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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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis--the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time--and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of...
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Calling the Shots: A Queer History of PhotographyDrawing on one of the oldest and largest photography collections in the world, Calling the Shots offers an unprecedented view of photographic history through a queer lens. It includes a broad range of global LGBTQIA+ representation from the mid-nineteenth century to now, presenting images...
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Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa StoryA stunning picture book biography of a 19th-century Hidatsa woman, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson, that "is a lovely and graceful introduction to a way of life that persists despite cultural obstacles and the march of time" (School Library Journal, starred...
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Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS LibertyPresents evidence suggesting collusion between US and Israeli intelligence in the attack on a US naval surveillance vessel during the Six-Day War and the more than fifty-year long cover-up.On June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an unarmed intelligence ship reporting to the Joint Chiefs...
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BlackfootThis title introduces readers to the Blackfoot people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Aligned to Common Core...
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Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book EditionFeaturing full-color reproductions of fourteen artworks and illustrations of the artists at work, this picture book is an ideal introduction to contemporary art for young children, and a fantastic tool for teachers wishing to decolonize and diversify their classroom.Sharna Jackson's experience as a children's...
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Big Stuff Dozer, Excavator, Mixer & More!From the author of the bestselling This Little series comes the second board book about the science behind everyday things--this one about big vehicles at the construction site! Join the construction crew and learn how big vehicles work and about the inventors behind them...
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Between The TestamentsThis informative volume highlights the "four hundred silent years," the intertestamental period, about which the Bible gives no information. Here is a popularly written account of this period, an overview that explains the forces that shaped the world in the centuries immediately preceding the...
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Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus"A detailed and dramatic narrative of the rise of the modern right...It's an amazing story, and Perlstein, a man of the left, does it justice" (William Kristol, The New York Times Book Review) Before the Storm begins at the tail end of the 1950s,...
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Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil RightsThe familiar story of civil rights goes like this: once, America's legal system shut Black people out and refused to recognize their rights, their basic human dignity, or even their very lives. When lynch mobs gathered, police and judges often closed their eyes, if...
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Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest HorseBeautiful Jim Key -- the one-time ugly duckling of a scrub colt who became one of the most beloved heroes of the turn of the century -- was adored not for his beauty and speed but rather for his remarkable abilities to read, write,...
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Battle LeadershipAlthough the technologies of war will always change, the insights of great leaders are timeless. And at no time are those lessons more important than in the heat of combat with lives on the line. The key is in preparation before a conflict. Battle...
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A World of Our Own: Women Artists Against the OddsWomen have always practiced as artists, but for centuries the art world considered them mere dilettantes. Their work was derided as second-rate, and they were considered intruders in a male profession. This study examines how, against the odds, they overcame these difficulties and shifts...
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ATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional WarfareATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare (2019 Edition)The official U.S. Army guide to understanding, planning, and executing unconventional warfare operations.This comprehensive reprint of ATP 3-18.1 Special Forces Unconventional Warfare serves as the definitive resource for military professionals, historians, and anyone interested in modern conflict...
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Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus"The [publisher] is to be congratulated on a major publishing enterprise....It is an important ecumenical series, each book being translated or edited from the original or best available texts and introduced by recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. This means that for the first time...
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A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on WashingtonWinner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963, by the acclaimed authors of Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre and Pride: The Story of...
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Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World**One of Foreign Affairs's Best Books of 2024** From Franklin Roosevelt's final days through Harry Truman's extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history. When Roosevelt, in failing health, decided to run for a fourth term,...
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Armed by Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (Ospaaal)A stunning full-color, multilingual exploration of the profound graphic and intellectual legacy of the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (OSPAAAL) for internationalism, solidarity, communication, and art among movements today.Armed by Design reflects on the intersection of graphic...
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A Really Short History of Nearly EverythingExplore the mysteries of the universe without ever leaving your home! Bill Bryson takes on the world of science and answers questions big and small, perfect for curious readers looking to learn outside of the classroom! Did you know that: - Every atom in...
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A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from ArizonaThe bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto and The Deepest South of All turns his sharp wit and observational powers on the epicenter of America's most divisive issues: Arizona. When Richard Grant and his wife moved with their four-year-old daughter back to Tucson, Arizona,...
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