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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A Kids Book About Israel & PalestineWhat is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Why is it happening? Is peace possible? When kids ask questions like these, are grownups prepared to answer? This book was created to provide context for this conflict, open the door to conversation, and lay a path for understanding,...
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A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian DeathWritten by Chris Woodyard, the author of The Victorian Book of the Dead, A is for Arsenic is a guide to the the basics of Victorian mourning and death all illustrated by the incomparable Landis Blair. Each entry includes a pen and ink illustration...
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A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia ButlerA Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and "MacArthur Genius" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look,...
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Africa: The Definitive Visual History of a ContinentImmerse yourself in Africa's vast and intricate story and discover Africa's true place in world history, written and authenticated by experts of African heritage. Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the...
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Aeschylus II: The Oresteia/Agamemnon/The Libation Bearers/The Eumenides/Proteus (Fragments)Aeschylus II contains "The Oresteia," translated by Richmond Lattimore, and fragments of "Proteus," translated by Mark Griffith. Many years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers,...
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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem TragedyWINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, The Economist, Time, The New Republic, and the Financial Times. Immersive and gripping, an intimate story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels...
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101 Things I Learned(r) in Culinary School (Second Edition)An informative, illustrated guide to food, cooking, and the culinary profession by a former White House chef--now in a revised second edition featuring 50% new material "This book is all meat with no fat. . . . Sure to surprise and enlighten even the...
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Zulu Rising: The Epic Story of iSandlwana and Rorke's DriftA gripping and vivid account of one of the British army's most famous battlesAuthor: Ian KnightPublisher: Pan PublishingPublished: 05/06/2011Pages: 800Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.10w x 2.00dISBN: 9780330445931About the AuthorIan Knight is the leading authority on the Anglo-Zulu War and has written over...
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our TimesIf you're both overcome and angered by the atrocities of our time, this will inspire a "new generation of activists and ordinary people who search for hope in the darkness" (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor). Is change possible? Where will it come from? Can we actually make...
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World History EncyclopediaA comprehensive introduction to world history from prehistoric times to the start of the 21st century, including information on dinosaurs, the first humans, Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, the World Wars and other major events in history. - Magnificently illustrated with a...
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Wonders of the WorldDiscover the astounding ancient architecture, the history of civilization, and the beauty of our planet in these Wonders of the World.Become an eyewitness to the fascinating architectural feats and natural treasures of the world in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on...
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Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil RightsDescribes the experiences of young Blacks who were involved in significant events in the civil rights movement, including Brown vs. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the sit-in movement.Author: Belinda RochellePublisher: Puffin BooksPublished: 02/01/1997Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.98w x...
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Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red ScareA cutting-edge look into a pivotal moment in US history: McCarthy's infamous "witch hunt" for communists during the 1950's Red Scare. At the cusp of the Cold War, Americans were so afraid of communists living among them that they began to hunt them like...
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Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen TrialsNational Bestseller A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 A "thought-provoking and timely" (The Times, London) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly...
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Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil WarWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians * Winner of the Lincoln Forum Book Prize * Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize A propulsive account of our history's most surprising, most consequential political club: the Wide Awake anti-slavery...
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Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended ConsequencesEssays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as...
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Why?: Explaining the HolocaustWhy? explores one of the most tragic events in human history by addressing eight of the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust: Why the Jews? Why the Germans? Why murder? Why this swift and sweeping? Why didn't more Jews fight back more often?...
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Who Was Paul Revere?In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to...
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Who Was Frida Kahlo?You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous...
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Who Was Charles Darwin?As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the...
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