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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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Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American PresidencyThe incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.You won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . ....
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Lincoln on Leadership for Today: Abraham Lincoln's Approach to Twenty-First-Century IssuesThe author of the bestselling Lincoln on Leadership offers a fresh perspective on President Lincoln's distinctive management philosophy and applies it to the pressing issues of the present day. Politics, civil rights, war, entitlement programs, federal versus state rights, environmental concerns--these are among the...
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Lil' Air Force PilotCelebrate real-life heroes in the US Air Force with this early introduction board book series to the US military branches. The Mini Military series focuses on introducing young readers to the various branches of the US military. Lil' Air Force Pilot highlights what it's...
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Life and Miracles of St. Benedict: (Book Two of the Dialogues)A translation of the biography written by Pope Gregory the Great, this official biography is also known as the Second Book of Dialogues. It is the earliest and thus the most valuable biography of St. Benedict.Author: GregoryPublisher: Liturgical PressPublished: 03/01/1949Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize:...
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Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the LetterThe rich history of a centuries-old document security technology--folding and securing a letter into its own envelope for delivery--and a comprehensive guide to learning how to make your own locked letters. Before the invention of the gummed envelope in the 1830s, how did people...
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Let My Country Awake: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj"[Scott Miller] has excavated a fascinating trove of archival material." --Hari Kunzru, The New York Times Book Review "Propulsive . . . A thrilling excavation of a forgotten revolutionary moment in American and world history." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)The true story of an audacious...
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Leibisch's JourneyLenny Ackerman tells the gripping, true story of his father, Leibisch, who at age 12, is forced to flee his home in Ukraine during the upheavals of the Russian Revolution. Intending to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Sydney, who had emigrated...
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Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder2018 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. With this now-classic work, Lenin aimed to encapsulate the lessons the Bolshevik Party had learned from its involvement in three revolutions in 12 years--in a manner that...
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La Pausa: The Ideal Mediterranean Villa of Gabrielle ChanelDiscover Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's vacation villa on the French Riviera, where she entertained the leading lights of the French cultural scene in the 1930s and '40s. In 1928, Gabrielle Chanel built La Pausa, a magnificent villa in Roquebrune in the South of France. Designed...
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Kosovo: A Short HistoryAuthor: Noel Malcolm,University Pres New YorkPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 06/10/1999Pages: 544Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.01h x 5.33w x 1.27dISBN: 9780060977757Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): New York Times 06/20/1999 pg. 24Commonweal 09/08/2000 pg. 36
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Korea: War Without EndA ground-breaking history of this global conflict including the errors and miscalculations made on both sides. Korea: War Without End examines the stand-off between East and West in Korea that ultimately defined the second half of the 20th century. It provides a critical analysis...
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Kojiki: Fully Revised Edition: Records of Ancient Matters (Revised and with a New Foreword)The classic story of Japan's origins--now in a fully revised and reader-friendly edition. The Kojiki is Japan's oldest surviving text, chronicling the mythical creation of the Japanese islands, the origins of the imperial family, and the early development of Shinto, Japan's indigenous religion. A...
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King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten ConflictAt once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands our understanding of American history and provides insight into the nature of colonial and ethnic wars...
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Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue"A thorough account of Harriman's rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read ... riveting and revelatory." --The New Yorker "Rigorous but rollicking." --The New York TimesNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker, Apple Books, The Economist, Politico,...
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"A master of narrative journalism, [Bowden] employs the same techniques of reconstructing scenes and dialogue that made his bestselling Black Hawk Down gripping reading." -Linda Robinson, New York Times Book ReviewOn July 22, 1992, drug lord Pablo Escobar walked out of the luxurious prison...
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Kendo Kata - Essence and ApplicationInoue Yoshihiko-sensei (1928-2015), Kendo Hanshi 8-dan, was the preeminent expert of the All-Japan Kendo Federation's Nihon Kendo Kata and an influential teacher whose insights shaped generations of instructors and practitioners. In this book Inoue-sensei explains how the ten kata are to be performed, as...
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone RollingFounder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard...
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Jordans of the Pond: A History of the Family from the Jordan Pond House on Mount Desert Island, MaineIn the 1840s, Millman George Jordan and his brother John forged a thriving family business in the heart of what is now Acadia National Park. Its beginning was fueled by heartache while misfortune orchestrated its demise. Pressed between was a family that found hope...
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JeromeThe rugged mining community of Jerome has thrived by the hard work and hard play of tough men and women pitted against an equally hard mountain. William Murray solicited funding for the Black Hills mining camp from his uncle, a New York lawyer and...
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Jermain Wesley Loguen: Defiant FugitiveA gripping biography of a man who escaped slavery to become an influential abolitionist, famously known as the "King of the Underground Railroad" Jermain Wesley Loguen (1813-1872) was a fugitive from slavery, an abolitionist, and a minister, teacher, and political activist. He worked alongside...
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