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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Dressed to Kill: A Biblical Approach to Spiritual Warfare and ArmorRick Renner's book Dressed To Kill is considered by many to be a true classic on the subject of scriptural warfare. The original version, which sold more than 400,000 copies, is a curriculum staple in Bible schools worldwide. In Dressed To Kill, Rick explains...
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Documents of Freedom Boxed SetThis handsome three-book set, proudly made the in the USA and with an elegantly stamped slipcase features the three most historic founding documents of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America, and The Bill...
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Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails"At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade." --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants "A fascinating book that makes a brilliant...
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DK Super History Susan B Anthony and Women's RightsThis series explores history through modern topic books that enhance literacy and background knowledge while aligning with the curriculum. DK Super History: Susan B Anthony and Women's Rights is part of the new DK Super History series designed for children aged 7-11 to explore...
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Dkfindout! Ancient RomeThis fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to Ancient Rome, from gladiators to amphitheaters. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it's the perfect book for any...
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Dinosaurs: A Pop-Up BookLift the flaps of this stylish book and discover an array of the most awe-inspiring creatures to walk the earth: the dinosaurs. With this offbeat pop-up book, internationally known illustrator Ingela Arrhenius introduces the youngest readers to sharp-toothed predators such as T. rex, frilly-necked...
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Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think!Co-hosts of the popular podcast Gaslit Nation outline the authoritarian's playbook, illuminating five steps every dictator needs to take to successfully amass and maintain power.Do you crave the power to shape the world in your image? Can you tell lies without blinking an eye?...
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Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom ThurmondBreaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story of unique historical magnitude and incredible human drama. Her father, the late Strom Thurmond, was once the nation's leading voice for racial segregation (one of his signature political achievements was...
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Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the GreatA sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how--although it was a time of great progress--it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost. During the 1600s--between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment--Europe...
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Dalí. the PaintingsAt the age of six, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napoleon. "Since then," he later said, "my ambition has steadily grown, and my megalomania with it. Now I want only to be...
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Daily Life in Biblical TimesHow did ancient Israelites live? What did they eat, and what affected their health? How did the family function? To answer these and similar questions, Borowski describes the natural setting and the people who occupied the land as well as the rural and urban...
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Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic"Rich and lively."--New York Times Book Review A vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic. Imagine: it's the year 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they've been stolen. Perhaps...
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Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional CraftsFaced with an endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for goods bearing the mark of authenticity--hand-made tools, local brews, and other objects produced by human hands. Archaeologist and medieval historian Alexander Langlands reaches as far back as the Neolithic period to...
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Cryptic: From Voynich to the Angel Diaries, the Story of the World's Mysterious ManuscriptsAn absorbing history of Europe's nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich Manuscript Books can change the world. They can influence, entertain, transport, and enlighten. But across the centuries, authors have disguised their work with codes and ciphers, secret...
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Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of ExpansionFinalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in History Winner of the 2024 Bancroft Prize in American History Winner of the 2024 Caughey Western History Prize Winner of the 2024 Spur Award Named a Best Civil War Book of 2023 by Civil War Monitor In...
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Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to GazaNew York Times, USA Today, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestsellerAspects of History, The Critic, Octavian, and Modern War Institute Book of the Year. Two leading authorities--an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time--collaborate on a landmark examination of war...
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil WarNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent takes us on an explosive adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where Civil War reenactors, battlefield visitors, and fans of history resurrect the ghosts of the Lost Cause through ritual and remembrance. "The freshest...
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Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil WarA classic Civil War memoir, Co. Aytch is the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of war with an irrepressible sense of humor and a sharp eye for the lighter side of battle. It is a testament to one man's enduring...
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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In...
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Chop that Sh*t Up!: Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the MilitaryFirst place winner in the category Military Nonfiction in the 2023 Firebird Book Awards.Chop that Sh*t Up! is a collection of stories by a military veteran with deployments ranging from Bosnia-Herzegovina to tours in Iraq. Follow along his twenty-eight-year career from private to command...
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