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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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The Classics of Marxism: Volume One"Workers of the world, unite!"For many decades, Marxism was declared to be dead. However, as the crisis of capitalism deepens, events are proving every day the vitality and correctness of these ideas. Scientific Socialism, as developed by Marx and Engels, and later on by...
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The Cambridge Companion to the Nazi-Soviet WarThe Nazi-Soviet War was the largest and most brutal theatre of the Second World War, fought between two of the most ruthless states ever to exist. Bringing together twenty-four of the most accomplished authors in both German and Soviet history, this Cambridge Companion provides...
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The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the WindNew York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.What is going on with our atmosphere? The headlines are filled with news of devastating hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, and cataclysmic fires affecting large...
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsNow a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible...
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The Book of Strange But True SciencePacked with hundreds of articles on the most interesting things that ever happened in science. Plus a few things that didn't. Filled with both pragmatic, commonsense explanations and outrageous revelations, Strange but True Science is packed with articles on all things scientific. Chapter subjects...
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The Book of Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Mishkat Al MasabihThis selection of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad was made by the internationally respected British Muslim scholar, Charles le Gai Eaton. The Book of Hadith captures not only the practical and profound wisdom of the Prophet, but his human side as well. Contains...
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The Art of Maneuver: Maneuver Warfare Theory and Airland BattleThe Art of Maneuver is an important theoretical study of an issue that is currently the subject of much discussion in professional military journals and symposia.Author: Robert LeonhardPublisher: Presidio PressPublished: 06/01/1994Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.98w x 1.02dISBN: 9780891415329About the AuthorRobert Leonhard...
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The Ancient Worlds AtlasFrom the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived. From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you...
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The American Story: Conversations with Master HistoriansCo-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the...
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The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-And-Run Off the Coast of NantucketThe American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic's captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to...
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The 10 Christians Everyone Should Know: Lives of the Faithful and What They Mean to YouJane Austen, Sergeant York, Saint Patrick--What did they have in common?Two thousand years and still going strong: that's the story of Christianity. And while the Christian martyrs and saints and orators may have gotten more press, the fact is the faith has been carried...
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved ThanksgivingFrom the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday! Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s America's observance was...
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Tales from the Minnesota Sports Beat: A Lifetime on DeadlineMemories and stories from more than half a century of writing, reporting, and ranting by a Minnesota sports icon. Minneapolis Star Tribune senior columnist Patrick Reusse is a legendary fixture in Minnesota sports. Like his late colleague Sid Hartman, he is known by his...
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Tainos and Caribs: The Aboriginal Cultures of the AntillesThis book was published originally in Spanish under the title Taínos y caribes, las culturas aborígenes antillanas. Since its publication in 2003, it has been recognized as having contributed to a better understanding among the general public of the history of the Antillean cultures...
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Stegosaurs: Roofed Dinosaurs: Roofed DinosaursIn this book, readers will learn all about plated stegosaurs--their features, their diet, and when they lived. Readers will also discover four different stegosaurs through simple text, full-color illustrations, and informational diagrams. This title includes a glossary and index. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Sojourners to Joke Sings: Tales of Chinatown & BeyondSojourners to Joke Sings: Tales of Chinatown & Beyondis a transgenerational, genre-blending work of family memoir, historical recovery, and cultural witness. The lives of Chinese American ancestors and descendants unfold across centuries, centering on San Francisco's Chinatown from the 1800s to the 1970s. From...
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Slow Looking: The Art of NatureSlow Looking: The Art of Nature is a unique celebration of the relationship between art and nature across millennia. Eschewing a linear narrative of art, this inspirational collection of artworks allows readers to make connections between the nature that surrounds them and the vision...
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Six Million Paper Clips: The Making of a Children's Holocaust MemorialThe true story of students who helped quantify the horrors of the Holocaust At a middle school in a small, all white, all Protestant town in Tennessee, a special after-school class was started to teach the kids about the Holocaust, and the importance of...
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Simply Genetics: Facts Made FastThe clearest, simplest guide to genetics ever published Combining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, this is the perfect introduction to the blueprint of life for those who are short on time but hungry for knowledge. Covering a broad range of fields from the cell...
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Silver People: Voices from the Panama CanalIn 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world's two largest oceans and signaled America's emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood--and creating a miracle is no...
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