History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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The Nature of the Judicial ProcessThe Nature of the Judicial Process reflects the profound intellect of one of the most highly regarded jurists in American history. Despite its age, Justice Cardozo's classic treatise provides insights into the "real" workings of the judicial decision making process that remain relevant to...
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Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom: Civil War (Ready-To-Read Level 3)Get to know heroes of the Civil War in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on...
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Secret Agents! Sharks! Ghost Armies!: World War II (Ready-To-Read Level 3)Discover the secret tactics Americans used to win World War II in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning...
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A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American WomenNew York Times bestselling team Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser tell the remarkable (and often little known) stories of exceptional American women. Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on America: A Patriotic Primer, which captured the imagination of American children and became...
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Living in . . . South Africa: Ready-To-Read Level 2Discover what it's like to grow up in South Africa with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world! Dumela! My name is David, and I'm a kid just like you...
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The Sweet Story of Hot Chocolate!: Ready-To-Read Level 3Warm up with the enticing history of hot chocolate in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! History of Fun Stuff: The Sweet Story of Hot Chocolate was named a 2015 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies...
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Justification in the Second CenturyT. F. Torrance's influential The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers (1948) relegated the collection of Christianity's earliest noncanonical witnesses to a fall from grace. According to Torrance, the Apostolic Fathers abandoned Paul's "justification by faith" and instead advocated for various forms of...
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The Name of God and the Angel of the Lord: Samaritan and Jewish Concepts of Intermediation and the Origin of GnosticismThe relationship among Judaism, Gnosticism, and Christianity perpetually eludes easy description. While it is clear that by the second and third centuries of the Common Era these three religious groups worked hard to distinguish themselves from each other, it is also true that the...
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Isis: Management of SavageryIn 2014 the extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claimed territory in Syria and declared itself a state. But, as Ambassador Abdullahi Alazreg writes, the conflict between the Muslim Middle East and the West has existed for centuries. In recent decades, young...
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The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish CommunityThe complete story of Jewish Harlem and its significance in American Jewish history New York Times columnist David W. Dunlap wrote a decade ago that "on the map of the Jewish Diaspora, Harlem Is Atlantis. . . . A vibrant hub of industry, artistry...
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Selling the Sights: The Invention of the Tourist in American CultureA fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation industry, Americans began to journey away from home simply for the sake of traveling, giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon --the tourist. In Selling...
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Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England FrontierA fascinating history of a contested frontier, where struggles over landownership brought Native Americans and English colonists together Properties of Empire shows the dynamic relationship between Native and English systems of property on the turbulent edge of Britain's empire, and how so many colonists...
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The Expeditions: An Early Biography of MuḥammadOne of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Muḥammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first time The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the Prophet Muḥammad to survive into the modern era. Its primary author, Maʿmar ibn Rāshid (96-153/714-770), was...
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Key Concepts in Modern Indian StudiesModern Indian studies have recently become a site for new, creative, and thought-provoking debates extending over a broad canvas of crucial issues. As a result of socio-political transformations, certain concepts--such as ahimsa, caste, darshan, and race--have taken on different meanings. Bringing together ideas, issues,...
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Scarlett the Cat to the Rescue: Fire HeroWhen her home in Brooklyn goes up in flames, brave Scarlett won't give up until her kittens are safe. See the story unfold as Scarlett the fearless feline risks her life to save her family.Author: Nancy LoewenPublisher: Picture Window BooksPublished: 07/01/2014Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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"re-Constituting" the United States GovernmentThe U.S. Constitution has been abandoned, resulting in confusing/complicated federal government activity. The difficulty started through misinterpretation of the written document. For the most part, aggressively liberal-thinking people have ignored the Constitution and its intent - thrusting the now unlimited federal government nose into...
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A Primer for Teaching Pacific Histories: Ten Design PrinciplesA Primer for Teaching Pacific Histories is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching Pacific histories for the first time or for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses. It can also serve those who are training future teachers...
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OSS Weapons: Special Weapons and DevicesThis book faithfully reproduces the United States Office of Strategic Services' (OSS) 1944 edition of 'Special Weapons and Devices'. The book covers personal weapons such as the Smatchet and Stinger, Harassing devices such as the repulsive "Who Me?", Sabotage devices such as the ingenious...
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Cloud Ethics: Algorithms and the Attributes of Ourselves and OthersIn Cloud Ethics Louise Amoore examines how machine learning algorithms are transforming the ethics and politics of contemporary society. Conceptualizing algorithms as ethicopolitical entities that are entangled with the data attributes of people, Amoore outlines how algorithms give incomplete accounts of themselves, learn through...
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Listen but Don't Ask Question: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar across the TransPacificPerformed on an acoustic steel-string guitar with open tunings and a finger-picking technique, Hawaiian slack key guitar music emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. Though performed on a non-Hawaiian instrument, it is widely considered to be an authentic Hawaiian tradition grounded in Hawaiian aesthetics and...
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