General History
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By: Figes, Orlando
Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia
$37.99PaperbackAdd to cartHistory on a grand scale–an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world’s most vibrant civilizations
A People’s Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did “more to help us understand t- Author: Figes, Orlando
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: October 17 2003
- ISBN10: 0312421958
- Language: English
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Flower Fables
$5.99PaperbackRead moreThis is a nice collection of fairy tales that is sure to please young readers and the adults reading to them alike. The writing is very beautiful and the book contains several gorgeous illustrations t
- Series: Dover Children’s Classics
- Author: Alcott, Louisa May
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 15 2015
- ISBN10: 486793893
- Language: English
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By: Scarre, Chris
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome
$26.95PaperbackRead moreThis is the first book to focus on the succession of rulers of imperial Rome, using timelines and other visual aids throughout. Now no one need be in any doubt as to who built the Colosseum or when Ro
- Author: Scarre, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0500289891
- Language: English
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By: Hobsbawm, Eric
The Age of Empire: 1875-1914
$21.00PaperbackAdd to cartErica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast er… [more below]
- Series: History of the Modern World
- Author: Hobsbawm, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679721754
- Language: English
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By: Herman, Arthur
The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization
$25.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe definitive sequel to New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World is a magisterial account of how the two greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato and Aristotle, laid the… [more below]
- Author: Herman, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0553385666
- Language: English
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By: Homan, Lynn M.
Key West
$23.99PaperbackRead moreKey West’s free-spirited ambiance and magnificent coral reefs help to create a unique and historic legacy and much more than a vacation destination.
For centuries, explorers and adventurers, immigrants
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Homan, Lynn M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 09 2000
- ISBN10: 0738506648
- Language: English
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Did God Have a Wife?: Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
$27.99PaperbackRead moreFollowing up on his two recent, widely acclaimed studies of ancient Israelite history and society, William Dever here reconstructs the practice of religion in ancient Israel from the bottom up. Archae… [more below]
- Author: Dever, William G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: July 23 2008
- ISBN10: 0802863949
- Language: English
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The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum
$29.95PaperbackRead moreThis poignant selection of artifacts–and their stories–from September 11 provides an official, lasting record of that day’s experience. In both text and photography, the story of September 11 is tol… [more below]
- Author: Greenwald, Alice M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 0847841332
- Language: English
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Lost Civilizations: Reveal the Secrets of Yesterday’s World
$9.98PaperbackRead moreA surprising number of amazing civilizations have risen and fallen in the course of human history. Come explore them in Lost Civilizations!
- Civilizations from across the globe: Africa, the Americas, A
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1639383069
- Language: English
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By: Swain, Simon
Wisdom from the Ancients
$25.00HardcoverRead moreA compilation of ancient wisdom sourced from ancient and medieval philosophers.
Words of wisdom and advice for leading a good life have long been part of society, handed down from one generation to t- Author: Swain, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1851246142
- Language: English
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By: Ackroyd, Peter
Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
$21.00PaperbackRead more“An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.” —Daily Express (UK)
In Foundation, acclaimed historian Peter Ackroyd tells the- Series: History of England #1
- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 1250037557
- Language: English
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The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
$21.00PaperbackAdd to cartLike Winchester’s Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history
In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel c- Author: Klingaman, William K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 11 2014
- ISBN10: 1250042755
- Language: English
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Eso No Estaba En Mi Libro de Historia de Los Templarios
$13.95PaperbackRead more- Author: Fernandez Munoz, Manuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 8411314030
- Language: Spanish
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Mementoes of the English Martyrs: For Every Day of the Year
$21.95PaperbackRead moreFr. Henry Sebastian Bowden wrote this powerful book so we will never forget the sacrifices of those martyrs who preserved and bequeathed to us our Catholic Faith.
The heroic witness of the English mart
- Author: Bowden, Henry Sebastian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 164413778X
- Language: English
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By: Standage, Tom
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-Line Pioneers
$18.00PaperbackRead moreA new paperback edition of the book the Wall Street Journal dubbed “a Dot-Com cult classic,” by the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses-the fascinating story of the telegraph, th
- Author: Standage, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 162040592X
- Language: English
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By: Sifakis, Carl
Encyclopedia of Assassinations: More Than 400 Infamous Attacks That Changed the Course of History
$17.95PaperbackRead moreEncyclopedia of Assassinations is the most comprehensive handbook on over 400 assassinations, attempts, and plots against political figures. The narrative entries detail history’s most turbulent momen… [more below]
- Author: Sifakis, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1620875918
- Language: English
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Holocaust Chronicle
$29.98HardcoverRead moreThe Holocaust Chronicle, written and fact-checked by top scholars, recounts the long, complex, anguishing story of the most terrible crime of the 20th century.
- The mission of The Holocaust Chronicle is
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1680228323
- Language: English
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By: Trotsky, Leon
Balkan Wars (1912-13)
$27.00PaperbackAdd to cartOn-the-spot analysis of national and social conflicts in the Balkans, written 80 years ago, sheds light on the conflicts shaking these countries today.
- Author: Trotsky, Leon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 714
- Publish Date: January 01 1981
- ISBN10: 0873489071
- Language: English
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By: DK
Imperial China
$50.00HardcoverRead moreExplore the long and rich history of China’s great dynasties.
From the clans and legends of prehistory to the last Qing emperor, this book brings China’s imperial history to life through its pivotal e- Series: DK Classic History
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0744020476
- Language: English
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By: Letts, Elizabeth
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
$30.00PaperbackRead moreNATIONAL BESTSELLER – The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling au… [more below]
- Author: Letts, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0593414063
- Language: English





