General History
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
$19.99 Add to cartA gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empi- Author: Crowley, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1401308503
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Complete Papyrus of Ani
$14.99 Add to cartA New Edition of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, Perfect for History Buffs, Budding Archaeologists, or Mythology Enthusiasts
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most in- Author: Budge, E. a. Wallis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1945186658
- Language: English
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History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2
$27.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Jews, then keep reading…
The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on the planet. The Jews lived alongside the ancient Egypti
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: January 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1637161484
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Japan
$32.00 Add to cartTo this day, Japan’s modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this eng… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Walker, Brett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 359
- Publish Date: February 26 2015
- ISBN10: 052117872X
- Language: English
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Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
$18.95 Read moreAlmost 145,000 Americans fled their homes in and around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in late March 1979, hoping to save themselves from an invisible enemy: radiation. The reactor at the nearby Three Mile
- Author: Plokhy, Serhii
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1324064552
- Language: English
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
$28.99 Add to cartAncient Rome is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Focusing on six turning points in Roman history, Simon Baker’s absorbing narrative charts the rise and fall of a political ma… [more below]
- Author: Baker, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1846072840
- Language: English
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The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism
$37.99 Add to cartThe authoritative account of Islam’s schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world.
In 632, soon after the Prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his- Author: Matthiesen, Toby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: March 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0190689463
- Language: English
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507 Mechanical Movements: A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland
$17.95 Add to cartThe chest was found in Mastrmyr on the the island of Gotland, Sweden in 1936. More than 200 objects were found in and around it. Most are tools that were used by blacksmiths and carpenters, many of th… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Henry T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: December 21 1999
- ISBN10: 0965075516
- Language: English
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Tomorrow Perhaps the Future: Writers, Outsiders, and the Spanish Civil War
$30.00 Read moreA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR – An extraordinary account of the women artists and activists whose determination to live–and to create–with courage and conviction took them as far as the Spanish… [more below]
- Author: Watling, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0593319664
- Language: English
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Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song
$28.99 Read moreAmazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton’s dramatic story of sin and salvation as
- Author: Hindmarsh, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1400334012
- Language: English
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Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol
$27.99 Read more*A Finalist for the Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits*
*A Guardian Best History and Politics Book of 2022*“At last, the feminist history of booze we’ve been waiting… [more below]
- Author: O’Meara, Mallory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1335282408
- Language: English
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The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: A Beginner’s Guide
$15.99 Read moreAn updated edition of this bestselling introduction to the conflict
The essential guide that allows both sides to be heard Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr D- Series: Beginner’s Guides
- Author: Cohn-Sherbok, Daniel C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 086154370X
- Language: English
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Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
$18.99 Add to cart“Even if read while sober, Andy Lechter’s Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom, is a near-transcendent experience.” -New York Times Book Review
Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, t
- Author: Letcher, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 19 2008
- ISBN10: 0060828293
- Language: English
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Why?: Explaining the Holocaust
$18.95 Add to cartWhy? explores one of the most tragic events in human history by addressing eight of the most commonly asked questions about the Holocaust: Why the Jews? Why the Germans? Why murder? Why this swift an
- Author: Hayes, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 02 2018
- ISBN10: 393355462
- Language: English
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The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic: An Illustrated History
$39.95 Add to cartFrom the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism, and Islam. Secret words, spells, an
- Author: Dell, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0500518882
- Language: English
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A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives
$16.95 Read moreA vibrant portrait of a lost world, A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives reveals the mightiest civilization of antiquity through the eyes of one hundred of its citizens. The book gives a voice not j… [more below]
- Author: Matyszak, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0500297053
- Language: English
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Red: A History of the Redhead
$30.00 Read moreRed is a brilliantly told, captivating history of red hair throughout the ages. A book that breaks new ground, dispels myths, and reinforces the special nature of being a redhead, with a look at multi… [more below]
- Author: Harvey, Jacky Colliss
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 09 2015
- ISBN10: 157912996X
- Language: English
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The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D.
$69.99 Add to cartThe Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D. covers great swathes of time beginning with the earliest written records of the Hebrews, Sumerians, Baby
- Author: Black, Conrad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1152
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1943003866
- Language: English
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La Bailarina de Auschwitz / The Choice: Embrace the Possible
$14.95 Read moreUna emocionante historia de superaci?n sobre la capacidad del ser humano para sanar y vencer la adversidad.
Eger ten?a diecis?is a?os cuando los nazis invadieron su pueblo de Hungr?a y se la llevaron
- Author: Eger, Edith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 6070797671
- Language: Spanish
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Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
$39.95 Add to cartAn Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year
“Deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus.”
–Tom Holland, The Telegraph “Ambitious…seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-ex- Author: Wilson, Peter H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0674244869
- Language: English
