General History
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Notes on a Lost Flute: A Field Guide to the Wabanaki
$29.95 Add to cartAnyone interested in Native American lifeways will want to pore over Notes on a Lost Flute. Hardy brings together his expertise in forestry, horticulture, and environmental science to tell us about Ne… [more below]
- Author: Hardy, Kerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 16 2009
- ISBN10: 0892727799
- Language: English
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Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World
$30.00 Add to cartThis classic work of comparative history explores why some countries have developed as democracies and others as fascist or communist dictatorships
Originally published in 1966, this classic text is a- Author: Moore, Barrington
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 586
- Publish Date: September 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0807050733
- Language: English
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Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-On Guide
$24.95 Read moreIn the ancient world, if you needed a love charm, wanted to contact your dead wife, or needed the ability to fly like a bird, the magicians of Egypt were the ones who could make it happen. In Ancient
- Author: Riggs, Christina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0500052123
- Language: English
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The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings
$19.95 Add to cartA documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is … [more below]
- Author: Schumacher, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 151790644X
- Language: English
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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
$19.99 Read more“In her raw, unflinching memoir . . . she tells the impassioned, wrenching story of the mental health crisis within her own family and community . . . A searing cry.” —New York Times Book Review
The- Author: Elliott, Alicia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 161219866X
- Language: English
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Under the Lilacs
$7.99 Add to cartA boy runs away from the circus in search of his father and finds a new family along the way in this coming-of-age classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.
Twelve-year-old Ben Brown- Series: The Louisa May Alcott Hidden Gems Collection
- Author: Alcott, Louisa May
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1665926252
- Language: English
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Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home
$8.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower shares a special inside look into the most famous home in America–and the lives of hardworking staff members and first ladies who’ve maintain
- Author: Brower, Kate Andersen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0062906429
- Language: English
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Under the Lilacs
$17.99 Read moreA boy runs away from the circus in search of his father and finds a new family along the way in this coming-of-age classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.
Twelve-year-old Ben Brown- Series: The Louisa May Alcott Hidden Gems Collection
- Author: Alcott, Louisa May
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1665926260
- Language: English
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Europe in the High Middle Ages
$19.00 Add to cart“The Penguin History of Europe series… is one of contemporary publishing’s great projects.”–New Statesman
It was an age of hope and possibility, of accomplishment and expansion. Europe’s High Midd- Series: Penguin History of Europe (Viking)
- Author: Jordan, William Chester
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: February 24 2004
- ISBN10: 0140166645
- Language: English
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The Puzzle Palace: Inside America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organization
$27.00 Add to cartIn this remarkable tour de force of investigative reporting, James Bamford exposes the inner workings of America’s largest, most secretive, and arguably most intrusive intelligence agency. The NSA has… [more below]
- Author: Bamford, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: September 29 1983
- ISBN10: 0140067485
- Language: English
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Stalin’s Last Crime: The Plot Against the Jewish Doctors, 1948-1953
$18.99 Add to cartA new investigation, based on previously unseen KGB documents, reveals the startling truth behind Stalin’s last great conspiracy.
On January 13, 1953, a stunned world learned that a vast conspiracy had
- Author: Brent, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0060933100
- Language: English
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Mexico: Biography of Power
$25.00 Add to cartA History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996
“A magisterial history. . . . Will surely stand for many years as the standard history of postcolonial Mexico.” — Wall Street Journal
The concentration of power in
- Author: Krauze, Enrique
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 896
- Publish Date: June 03 1998
- ISBN10: 0060929170
- Language: English
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The Ruins of Empires Paperback
$20.00 Add to cartFrom first-hand observations and study, Volney demonstrates that ea nrly Nile Valley Africans provided a basis for the civilization of his time.
- Author: C F Volney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1639231641
- Language: English
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Great State: China and the World
$20.00 Read moreNow in paperback
“A dizzying and exhilarating journey. . . . Understanding how China sees itself and how it justifies its actions is critical to understanding today’s world. Great State offers some com
- Author: Brook, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0063143445
- Language: English
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Russia: Myths and Realities
$27.95 Read moreAn expert historian and former ambassador to Moscow unlocks fact from fiction to reveal what lies at the root of the Russian story.
Churchill remarked that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery insi- Author: Braithwaite, Rodric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362886
- Language: English
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The Jordanians: And the People of the Jordan
$13.95 Add to cartFirst published in 1980, The Jordanians presents historical and statistical data as well as an entertaining and witty narrative that treats the reader to a peek into the Middle Eastern cultural herita… [more below]
- Author: Abu Jaber, Kamel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1843919877
- Language: English
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History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past
$32.99 Add to cart1. Introduction2. e-History: Not Quite History, Not Quite The Past3. The Crowd-Sourced Past4. Nostalgia On-Demand5. The Viral Past6. The Visual Past7. The Newsworthy Past8. The Storytelling Past9. His… [more below]
- Author: Steinhauer, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 08 2021
- ISBN10: 3030851168
- Language: English
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Pompeii: A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius during the R
$25.99 Add to cartDiscover the mysteries and secrets of Pompeii, the city that disappeared in the fires of Mount Vesuvius and was buried for centuries.
Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: July 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1637163894
- Language: English
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634 Maneras de Matar a Fidel: Planes de la CIA Y La Mafia Para Asesinar a Fidel Castro
$18.95 Read moreExpansivo recuento de los diversos, creativos, frecuentemente extraños y sin embargo increÃblemente inquietantes intentos de asesinar a Fidel Castro.
Fabián Escalante, el fundador de los servicios de- Author: Escalante, Fabian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1925756343
- Language: Spanish
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Italian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Italy and Rome
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Italy and Rome, then keep reading…
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
- History of Italy: A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1637160615
- Language: English
