History
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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
$23.99 Read more“Could a history book be more timely?” —The Economist
“Norberg is a prophet of anti-pessimism.” —The Guardian Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific explo- Author: Norberg, Johan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 180546387X
- Language: English
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Vitamin P4: New Perspectives in Painting
$69.95 Add to cartAn essential global survey of the most exciting contemporary painters, as selected by the world’s leading art experts
Painting is one of the oldest art forms, with roots in prehistoric caves, ancient R
- Author: Editors, Phaidon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 18 2026
- ISBN10: 1837291128
- Language: English
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Visiting the Grand Canyon: Views of Early Tourism
$24.99 Read moreThe Colorado River began carving a course to create the Grand Canyon some four to six million years ago, but organized tourism to the natural wonder is fairly young, geologically speaking. Getting to … [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Stampoulos, Linda L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 21 2004
- ISBN10: 0738528803
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Painting: The Hidden Art of the Masterpiece from Prehistory to Today
$50.00 Read moreWhen looking at a work of art, the first question that painter Lachlan Goudie considers is not why but how was it created?
Goudie knows from experience that masterpieces don’t simply emerge from an art
- Author: Goudie, Lachlan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0500025118
- Language: English
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The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times. from the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor.: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition
$29.95 Add to cartFor 25 years, The Story of the World has helped millions of children fall in love with history. Now, the Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition brings the sweep and drama of the human story to a new genera
- Series: Story of the World
- Author: Bauer, Susan Wise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 349
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1944481834
- Language: English
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When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX
$24.99 Add to cartWhen the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX recounts the harrowing events of May 3, 2015, when an ISIS-inspired attack turned a peaceful evening in Garland, Texas, into a scene of chaos
- Author: Hughbank D. Mgt, Richard J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: December 16 2025
- ISBN10: 9798318816192
- Language: English
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At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
$16.95 Add to cartThe first volume in a major new series offering a compelling glimpse into the transformative and revolutionary world of HBCUs, that reveals the complex stories that their collections tell us.
This book
- Series: At the Vanguard #1
- Author: Salahu-Din, Tulani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 191727307X
- Language: English
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Paris in Mind: From Mark Twain to Langston Hughes, from Saul Bellow to David Sedaris: Three Centuries of Americans Writing about Their Romance (and Fr
$20.00 Add to cart“Paris is a moveable feast,” Ernest Hemingway famously wrote, and in this captivating anthology, American writers share their pleasures, obsessions, and quibbles with the great city and its denizens. … [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Lee, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 08 2003
- ISBN10: 1400031028
- Language: English
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Meet the Presidents: USA 250th Birthday Special Edition: The Fun, Educational Guide to the United States Presidents’ Lives
$24.99 Read moreLearn about all the individuals who have held the highest executive office in the United States throughout the country’s history, spanning from George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 to Donald J. Tr… [more below]
- Author: Eckman, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0764371576
- Language: English
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Power Lines: Maps That Shaped the Way We See the World
$35.00 Read moreA collection of the greatest political maps in history and how these images have an unmatched power to influence our thinking–and our world.
- Author: Keating, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1579658776
- Language: English
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Forgotten New Jersey: The Garden State’s Unique, Historic, and Abandoned Curiosities
$24.99 Read moreOffers a visual journey through the state’s abandoned historical sites, showcasing its neglected architectural heritage.
Five-hundred-year-old buildings are easy to find across the Atlantic, yet here i… [more below]
- Series: Abandoned Union
- Author: Romano, Rich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 02 2025
- ISBN10: 162545144X
- Language: English
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The Mighty Continent: A Candid History of Modern Europe
$38.00 Add to cartA renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the dramatic tale of modern Europe’s ascent.
In The Mighty Continent: A Candid History of Modern Europe, Walter McDougall, winner of the Pulitzer Pr
- Author: McDougall, Walter A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 466
- Publish Date: January 20 2026
- ISBN10: 1967613001
- Language: English
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What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind
$30.00 Read moreEver wondered what goes through other people’s minds–their silly questions, their inner anxieties, hopes, and dreams?
In What We Ask Google, Simon Rogers explores insights from the world’s biggest da… [more below]- Author: Rogers, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217176984
- Language: English
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Early Church Fathers Collection
$29.95 Read more- Author: Augustine, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1685781349
- Language: English
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Kwame Nkrumah: Warrior King
$10.99 Add to cartFor more than a century, Ghana was under colonial rule–until one man led the charge for freedom.
Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first Prime Minister and later President, played a crucial role in ending
- Series: Difference Makers
- Author: Loewen, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798896050117
- Language: English
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Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America
$19.00 Add to cartAn “engrossing, unputdownable” (Amanda Montell, New York Times bestselling author) pop history that explains why the eccentric doomsday beliefs of our Puritan founders are still driving American cultu… [more below]
- Author: Borden, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1668007827
- Language: English
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The Atlas of Shipwrecks
$24.99 Read moreWhy do ships sink? What really happens when they go down? Join Dr Profundo on a voyage across the world’s waters to uncover the astonishing true stories behind real-life shipwrecks.
With more than 50- Author: Arnold, Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1836002408
- Language: English
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Lions, Tigers, and…Bulldogs? An unofficial guide to the legends and lore of the Ivy League
$15.00 Add to cartYou may know that Harvard was the first college in the United States or that Penn is the oldest university. You may even know that the Yale mascot is named Handsome Dan or that Brown’s first bear was
- Author: Robinson, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 30
- Publish Date: June 02 2024
- ISBN10: 9798330212231
- Language: English
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I Am a Royal Rulebreaker: Women Who Shaped History
$19.99 Read moreForget wilting wallflowers and doting daughters–these royal women rocked the world with their skills and smarts, saying a firm NO to social conventions.
Think the past was only full of dull, uptight- Author: Riddell, Fern
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217136346
- Language: English
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Jewish History for Dummies
$26.99 Read moreWalk your way through Jewish history, life, and culture–from Abraham to today
Jewish History For Dummies provides unbiased, factual history of Jewish life, culture, and history. You’ll take a look a
- Author: Kurzweil, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 04 2026
- ISBN10: 139442096X
- Language: English
