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Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History
$18.99 Add to cartUnfurling like a medieval book of days, each page of Eduardo Galeano’s Children of the Days has an illuminating story that takes inspiration from that date of the calendar year, resurrecting the heroe… [more below]
- Author: Galeano, Eduardo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: March 03 2015
- ISBN10: 1568584784
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Fascist Lies
$21.18 Add to cart“There is no better book on fascism’s complex and vexed relationship with truth.”–Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
In this short companion to his book From Fas- Author: Finchelstein, Federico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 520389778
- Language: English
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1368: China and the Making of the Modern World
$28.00 Add to cartA new picture of China’s rise since the Age of Exploration and its historical impact on the modern world.
The establishment of the Great Ming dynasty in 1368 was a monumental event in world history. A
- Author: Akhtar, Ali Humayun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1503627470
- Language: English
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Nathaniel’s Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
$21.00 Read moreA true tale of high adventure in the South Seas.
The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and,- Author: Milton, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 02, 2015
- ISBN10: 1250069289
- Language: English
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Critical Path
$28.00 Add to cartCritical Path marks the masterwork of one of the finest minds and most significant thinkers of the modern age
R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century- Author: Fuller, R. Buckminster
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: February 15 1982
- ISBN10: 0312174918
- Language: English
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Humankind: A Hopeful History
$32.50 Add to cartAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The “lively” (The New Yorker), “convincing” (Forbes), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right now” (People) that proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that ou- Author: Bregman, Rutger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0316418536
- Language: English
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Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots
$18.00 Add to cart“This book is a tour de force.” –Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzm- Author: Suzman, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0525561773
- Language: English
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The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: Decoding History’s Unsolved Mysteries
$15.95 Add to cartMaster storyteller Brad Meltzer counts down and decodes the world’s top 10 most intriguing conspiracies stories.
Wanted: the truth. In a riveting collection, Brad Meltzer guides us through the 10 grea- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1523512369
- Language: English
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Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
$19.99 Add to cart*NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*
A Toronto Star Bestselling Book of the Year “Witty and entertaining.”–Sarah Knight “Laugh-out-loud.”–Steve Brusatte AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIV- Author: Phillips, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1335936637
- Language: English
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A History of the World in 100 Animals
$39.95 Add to cartFully illustrated in color, a fascinating exploration of the one hundred animals that have had the most profound influence on humanity throughout the ages.
We are not alone. We are not alone on the p- Author: Barnes, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1643139150
- Language: English
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
$23.00 Read moreIs peace an aberration? The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity.
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE N- Author: MacMillan, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0593132378
- Language: English
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Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey
$34.95 Add to cartBest All-Time Booze Book, Eater.com2013
GOLD Winner for Women Studies, ForeWord Reviews 2014
Silver, Independent Publisher Award in Women’s Issues
Finalist, Spirited AwardsShortly after graduating from t
- Author: Minnick, Fred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1612345646
- Language: English
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The Lost Language of Symbolism: An Inquiry Into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy-Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies
$27.95 Add to cartMining information from mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world, a foremost expert on symbols explains word origins and their meanings. The ultimate symbols are the… [more below]
- Author: Bayley, Harold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: January 20 2000
- ISBN10: 1585090700
- Language: English
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Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPostcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both th… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Young, Robert J. C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: January 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0198856830
- Language: English
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The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World
$30.00 Read moreSince the earliest known marker denoting the edge of one land and the beginning of the next–a stone column inscribed with Sumerian cuneiform–borders have been imagined, mapped, moved, and fought ove
- Author: Crawford, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1324037040
- Language: English
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The Invention of Tradition
$24.99 Add to cartMany of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores exa… [more below]
- Series: Canto Classics
- Author: Hobsbawm, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: March 26 2012
- ISBN10: 1107604672
- Language: English
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History Map by Map Collection: 3 Book Box Set
$130.00 Read moreWitness our incredible human story unfold and chart the world’s most significant battles through these bold and beautiful bold maps – now available in a beautifully packaged box set.
SI History Map by… [more below]- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 936
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0744081874
- Language: English
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Ecological Imperialism
$24.99 Add to cartPeople of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world – North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are ea… [more below]
- Series: Canto Classics
- Author: Crosby, Alfred W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1107569877
- Language: English
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The Education of Henry Adams
$14.95 Add to cartAs a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was forever focused on the experiences and expectations unique to America. A prompt bestselle… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Adams, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: August 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0199552363
- Language: English
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The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World
$19.95 Add to cartA work of extraordinary range and striking originality, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen traces the global history of written constitutions from the 1750s to the twentieth century, modifying accepted na
- Author: Colley, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1324092386
- Language: English
