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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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Big Tiger's Granddaughters: The Cherokee Legacy of an Oklahoma FamilyThe Cherokee People have overcome the many struggles that the last several centuries have brought with courage and determination, through colonial wars, the Indian Removal Act, the Civil War, and the Dawes Allotment, this tenacious people have continued to thrive despite the difficulties. In...
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Beyond VietnamA beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's speech "Beyond Vietnam," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.At New York City's Riverside Church in 1967, Dr. King stood in front of a rapt audience and criticized the Vietnam War as a...
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BeowolfThe poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hro gar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.Author: Gummere, AnonymousPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...
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Becoming Foucault: The Poitiers YearsThough Michel Foucault is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, little is known about his early life. Even Foucault's biographers have neglected this period, preferring instead to start the story when the future philosopher arrives in Paris. Becoming Foucault is...
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Battleship Victory: Principles of Sea Power in the War in the PacificAlmost seventy-five years after the Japanese sank six US battleships at Pearl Harbor, Historian Robert Lundgren provides a startling reassessment of the role of battleships in World War II. Far from "being made obsolete in a single day", Lundgren upends the conventional wisdom by...
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Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Lyndon Johnson, Earl Warren, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court1968 was a particularly tumultuous year in American history. The escalating war in Vietnam, the riots during the Democratic Convention, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy left a scar on the national consciousness. But one great battle that took...
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Basic Church History Time LineSee over 2,000 years of Christian church history at a glance with this fold-out timeline of Christianity. Imagine having a Basic Church history timeline at your fingertips that can easily fit inside most Bible covers!Not all study Bibles include timelines and when they do...
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Baseball Heaven: Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major LeaguesA behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major leaguersFor fifty years, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has been interviewing some of the most fascinating figures in baseball. Their conversations are a journey back in time to the days of Ruth...
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Balas perdidas: La foto de Pinochet y otras crónicas a 50 años del golpe de Estado en ChileEl libro de Roberto Brodsky es una recopilación de ensayos que tratan los más acuciantes temas de la política nacional del último medio siglo. Escritos por un fino estilista de cultura enciclopédica, el volumen es también un acierto de periodismo literario. Un sinceramiento intelectual,...
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Autism and Seven MiraclesAutism and SEVEN MIRACLES unveils abundant miracles... MIRACLES are a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore to be the work of the work of a divine. - Miracle #1. God gave me forgiveness. -...
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Augusta Savage: Renaissance WomanThis is a timely, visual, exploration of the fascinating life and lasting legacy of sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962), who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual discrimination to become one of America's most influential twentieth-century artists. Her story is one of community-building, activism, and art education.Born...
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Atlas of Informal Settlement: Understanding Self-Organized Urban DesignInformal settlements and slums are the most pervasive modes of urbanization on the planet, housing up to 2 billion people and absorbing most rural-to-urban migration worldwide. This presents architects, urban planners, and everyone working to improve the lives of the world's urban poor, with...
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AthanasiusThis volume by a respected theologian offers fresh consideration of the work of famous fourth-century church father Athanasius, giving specific attention to his use of Scripture, his deployment of metaphysical categories, and the intersection between the two. Peter Leithart not only introduces Athanasius and...
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At a Bend in the River - The History of Spread Oaks Ranch in Matagorda CountyThe term Bend in the River refers to a portion of the Colorado River (of Texas), mostly on its west side, that encompasses Spread Oaks Ranch and the surrounding area. The bend in the river naming convention covers a corridor of about a dozen...
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Asoka and the Decline of the MauryasThe Mauryan period witnessed the rise of the first subcontinental empire which required administration appropriate to a changing political economy, communication adequate to a subcontinental territory, and new ideological attempts to draw support from a multicultural population. This book provides a fresh interpretation of...
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A Short History of Modern AngolaThis history by celebrated Africanist David Birmingham begins in 1820 with the Portuguese attempt to create a third, African, empire after the virtual loss of Asia and America. In the nineteenth century the most valuable resource extracted from Angola was agricultural labor, first as...
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Art Is EverywhereA joyful introduction to art history Art is everywhere. It's in our galleries, on our streets and even in our homes. Join Keith, a world-renowned art historian (who also happens to be an ostrich), on a journey outside the gallery walls in search of...
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Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian JewsThe first authoritative cookbook to present the culinary treasures and intriguing customs of the ancient yet enduring Aleppian Jewish community--with 150 mouthwatering recipes and gorgeous color photos.When the Aleppian Jewish community migrated from the ancient city of Aleppo in historic Syria and settled in...
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A Path to Peace: A Brief History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and a Way Forward in the Middle EastThe "illuminating" (Los Angeles Times) answer to why Israel and Palestine's attempts at negotiation have failed and a practical, "admirably measured" (The New York Times) roadmap for bringing peace to the Middle East--by an impartial American diplomat experienced in solving international conflicts. George Mitchell...
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A Pastoral Rule for Today: Reviving an Ancient PracticeThe pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such demands? What is needed is a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that...
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