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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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Maya Mythology: Captivating Maya Myths of Gods, Goddesses and Legendary CreaturesIf you're looking for a captivating collection of Maya Myths then keep reading...From the fantastic exploits of the Hero Twins, to the stories of how the world came to be, to folktales about people, animals, and supernatural beings, Maya myth presents us with a...
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This Is China: The First 5,000 YearsAuthor: Haiwang YuanPublisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLCPublished: 03/12/2010Pages: 154Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33dISBN: 9781933782201Review Citation(s): Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 55This title is not returnable
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual ManPatanjali, also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra, (flourished 2nd century BCE or 5th century CE), author or one of the authors of two great Hindu classics: the first, Yoga-sutras, a categorization of Yogic thought arranged in four volumes with the titles "Psychic Power," "Practice of...
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EthicsBaruch Spinoza (born Benedito de Espinosa, later Benedict de Spinoza; 24 November 1632 - 21 February 1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin. One of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and...
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The Geology, Ecology, and Human History of the San Luis ValleyThe Geology, Ecology, and Human History of the San Luis Valley explores the rich landscapes and diverse social histories of the San Luis Valley, an impressive mountain valley spanning over 9,000 square miles that crosses the border of south-central Colorado and north-central New Mexico...
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Wilbur Wright Meets Lady LibertyIn Robert Burleigh's nonfiction picture book Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty, illustrated by Wendell Minor, two American icons meet during Wilbur Wright's dramatic flight circling the Statue of Liberty. On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of...
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Psychedelic Apes: From Parallel Universes to Atomic Dinosaurs - The Weirdest Theories of Science and HistoryWhat if we're living inside a black hole? What if we've already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom? Psychedelic Apes delves into the curious scientific subculture of weird theories. Thoroughly...
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Green Bay Beer: A History of the CraftAlthough often overshadowed by Milwaukee's brewing reputation, Green Bay has its own rich and proud brewing heritage. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Blesch, Rahr, Hochgreve, Hagemeister and Van Dycke pioneered the art of brewing and brought the love of beer to the city and...
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Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of ScienceScientists like to proclaim that science knows no borders. Scientific researchers follow the evidence where it leads, their conclusions free of prejudice or ideology. But is that really the case? In Freedom's Laboratory, Audra J. Wolfe shows how these ideas were tested to their...
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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Ten Short LessonsAn expert introduction to the fascinating world of robotics, artificial intelligence, and how machines learn.In Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Ten Short Lessons, leading expert Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers into ten pivotal lessons, presenting the reader with the essential...
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On Time: A History of Western TimekeepingWestern culture has been obsessed with regulating society by the precise, accurate measurement of time since the Middle Ages. In On Time, Ken Mondschein explores the paired development of concepts and technologies of timekeeping with human thought. Without clocks, he argues, the modern world...
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Suffrage at 100: Women in American Politics Since 1920In the 2018 midterm elections, 102 women were elected to the House and 14 to the Senate--a record for both bodies. And yet nearly a century after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, the notion of congressional gender parity by 2020--a stated goal of...
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Lessons and Legacies XIV: The Holocaust in the Twenty-First Century; Relevance and Challenges in the Digital Agevolume 14The Holocaust in the Twenty-First Century: Relevance and Challenges in the Digital Age challenges a number of key themes in Holocaust studies with new research. Essays in the section "Tropes Reconsidered" reevaluate foundational concepts such as Primo Levi's gray zone and idea of the...
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The Hitler Conspiracies: The Protocols - The Stab in the Back - The Reichstag Fire - Rudolf Hess - The Escape from the BunkerThe idea that historical events, catastrophes in particular, didn't happen on their own but were driven by the hidden machinations of malign influences has deep roots. The appeal is clear: we can ascribe these events not to human shortsightedness or frailty, or to the...
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Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)It seems likely that scientists will someday discover how life can emerge on habitable planets like the early Earth and Mars. In Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) , David W. Deamer has written a comprehensive guide to the origin of life...
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Medieval Ukraine: The History of the Region and the Civilizations that Fought to Control It Before the Advent of the Russian Empire*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading "Had I just 10,000 Cossacks, I would have conquered the whole world." - Napoleon BonaparteThe history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. The...
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The Etruscans and the First Romans: The History and Legacy of the Civilizations that Fought for Control of Italy*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading "These people of Greek descent were called Etruscans, and it has been discovered that they had advanced so far in civilization, that they afterwards gave many of their customs to the city of Rome when it came...
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SAAB 37 Viggen: Aircraft in DetailA close up of the Saab 37 Viggen, including all versions; From the AJ-37 fighter to the two-seat Skoll Viggen, the Recce version, the JA-37 Jagt Viggen and the Stor Viggen for electronic warfare. Includes every deatil of the airframe, engine, cockpit (one and...
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The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Soldâ€"revised EditionThis is an updated and revised edtion with new credible evidence, a multitude of highly respected academic source citations, new pictures, an updated bibliography, index and more, by archaeologist, historian, mythologist and linguist D. M. Murdock (writing earlier as Acharya S.). Murdock marshals an...
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Darwinian Eugenics and the Holocaust: American Industrial InvolvementThis detailed study of the causes of the 20th century Holocaust documents the influence of many entities, not only Darwinism and Eugenics, but, importantly, what Dwight Eisenhower called the Military Industrial Complex. The efficiency and extent of the Holocaust was only possible due to...
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