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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 Breath of Life, or Mal-Respiration: And Its Effects Upon the Enjoyments & Life of ManGeorge Catlin's classic work, where he passionately supports the practice of closing the mouth whilst breathing, is reproduced here in full including his illustrations.In the author's opinion, closing the mouth is a way of ensuring a better mood and overall state in life. His...
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The Body's Keepers: A Social History of Kidney Failure and Its TreatmentsA remarkable account of the kidney and the scientific, medical, and health evolution tied to our understanding of it. The kidney is an extraordinary organ - in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body's delicate equilibrium. On a given...
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The Birds of New EnglandAs one of the premier ornithologists of his time, Edward Augustus Samuels was uniquely qualified to write this comprehensive guide to the birds of New England. With detailed descriptions and illustrations, this book is an invaluable resource for bird watchers and nature enthusiasts alike.This...
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The Battle of Bong Son: Operation Masher/White Wing, 1966The first full account of this significant battle, based on first-hand accounts and historical documents.Operation Masher/White Wing targeted the regiments of the North Vietnamese Army Sao Vang Division operating in the Bong Son area in northeast Binh Dinh Province in central South Vietnam. The...
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The Avro Arrow: For the RecordDeclassified government records shed additional light on the cancellation and subsequent destruction of the Avro Arrow. The controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow -- an extraordinary achievement of Canadian military aviation -- continues to fire debate today. When the program was scrapped in 1959,...
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The Arab Winter: A TragedyA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWhy the conventional wisdom about the Arab Spring is wrong The Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Middle East. Yet everywhere except Tunisia it led to either renewed dictatorship, civil...
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The Arab Nahda as Popular Entertainment: Mass Culture and Modernity in the Middle EastWhat was popular entertainment like for everyday Arab societies in Middle Eastern cities during the long nineteenth century? In what ways did café culture, theatre, illustrated periodicals, cinema, cabarets, and festivals serve as key forms of popular entertainment for Arabic-speaking audiences, many of whom...
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The Ancient Wisdom of the American Indians: A Journey Into Native SpiritualityThe Ancient Wisdom of the American Indians: A Journey Into Native Spiritually will introduce you to the culture and explore the histories of many different groups. We have to understand that the American Indians have a long history on this American continent. Many tribes...
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The Ajanta Caves: Ancient Buddhist Paintings of IndiaSince their chance rediscovery in 1819, the breathtaking paintings and sculptures of the Ajanta caves have inspired and delighted experts and amateurs alike. Ranging in date from the second century BCE to the sixth century CE, these ancient Buddhist artworks rank among the world's...
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The Adventures of the MOSSAscension Parish is a sweet spot along the Mississippi River, nestled between, and just far enough away from, New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The Parish is replete with any number of characters, many of whom, like the author, are products of the town of...
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The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West (Second Edition, Revised and Supplemented)This revised and supplemented second edition features some of the author's most probing essays and speeches on antisemitism, published here for the first time."With clarity and penetrating insight, Alex Ryvchin unravels the mystery of antisemitism... Mandatory reading for anyone concerned with the ethical fate...
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That Lively Railroad Town: Waverly, New York and the Making of Modern Baseball, 1899-1901That Lively Railroad Town tells the intertwined stories of minor and major league baseball at the turn of the twentieth century. In central New York, a small town used its championship semi-pro team to ease the stigma of a salacious local murder case, while...
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Texian MacabreMandred Wood may have caught a glint off the Bowie knife that sank into his belly-but probably not. On the afternoon of November 11, 1837, he had exchanged "harsh epithets" with David James Jones, a hero of the Texas Revolution. When words failed, Jones...
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Tesla Cybertruck: Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry (How Elon Musk and Electric Cars Changed the World)In addition to producing electric vehicles, tesla has also made significant investments in energy storage and solar power. Tesla's powerwall and powerpack products allow households and businesses to store energy and use it when needed, reducing their dependence on the grid. The solar roof,...
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Ten Secrets: The Hidden Prophecies of Medjugorje and the Path to PeaceIn a stealthy, bucolic hamlet called Bijakovici, located in the Alps of the former Yugoslavia, the Virgin Mary appeared in 1981 to six children. Known throughout the world today as "Medjugorje," a prophetic appeal to mankind is heard, with the visionaries claiming the Madonna...
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Tennessee in the Victorian EraA Tumultuous Social Era The Victorian Era is usually thought of as a time of elegant formality, of stately mansions in the "upstairs/downstairs" tradition. But the era was rife with social issues. In January 1918, the Baroness von Zollner was released from custody and...
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Tea on the Titanic: 100 Years LaterPenelope Carlevato is an author, speaker, and culinary expert noted for her expertise- and her expert-teas. Founder of Penelope's Tea Time, (www.PenelopesTeaTime.com) a blender and marketer of specialized teas; and co-hostess of the cable-TV program Cooking Up Wonders, Penelope has written a previous book...
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Tales and Traditions of HungaryThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Takilma Tales: The Hippie History of Takilma, Oregon"Takilma Tales: The Hippie History of Takilma, Oregon", explores the evolution of a small village near the former town of Waldo; a Gold Rush ghost town, in remote Southwest Oregon. In the 60's and 70's, young hippies flocked to the run-down mining and logging...
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Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S."She put in her work, but there's so much left to do." Begun in the Antebellum era, the song of suffrage was a rallying cry across the nation that would persist over a century. Capturing the spirit of this refrain, New Yorker contributing cartoonist...
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