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By: Giles Milton
Nathaniel’s Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
$21.00PaperbackRead moreA true tale of high adventure in the South Seas.
The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the Indonesian archipelago. Just two miles long and half a mile wide, it is remote, tranquil, and,- Author: Milton, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 02, 2015
- ISBN10: 1250069289
- Language: English
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By: Bell, Albert
Exploring the New Testament World: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Jesus and the First Christians
$26.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe timeless message of the New Testament applies to people of every culture and generation. Yet there is great value in understanding the world in which that message was first revealed – its social m
- Author: Bell, Albert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 18 1998
- ISBN10: 0785214240
- Language: English
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Critical Path
$28.00PaperbackAdd to cartCritical Path marks the masterwork of one of the finest minds and most significant thinkers of the modern age
R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century- Author: Fuller, R. Buckminster
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: February 15 1982
- ISBN10: 0312174918
- Language: English
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By: Simon Winchester
Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading Empires
$16.99PaperbackAdd to cartOne of Library Journal‘s 10 Best Books of 2015
Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0062315420
- Language: English
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By: David K. Shipler
Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cartWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE – “A rich, penetrating, and moving portrayal of Arab-Jewish hostility, told in human terms.”–Newsday
Now expanded and updated – “The best and most comprehensive work ther… [more below]- Author: Shipler, David K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: November 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0553447513
- Language: English
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By: Hanson, Thor
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cartAs seen on PBS’s American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of Buzz and Feathers presents a natural and human history of seeds, the marvels of the plant kingdom.
“The genius of Hanson’s fascinati- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0465097405
- Language: English
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By: Newsham, Grant
When China Attacks: A Warning to America
$29.99HardcoverAdd to cartWhen China Attacks is a fire bell in the night–a warning about a war that we are already losing. It offers a frightening, and well-founded, blow-by-blow account of what might happen next.
China pose- Author: Newsham, Grant
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1684513650
- Language: English
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By: Mike Duncan
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
$32.00HardcoverRead moreThe creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Ro… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1610397215
- Language: English
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By: Martin, Laura C.
A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World’s Favorite Beverage
$14.99PaperbackAdd to cartAs the world’s most popular beverage, tea has fascinated us, awakened us, motivated us, and calmed us for well over two thousand years.
A History of Tea tells the compelling story of the rise of tea i- Author: Martin, Laura C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0804851123
- Language: English
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By: Sfard, Michael
Wall and the Gate
$34.99PaperbackAdd to cartFrom renowned human rights lawyer Michael Sfard, an unprecedented exploration of the struggle for human rights in Israel’s courts
A farmer from a village in the occupied West Bank, cut off from his ol- Author: Sfard, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1250860644
- Language: English
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By: Bregman, Rutger
Humankind: A Hopeful History
$32.50HardcoverAdd to cartAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The “lively” (The New Yorker), “convincing” (Forbes), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right now” (People) that proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that ou- Author: Bregman, Rutger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0316418536
- Language: English
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By: Winstanley, Asa
Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn
$21.95PaperbackAdd to cartMeticulously researched while reading like a fast-paced thriller, this explosive new book details the way the Israel lobby deployed charges of anti-Semitism to destroy Jeremy Corbyn’s bid for power as
- Author: Winstanley, Asa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1682193810
- Language: English
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By: Suzman, James
Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cart“This book is a tour de force.” –Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzm- Author: Suzman, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0525561773
- Language: English
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By: Azizi, Arash
What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom
$28.00HardcoverRead moreThe first major book on the new Iranian revolution
‘A document of real optimism.’ Guardian On Tuesday 13 September 2022, all Mahsa Amini has planned is a day shopping in Tehran. Her birthday is next w- Author: Azizi, Arash
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 086154711X
- Language: English
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The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
$28.95HardcoverAdd to cartToday’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planetwide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But humanity’s story has always been on a glo
- Author: Sachs, Jeffrey D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0231193742
- Language: English
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By: Chinny Ukata
It’s a Continent: Unravelling Africa’s History One Country at a Time
$21.99HardcoverRead more‘. . . we need this book. Of course Africa needs it as well, because no other huge area of the planet is treated as such a singular region, and that has to change. But the rest of the planet needs It’
- Author: Ukata, Chinny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1529376785
- Language: English
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By: Meltzer, Brad
The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time: Decoding History’s Unsolved Mysteries
$15.95PaperbackAdd to cartMaster storyteller Brad Meltzer counts down and decodes the world’s top 10 most intriguing conspiracies stories.
Wanted: the truth. In a riveting collection, Brad Meltzer guides us through the 10 grea- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1523512369
- Language: English
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By: Phillips, Tom
Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cart*NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*
A Toronto Star Bestselling Book of the Year “Witty and entertaining.”–Sarah Knight “Laugh-out-loud.”–Steve Brusatte AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIV- Author: Phillips, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1335936637
- Language: English
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By: Bixby, Patrick
License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport
$31.18HardcoverAdd to cartThis surprising global history of an indispensable document reveals how the passport has shaped art, thought, and human experience while helping to define the modern world.
In License to Travel, Patr- Author: Bixby, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 520375858
- Language: English
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By: Kurkov, Andrey
Diary of an Invasion
$25.00HardcoverRead moreOne of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv.
This journal of th
- Author: Kurkov, Andrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1646052811
- Language: English















