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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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Joan Miro 1956-1983: Sentiment, Emocio, GestThis book presents Miro's work between 1956 and 1983, when he started working in the studio the architect Josep Lluis Sert designed for him in Palma (Mallorca). From that time, his art underwent considerable changes. At first, he stopped painting altogether. He worked hard...
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Jimmy Carter: The biography and Life of the 39th American president, his Call to the White House and Moral DiaryStep into the remarkable life and legacy of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, in this comprehensive biography that traces his journey from a small town in Georgia to the highest office in the land and beyond. James Carter's...
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Jimmy Carter: A Presidential Life of ServiceJimmy Carter served as the 39th US president from 1977 to 1981. In 2002 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Read about Carter's journey from a peanut farm in Georgia to the White House.Author: Eric BraunPublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 02/01/2024Pages: 48Binding Type: Library BindingISBN:...
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Jim Courtright of Fort Worth: His Life and LegendTimothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. One of the most colorful characters from the wild and woolly days of Fort Worth's Hell's Half Acre, Courtright was at...
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JFK Assassination - What They Told MeI began to acquire information from researchers, critics, and witnesses. My collection has grown to hundreds of photographs, film segments, slide shows, interviews, recordings, and documents. I am an educator. I am not a researcher. I am not a 'conspiracy theorist' - nor do...
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Jews in America Or Probabilities That the Americans Are of That RaceThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern RockThe enduring achievement and legacy of a rock movementFlorida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for Florida Nonfiction The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd helped usher in a new kind of southern music from Jacksonville, Florida. Together, they and fellow bands like Blackfoot, 38 Special,...
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I've Been to the MountaintopA beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's last speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit of Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, and...
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Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2012*Since its release in 2009 Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide has become an essential primer for undergraduate students and activists getting to grips with the Palestine/Israel conflict for the first time. Ben White skilfully distills the work...
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Island Aflame: The Famed Lewis Awakening That Never Occurred and the Glorious Revival That Did (Lewis & Harris 1949-52)Revival history expert sorts fact from myth in the story of one of the best known revivals Scotland has played host to a vast array of religious revivals over the course of its history, but by far the best known of these is the...
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Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest-Growing ReligionIn "Islam Unveiled," Robert Spencer dares to face the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches--and the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West. Going beyond the shallow distinction between a "true"...
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Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative. Looking beyond Prussia to German-speaking...
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Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative. Looking beyond Prussia to German-speaking...
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Indian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Myths, Gods, and Goddesses from IndiaFrom the creation of the universe to celestial wars to reincarnation, Indian mythology features enigmatic tales of time, creation, and spirituality.Indian mythology is not simply a thing of the past. Modern-day festivals, celebrations, worship, music, dance, poetry, and film and television might portray or...
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India Towards 100: a Call for Reset?: Need a Missionary Zeal! a Collection of Thoughts on the Arts and Crafts of Nation Building"India Towards 100: A Call for Reset? Require a Missionary Zeal", beyond examining the challenges that India faces and proposing several "breakthrough moves" the nation must undertake, reflects at a fundamental level upon several critical issues our civilization must address; and in turn offers...
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In Defense of Wyam: Native-White Alliances and the Struggle for Celilo VillageWhen the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this traditional fishing, commerce, and social site of immense importance to Native tribes would be changed forever. Controversy surrounded...
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I'm Here to Ask for Your Vote: How Presidential Campaign Visits Influence VotersDuring presidential campaigns, candidates crisscross the country nonstop--visiting swing states, their home turf, and enemy territory. But do all those campaign visits make a difference when Election Day comes? If so, how and under what conditions? Do they mobilize the partisan faithful or persuade...
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Ila's WarIla's War is the true story of the first 30 years of Ila Armsbury's life. Hers is the story of an ordinary Kansan-an "every woman"-who aspired for more than the traditional roles of wife and mother. The book is set in the 1920s through...
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How to Cook an Early French Peacock: De Observatione Ciborum - Roman Food for a Frankish King (Bilingual Third Edition)Is Anthimus' work "the oldest European medieval cookbook"? Well, it IS six centuries older than a twelfth century book that has been touted as exactly that. In the sixth century an Ostrogoth king sent a Byzantine physician to one of the Frankish courts where...
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How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and BusinessDuring the Soviet era, blat--the use of personal networks for obtaining goods and services in short supply and for circumventing formal procedures--was necessary to compensate for the inefficiencies of socialism. The collapse of the Soviet Union produced a new generation of informal practices. In...
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