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 Sacred Feminine Through the AgesExplore feminine spirituality from the beginning of recorded history to the present day through the works of 23 extraordinary women. These extraordinary women have expressed their experiences of the agony and ecstasy of pursuing spiritual enlightenment through their poetry and prose, which is beautiful,...
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The Rule of Law: A Very Short IntroductionAuthor: Aziz Z. HuqPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 08/09/2024Pages: 152Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780197657423About the AuthorAziz Z. Huq is Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, specializing in U.S. and comparative constitutional law. His previous books include The Collapse...
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The Roanoke Valley in the 1950sDrag racing at Starkey, the debut of television, mass polio vaccinations, college football games at Victory Stadium, Roanoke's Diamond Jubilee, Salem's Sesquicentennial, and Vinton's Dogwood FestivalAmerican Viscose closed, the N&W Railway switched to diesel and the General Electric plant opened. The Roanoke Valley welcomed...
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The RoadThis anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new...
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The Riviera, Exposed: An Ecohistory of Postwar Tourism and North African LaborA sweeping social and environmental history, The Riviera, Exposed illuminates the profound changes to the physical space that we know as the quintessential European tourist destination. Stephen L. Harp uncovers the behind-the-scenes impact of tourism following World War II, both on the environment and...
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The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans LeftThe first account of the new Taliban--showing who they are, what they want, and how they differ from their predecessors A Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Book of 2023 Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, the Taliban have effective control of Afghanistan--a scenario few Western...
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The Red Planet: Gendered Landscapes and Violent InequalitiesThe Red Planet explores why humans went from being peaceful and egalitarian with a preference for plant food to a hyper-masculine paradigm with consequences ranging from misogyny, racism, and environmental abuse to animal cruelty, classism, and warfare. We humans have an extraordinary capacity for...
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The Real Two Hearted: Life, Love, and Lore Along Michigan's Most Iconic RiverAuthor: Bob OtwellPublisher: Mission Point PressPublished: 07/18/2024Pages: 196Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42dISBN: 9781961302808
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The Qumran Con: A Dead Sea Scrolls MemoirWhy did Professor Norman Golb of the famed Oriental Institute need to be silenced? Why did a small clique monopolize access and publication rights to the Dead Sea Scrolls for more than four decades? Why does the truth matter about where the scrolls came...
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The Puzzler's Guide to Oregon: Games, Jokes, Fun Facts & Trivia about the Beaver StateWith several types of puzzles to delight curious minds, The Puzzler's Guide to Oregon is one part puzzle book, one part natural history guide-and lots and lots of fun!Author: Jen Funk WeberPublisher: Alaska Northwest BooksPublished: 10/17/2023Pages: 72Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.90h x 7.80w x...
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The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising: A German TragedyA full-length play dealing with the German intellectuals' abandonment of the East German workers during their rebellion in 1953. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.Author: Günter GrassPublisher: HarperviaPublished: 11/23/1966Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 8.56h x 5.62w x 0.39dISBN: 9780156720502About the...
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The Penguin History of Modern Spain: 1898 to the PresentA revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first, drawing on a wealth of Spanish-led historical scholarship never before seen in English 'Spain is different, ' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For...
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The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great PowersHow the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge This book by military strategist Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., is the definitive take on the race for military dominance in the twenty-first century. It shows how militaries...
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The Ordinance Of 1787, Together With Papers Selected From Authentic Sources Relating To The Ordinance And The Establishment Of Civil Government, JulyThis 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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The Oneida Indians in the Age of Allotment, 1860-1920The Oneida Indians, already weakened by their participation in the Civil War, faced the possibility of losing their reservation-their community's greatest crisis since its resettlement in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. The Oneida Indians in the Age of Allotment, 1860-1920 is the first...
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The Okefenokee Swamp: A Natural and Cultural HistoryMarie Lathers wades into the history and legends of the Okefenokee Swamp. The Okefenokee, nearly 440,000 acres of bog and swamp lying in south Georgia and north Florida, is the largest blackwater wetland in North America. Almost all of these acres are protected by...
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The No-Fail Mission: The men and women behind the Presidential Service BadgeThe No-Fail Mission. We hear these words, but do we truly understand their meaning?This book, which profiles ten American servicemembers who earned the Presidential Service Badge, takes us into that world and the challenge that comes with supporting the Office of the President, through...
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The No-Fail Mission: The men and women behind the Presidential Service BadgeThe No-Fail Mission. We hear these words, but do we truly understand their meaning?This book, a joint venture between University of Toledo Press and Palmetto Publishing, profiles ten American servicemembers who earned the Presidential Service Badge. Come face to face with the challenge that...
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The New York Times Headlines in History Page-A-Day(r) Calendar 2025: 365 Remarkable Stories from the Times ArchivesThis day in history. Travel back in time through headlines from The New York Times and discover hundreds of the most fascinating and important events as they originally appeared in the paper. From political milestones: Roosevelt Pledges Warfare Against Poverty (January 21, 1937), to...
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The New India: Modi, Nationalism, and the Unmaking of the World's Largest DemocracyA sweeping journey through twenty-first century India's violent lurch towards autocracy. Since Narendra Modi's election in May 2014, India has become more dysfunctional and dangerous than ever. The "world's largest democracy" has seen a cascade of events ushered in by a nationalistic and religious...
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