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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Nuremberg's Citizen Prosecutor: Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International JusticeThe remarkable life of one of the twentieth century's great warriors for justice, from Nuremberg to the first trial of the International Criminal Court On September 29, 1947, in Courtroom 600, before the Nuremberg Military Tribunal, twenty-seven-year-old Benjamin Ferencz approached the lectern to deliver...
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Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North KoreaFor the first time, Kenneth Bae tells the full story surrounding his arrest and imprisonment in North Korea.Not Forgotten is a modern story of intrigue, suspense, and heart. Driven by his passion to help the people of North Korea, Bae moves to neighboring China...
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No Neutrals There: Us Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for PalestineThe definitive history of the US labor movement's complicity in Zionist settler colonialism, and a call for today's labor militants to organize in solidarity with Palestinians. US trade unionists are often told to keep quiet and remain neutral on Palestine because "Palestine has nothing...
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New York 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century'To have such a biography, on this scale and with this ambition, of the physical form of the greatest city on earth is little short of a miracle.' - Ric Burns, FilmmakerThe culmination of Robert A.M. Stern's monumental history of architecture in New York...
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My Name Is Selma: The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück SurvivorAn international bestseller, this powerful memoir by a ninety-eight-year-old Jewish Resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor "shows us how to find hope in hopelessness and light in the darkness" (Edith Eger, author of The Choice and The Gift). Selma van de Perre was seventeen when...
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My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous RegionWith his dying breath, Lena's father asks his family a cryptic question: "You couldn't tell, could you?" After his passing, Lena stumbles upon the answer that changes her life forever.As her revolutionary neighbor mysteriously disappears during Josef Stalin's Great Terror purges, 18-year-old Regina suspects...
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Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food FracasMark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess...
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Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War IIThe untold history of a top-secret operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied spies carried out some of the most daring cloak-and-dagger operations of World War II. In 1943, the OSS--precursor to the CIA--came up with a plan to...
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Medieval CastlesExplore castles from the Middle Ages! This book introduces readers to the features and uses of a medieval castle through easy-to-read text and colorful historical images. With a diagram, glossary, and index included, readers will be transported back in time to the Middle Ages....
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MedeaIn the centuries since it was first performed, Euripides's Medea has established itself as one of the most influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in...
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Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of Jfk, Malcolm, Martin, and RfkHere at last is the long-awaited sequel to James Douglass's bestselling work, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters. That book, unlike most books that posit a conspiracy in JFK's assassination, focuses less on "who dunnit" as on "why they...
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Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted HouseInside the "Most Haunted" House in New Orleans The legend of Madame Delphine Lalaurie, a wealthy society matron and accused slave torturer, has haunted New Orleans for nearly two hundred years. Her macabre tale is frequently retold, and her French Quarter mansion has been...
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Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They RevealedFrom the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East In 1887, an Egyptian woman made an astonishing discovery among the ruins of the heretic king...
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Lois Dodd: Framing the EphemeralSpanning a 70-year career, the first appreciation of this pioneering female modernist artist (b. 1927) working in the post-war American art scene. Long-awaited European debut of American painter Lois Dodd Framing the Ephemeral is the first monograph on Lois Dodd (b. 1927). At the...
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Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction - Second EditionAnne Stevens's accessible introduction to literary theory has been updated to reflect recent developments in the field. Author: Anne H. StevensPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 09/16/2021Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9781554815371About the AuthorAnne H. Stevens is Professor of English and...
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Lincoln's Road to WarFollow Lincoln's day-by-day path from peacemaker to war leader as the Union edges toward Civil War. The months after the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, between March 4 and May 3, 1861, mark one of the most significant periods in American history. Antagonism between the...
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Limits of OrganizationThe tension between what we wish for and what we can get, between values and opportunities, exists even at the purely individual level. A hermit on a mountain may value warm clothing and yet be hard-pressed to make it from the leaves, bark, or...
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Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still MattersFrom the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy's revolutionary vision offers the roadmap America needs today. 100 years after his birth, Bobby Kennedy matters more than ever. That...
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Leading at The Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic ExpeditionDrawing on the amazing story of Shackleton and his polar exploration team's survival against all odds, author Dennis N. T. Perkins demonstrates the importance of a strong leader in times of adversity, uncertainty, and change.Part adventure tale and part leadership guide, Leading at the...
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Kansas City ChiefsThis title introduces football fans to the history of the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. The book features exciting photos, informative sidebars, a timeline, a map of NFL teams, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo...
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