archaeological treasures help explain its history, especially one as richly complex as Syria's? Ross Burns chooses 40 among Syria's outstanding range of sites, accompanied by over 200 colour illustrations, to take the reader through the tangled paths of this crossroads...
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Understanding Palestine & IsraelAn informative and easy-to-digest companion that everyone should read to understand the events in the regions of Palestine and Israel in the last 100 years. If you have ever wondered "Why is there so much violence in the Middle East?", "Who are the Palestinians?",...
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Understanding Judaism and the Jews in the Gospel of John: Polemic, Tradition, and Johannine Self-IdentityUnderstanding Judaism and the Jews in the Gospel of John: Polemic, Tradition, and Johannine Self-Identity reopens the perennial question of the Fourth Gospel's perplexing characterization of "the Jews." According to the reigning paradigm, the Gospel of John witnesses to a community's burgeoning sense of...
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Understanding Genesis: The World of the Bible in the Light of HistoryAuthor: Nahum M. SarnaPublisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)Published: 01/13/1970Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 8.14h x 5.26w x 0.81dISBN: 9780805202533About the AuthorNahum M. Sarna is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. Author of Exploring Exodus and On the Book of Psalms,...
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Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Survival of My Family"Hair-raising... includes not just Hitler's depredations but Stalin's too--a double measure of evil."--The Wall Street Journal An epic and uplifting World War II family history of resistance that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering under Hitler and...
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Two Orations of the Emperor Julian: One to the Sovereign Sun and the other to the Mother of the GodsTwo Orations of the Emperor Julian offers a rare glimpse into the religious and philosophical beliefs of Julian, a Roman emperor renowned for his efforts to restore paganism in an increasingly Christian empire. Through eloquent rhetoric and deep reverence, Julian explores the divine attributes...
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Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Italian RenaissanceTwenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Italian Renaissance takes readers on a journey through early modern Italy that places women at the heart of the artistic and cultural developments of this transformative era. Highlighted here are figures like Caterina Sforza, who defended her city against...
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