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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Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock StoryWinner of the 2018 Green Earth Book Award. This picture book biography examines the life and career of naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. From the time she was a young girl, Anna Comstock...
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Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and TearsThe author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards....
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Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First CenturyGeorge Orwell dedicated his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now, the uncanny parallels between the interwar era and our own--rising inequality, censorship, and challenges to traditional social hierarchies--make his...
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to AmericaThe "remarkable" story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's...
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On The IncarnationOn the Incarnation with an introduction by C.S. LewisBy any standard, this is a classic of Christian theology. Composed by St. Athanasius in the fourth century, it expounds with simplicity the theological vision defended at the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople: that the Son...
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One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost WorldOne of Wall Street Journal's Ten Best Books of the Year * Winner of the National Jewish Book Awards for Holocaust Memoir and Sephardic Culture * Recipient of the Jewish Book Council's Natan Notable Book Award * Winner of the Sophie Brody Medal The...
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Ojibwe in MinnesotaWith insight and candor, noted Ojibwe scholar Anton Treuer traces thousands of years of the complicatedhistory of the Ojibwe people--their economy, culture, and clan system and how these have changed throughout time, perhaps most dramatically with the arrival of Europeans into Minnesota territory. Ojibwe...
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Nouvelles Femmes: Modern Women of the French New Wave and Their Enduring Contribution to CinemaCelebrate the iconic female actors and filmmakers of the French New Wave with a compelling examination of their role as a vital part of cinema history, as well as their influence on attitudes and style in film and in society that endures to this...
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Norse Magic & Runes: A Guide To The Magic, Rituals, Spells & Meanings of Norse Magick, Mythology & Reading The Elder Futhark RunesA snowy wind moves through the mountains encircling Arne and his son. But the winds will not reach them here, under the watchful eyes of their Gods...Welcome to The World of Norse Magic & RunesLet us take you back in time. When the Norse...
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No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of TheholocaustA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST - CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE FINALIST - This by turns shattering and hope-giving account of prisoners who dug their way to freedom from the Nazis is both a stunning escape narrative and...
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Nkjv, Reference Bible, Personal Size Large Print, Leathersoft, Pink, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James VersionA Bible with large print in an easy-to-carry format that is ideal to take with you wherever you want to enjoy God's Word.Exploring God's Word on the go just got easier. This edition not only includes the full text of the trustworthy New King...
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NHL EncyclopediaThe NHL Encyclopedia introduces readers to some of the NHL's greatest teams, exploring their star players and most notable seasons. In addition, the book offers an in-depth introduction covering the NHL's history, along with information about statistical leaders in various categories. Features include a...
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New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our TimeIn the first twenty years of the twenty-first century, New York City has been convulsed by terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, social injustice, and pandemic. New Yorkers weaves the voices of some of the city's best talkers into an indelible portrait of New York...
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New Orleans Vampires: History and LegendNew Orleans has a reputation as a home for creatures of the night. Popular books, movies and television shows have cemented the city's connection to vampires in public imagination. In the early days of Louisiana's colonization, rumors swirled about the fate of the Casket...
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New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and ForestsTales of fairies and bewitching Little People have amazed and horrified New Englanders for over four hundred years. In the nineteenth century, residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts, reported malicious pixies leading them in circles at dusk. In Aroostook County, Maine, elves called lutins exasperated farmers...
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Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War IIDuring World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source...
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Nature's Greatest Success: How Plants Evolved to Exploit HumanityThe 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor force--and the science behind it. Domesticated crops were not human creations, and agriculture was not simply invented. As Robert N. Spengler shows, domestication was the result of an evolutionary process in...
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National Geographic Kids National Parks Guide USA Centennial Edition: The Most Amazing Sights, Scenes, and Cool Activities from Coast to Coast!Happy 100th Birthday, National Parks! Join the centennial celebration by reading all about these greatest of American treasures -- from Acadia to Zion -- in preparation for a parks visit sometime soon. Filled with color photos, information on animals, fascinating lists, fun facts, maps,...
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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Second 3-Book Box Set: A Graphic Novel CollectionThis must-have collectible boxed set includes three fan-favorite tales of American history from author-illustrator Nathan Hale's New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. Hilarious, gruesome, and packed with facts, this series introduces readers to some of the strangest moments in history. In this boxed...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave"I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the...
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