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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Countdown 1960: The Behind-The-Scenes Story of the 312 Days That Changed America's Politics ForeverInstant New York Times Bestseller The riveting new book on the momentous year, campaign, and election that shaped American history It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers...
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Climb to Conquer: The Untold Story of Wwii's 10th Mountain DivisionFew stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with...
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Clay: A Human HistoryA human history told through clay--and how it has shaped us from ancient times to the present day. This book is a love letter to clay, the material that is at the beginning, middle and end of all of our lives; that contains within...
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Chemistry 100 Ideas in 100 Words: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Chemistry's Key ConceptsGet to grips with the essential topics in chemistry today through 100 key ideas, each explained clearly in just 100 words. As part of a series, this book introduces 100 key areas of chemistry, such as gas laws, fusion, ionic bonding, DNA, and the...
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes BoothChasing Lincoln's Killer is based on James L. Swanson's New York Times bestselling book, Manhunt, also an Apple TV+ Series.Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, Chasing Lincoln's Killer is a fast-paced thriller...
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Catafalque: Carl Jung and the End of HumanityCatafalque offers a revolutionary new reading of the great psychologist Carl Jung as mystic, gnostic and prophet for our time. This book is the first major re-imagining of both Jung and his work since the publication of the Red Book in 2009 -- and...
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Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of NatureA richly illustrated volume surveying the career of Caspar David Friedrich, the German landscape painter whose emotionally profound visions of nature are among the most iconic works of Romantic art The paintings and drawings of the nineteenth-century German landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)...
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Captive Paradise: A History of HawaiiThe most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its "discovery" by Captain Cook in the late 18th Century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its...
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Builders of Our Country, Book I (Yesterday's Classics)An engaging account of American history told through twenty-five biographies, representing the most important builders of our country from the year 1000 to the beginnings of the American Revolution, with each hero receiving attention in proportion to the reach of his influence or that...
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Builders of Our Country, Book II (Yesterday's Classics)A lively account of American history told through thirty-one biographies, beginning with Patrick Henry at the start of the Revolutionary War and ending with Andrew Carnegie at the close of the nineteenth century. The biographies are so chosen as to acquaint the reader with...
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Brutalist PlantsGreen vs grey, plants vs concrete: 175 images of Brutalist structures interrogated by nature. Olivia Broome has curated a visual celebration of Brutalist plants. Brutalist architecture is commonly associated with a cold, austere aesthetic. But architects have long found ways of incorporating greenery into...
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWho better to face the greatest evil of the 20th century than a humble man of faith?As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of...
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Bojagi: The Art of Korean TextilesA creative guide to a unique and beautiful form of Korean art, steeped in ancient tradition. Bojagi are textiles that wrap, cover, carry, or store objects. Some are made from whole pieces of fabric and some are patched together from small scraps of cloth...
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Blowback: The Untold Story of the FBI and the Oklahoma City BombingAn investigative journalist reopens the unsolved mystery of John Doe 2, the Oklahoma City bombing suspect who evaded a global FBI manhunt. What if everything we know about one of America's darkest days is wrong? Tragedy unfolded on April 19, 1995, when a massive...
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Beyond the Call of Duty: The Life of Colonel Robert Howard, America's Most Decorated Green BeretAs a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as America's most decorated Green Beret. For the first time, Robert Howard's story is being told in...
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Beneath the Swamp's ShadowFrom the legendary rebellion of Henry Berry Lowrie to the courageous stand of the Lumbee and Tuscarora communities at Hayes Pond, this is the remarkable story of a people whose voices refused to be silenced. Set in 1958 Robeson County, North Carolina, "Beneath the...
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Beginner's Russian with Interactive Online Workbook, 2nd EditionStart speaking Russian today!Nowin an updated second edition, Beginner's Russian with Interactive OnlineWorkbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, andread Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendlytextbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessonscover grammar and language basics...
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Before the Ships: The Birth of Black ExcellenceBefore the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history. The great achievements and accomplishments across Africa prior to the Transatlantic slave trade are told through melodious text and evocative illustrations, that culminate into the strength and resilience...
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Battles of the American Civil WarWhat were the most important battles of the American Civil War? Discover it with this book for young readers.More than 3 million men, women, and--yes--children fought in the Civil War. And more than 600,000 of them died. For four bloody years, fighting raged from...
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BasquiatAn icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag "SAMO", before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted barely a decade, he remains a cult...
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