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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U. S. Army Medal, Badges and InsigniaU.S. Army Medals, Badges and InsigniaBy Col. Frank C. Foster The Most Complete and Trusted Guide to U.S. Army Awards and Insignia Ever Published - 4.8 Stars with Over 99 Ratings!This is it-the single most important and complete reference on U.S. Army decorations, medals,...
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual: A Declassified CIA Guide to Subverting Fascism Through Weaponized IncompetenceThe ultimate guide to everyday sabotage, designed by spies to grind fascism to a halt. Arm yourself with knowledge and strategic incompetence! History proves that the most successful resistance comes from within. Once a covert tool against oppressive regimes, The Simple Sabotage Field Manual...
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F.L. WrightAcclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to structures across the continent, from suburban homes to churches,...
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Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times: Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the Man Who Invented HistoryHow the wisdom of Herodotus can fortify us against political falsehoods and violent extremism Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Greek writer Herodotus introduced the concept of objective truth derived from factual investigation and empirical deduction. Writing just before the start of the catastrophic Peloponnesian...
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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in AmericaThe epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture...
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Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of ConsciousnessInternationally known and one of the most influential philosophers of his day (and for a time almost a cult figure in France, where his lectures drew huge crowds), Henri Bergson (1859-41) led a revolution in philosophical thought by rejecting traditional conceptual and abstract methods,...
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The Writer's Table: Famous Authors and Their Favourite RecipesThese are the dishes that fuelled great writing. Ever wondered what Iris Murdoch might have served for supper, or how Emily Dickinson took her tea? The Writer's Table brings together dining habits and favourite recipes from some of the world's most beloved authors, offering...
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Nrsvce, Illustrated Catholic Bible, Leathersoft, Comfort Print: Holy BibleExperience the Scriptures in an exciting way with this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press. Printed in the elegant and exclusive Catholic Comfort Print(R) and featuring 513 exquisite woodcut illustrations originally printed in a 16th-century Venetian Bible, this volume will freshly inspire you...
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Ten Days in a Mad-HouseOriginally appearing as a series of articles in "New York World" magazine and then published as a book in 1887, "Ten Days in a Mad-House" by the journalist Nellie Bly is the shocking true account of her time spent undercover at the Woman's Lunatic...
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Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's JourneyThe extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon In the gripping Never Panic Early, Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13, offers a detailed firsthand account of when disaster struck three days into his...
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Descended: Searching for My Gullah-Geechee RootsA mysterious name initiates a journey to discover one family's past, and reveals more than was expected It began with a name. Sancho. Gleaned from the memory of his oldest living relative, that name set author Keith Rushing on a quest to recover his...
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Goats in America: A Cultural HistoryThe humble goat has played a surprising and important role throughout the history of the United States. Despite this, goats are often overlooked by many Americans, even if they have strong opinions about these complex creatures. In Goats in America Tami Parr calls attention...
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To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American ExperimentInstant New York Times Bestseller#1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how George Washington saved the Constitution-and the American experiment"To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States." --Jay WinikA sweeping narrative ranging...
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The Invention of Infinite Growth: How Economists Came to Believe a Dangerous DelusionA history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and just world. Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be one of humanity's most powerful and dangerous ideas....
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Concerning the Spiritual in ArtA pioneering work in the movement to free art from its traditional bonds to material reality, this book is one of the most important documents in the history of modern art. Written by the famous nonobjective painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), it explains Kandinsky's own...
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Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to KissingerA captivating history of diplomacy--and an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost arts to survive in a dangerous era of great power competition From the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious...
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Mexican Americans, American Mexicans: From Conquistadors to ChicanosIn the years since the first edition of this important study was published, the changes in the Mexican American community in the United States have been great indeed. This extensively revised edition-with a new title-includes expanded chapters on these new developments of the recent...
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Haunted Hoosier Tales: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest PlacesGet this introduction to Indiana ghosts that's two books in one: part armchair read and part ghost hunting guide!Mansions where tragic deaths occurred and where spirits walk, murderers whose foul crimes are punished beyond the grave--countless ghost stories have been passed on for generations,...
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George Washington's Engineer: How Rufus Putnam Won the Siege of Boston without Firing a ShotIn January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the British to leave. But how? Washington had a solution: ask his engineer Rufus Putnam to solve the problem. They needed to...
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The Piggyback Flight Pilot's JourneyThe airfield is quiet now! A warm breeze bends the grass that was once moved by the engine of the flying fortresses. Seventy-four years earlier, Glenn H. Rojohn would take off from Thorpe Abbotts and be involved in an event that raises questions to...
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