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The Burning Earth: A History
$35.00 Add to cartIn this magisterial book, historian Sunil Amrith twins the stories of environment and Empire, of genocide and eco-cide, of an extraordinary expansion of human freedom and its planetary costs. Drawing
- Author: Amrith, Sunil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1324007184
- Language: English
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On Sunny Days We Sang: A Holocaust Story of Survival and Resilience
$16.95 Add to cartWhen the Germans march into their little Polish shtetl at the start of World War II, the Jews of Wlodawa see their lives abruptly torn apart. For Hil and Alexandra it marks the beginning of a struggle
- Series: Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII
- Author: Grunhaus de Gelman, Jeannette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 14 2022
- ISBN10: 949327618X
- Language: English
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How Nietzsche Came in from the Cold: Tale of a Redemption
$29.95 Read moreNietzsche’s reputation, like much of Europe, lay in ruins in 1945. Giving a platform to a philosopher venerated by the Nazis was not an attractive prospect for Germans eager to cast off Hitler’s shado
- Author: Felsch, Philipp
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 29 2024
- ISBN10: 150955761X
- Language: English
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A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles and America
$35.00 Add to cartThe Port of Los Angeles is all around us. Objects we use on a daily basis pass through it: furniture, apparel, electronics, automobiles, and much more. The busiest container port in the Western hemisp
- Author: Tejani, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1324093552
- Language: English
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Battleground: 10 Conflicts That Explain the New Middle East
$28.00 Read moreThe essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East
The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Sprin- Author: Phillips, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0300263422
- Language: English
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Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive
$26.95 Read more“In its form, this book is a kind of perpetual commentary on testimony. It did not seem possible to proceed otherwise. At a certain point, it became clear that testimony contained at its core an essen
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Agamben, Giorgio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 09 2002
- ISBN10: 189095117X
- Language: English
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A History in Indigenous Voices: Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown Interactions in the Removal Era
$49.95 Add to cart- Author: Cornelius, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 197660009X
- Language: English
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The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis
$29.95 Add to cartThe Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts–first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets–by hiding them on their bod… [more below]
- Author: Fishman, David E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1512603309
- Language: English
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The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945
$24.99 Add to cartA groundbreaking history of what drove the Germans to fight — and keep fighting — for a lost cause in World War II
In The German War, acclaimed historian Nicholas Stargardt draws on an extraordinary … [more below]- Author: Stargardt, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 0465094899
- Language: English
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Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, Second Edition
$45.00 Read moreHailed as “one of the most significant books ever published,” this work of far-reaching vision is a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of human consciousness
In this tour de force of scholars- Author: Wilber, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: January 02 2001
- ISBN10: 1570627444
- Language: English
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A Nietzsche Reader
$16.00 Read moreThe literary career of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) spanned less than twenty years, but no area of intellectual inquiry was left untouched by his iconoclastic genius. The philosopher who announced … [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 26 1978
- ISBN10: 0140443290
- Language: English
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Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy, Heretics, Blatchford Controversies Volume 1
$21.95 Read moreContains three of Chesterton’s most influential works. In Heretics, Chesterton sets forth one of the most telling critiques of contemporary religious notions ever. The Blatchford Controversies are the… [more below]
- Series: Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton
- Author: Chesterton, G. K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 397
- Publish Date: February 13 1986
- ISBN10: 0898700795
- Language: English
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The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness
$14.95 Add to cartFlorence Hartley’s insightful etiquette guide was first published in 1860, and yet her witty and useful advice on behaving like a lady often still rings true down the ages
What should you do if you not
- Author: Hartley, Florence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1843915421
- Language: English
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Political Science for Kids – Democracy, Communism & Socialism Politics for Kids 6th Grade Social Studies
$17.99 Add to cartWhat are the differences between democracy, communism and socialism? This book on politics will provide wonderful, easy-to-remember definitions for your elementary student. It will also include exampl… [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1541917774
- Language: English
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Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of Past and Present Social Justice Issues in America (Black History Book for Kids)
$9.95 Add to cartCivil Rights Movement Facts for Kids (Ages 8-12)
#1 New Release in Children’s Modern History and African History Books
Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of the Fight for Equality in America doubles
- Series: Woo! Jr. Kids Activities Books
- Author: Daniele, Kristina Brooke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1642508918
- Language: English
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The Big Book of Pride Flags
$19.95 Read more‘Lovely, lively and informative’ JODIE MULLISH
‘Bursting with pride’ LESL?A NEWMAN ‘Wonderfully colourful and vibrant’ GARETH PETER Celebrate and learn about the LGBTQIA+ community with this colourful- Author: Jessica Kingsley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1839972580
- Language: English
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Story of the World, Vol. 4 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: The Modern Age
$29.95 Add to cartDesigned for parents and elementary/middle grade students (grades 4-8) to share together, The Story of the World, Volume 4 Revised Edition: The Modern Age is widely used in charter and private schools… [more below]
- Series: Story of the World #4
- Author: Bauer, Susan Wise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 524
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1945841893
- Language: English
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Guinness World Records 2024: Con R?cords de Am?rica Latina (Edici?n Latinoamericana)
$44.95 Read moreDescubre un mundo de curiosidades con el Guinness World Records
2024!Descubre los nuevos récords más espectaculares sobre el espacio, el ser humano,
ciencia y tecnologÃa, historia, arte, deportes, vi- Author: Varios Autores, Varios Autores
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 8408276042
- Language: Spanish
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Magical History Tour Vol. 16: Trench Warfare – An Infernal Fury
$6.99 Read moreEducational Adventures Await!
Join modern-day siblings Annie and Nico as they learn about the horror of trench warfare. Plunge into World War I and discover the damages caused by the “war to end all w- Series: Magical History Tour #16
- Author: Erre, Fabrice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1545809437
- Language: English
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The History of the Titanic: A History Book for New Readers
$7.99 Add to cartDiscover the history of the Titanic-an exploration of the shipwreck that shook the world for kids ages 6 to 9
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic sailed away from Southampton, England, on its very first vo
- Series: History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Halls, Kelly Milner
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 62
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1648762867
- Language: English
