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The Muqaddimah : an introduction to history ; in three volumes. 1
Overview: This new edition of the abridged version, with the addition of a key section of
Three Women
Overview: This is it. This is the one…It blew the top of my head off and
Songs of America
Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Overview: Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the
Sea Stories
My Life in Special Operations Overview: Sea Stories begins in 1960 at the American Officers' Club
Upheaval
Turning Points for Nations in Crisis Overview: Adding a psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography,
Accidental Presidents
Eight Men Who Changed America Overview: Accidental Presidents shows that “history unfolds in death as well
The First Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington Overview: Praise for The First Conspiracy: "This is American
The Happiness Fantasy
Overview: In this devastatingly witty new book, Carl Cederström traces our present-day conception of happiness from
Impeachment
An American History Overview: This is a realist view of impeachment that looks to history for
Written in History
Letters that Changed the World Overview: WRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history,
Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention
Overview: ‘A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing’ Caitlin Moran ‘Newman is
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
Overview: With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western-and male-centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth
What Truth Sounds Like
Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America Overview: " Shaun
Chernobyl
The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Overview: In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to
The Soul of America
The Battle for Our Better Angels Overview: In this inspiring book, Meacham reassures us, “The good
Rocket Men
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the
The Square and the Tower
Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook Overview: From the cults of ancient Rome to
Drinking Water
A History Overview: Duke professor James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues
The Blood of Emmett Till
Overview: Draws on firsthand testimonies and recovered court transcripts to present a scholarly account of the
Germany
Memories of a Nation Overview: German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large
Fantasyland
How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Overview: Fantasyland is a journey that connects the dots
The Future Is History
How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia Overview: WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION FINALIST FOR
Mythology
Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition Overview: This 75th anniversary edition of
Time Travel
A History
India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy
Overview: This tenth anniversary edition, updated and expanded, brings the narrative up to the present. Read
Stamped from the Beginning
The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Overview: Winner of the US National Book Award
Hue 1968
A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam Overview: New York Times Bestseller A Los
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women Overview: Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection –
Death’s Summer Coat
What the History of Death and Dying Teaches Us about Life and Living Overview: A doctor
Get Well Soon
History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them Overview: Get Well Soon delivers the gruesome,
White Trash
The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America Overview: In this landmark book, Nancy Isenberg argues
Wonderland
How Play Made the Modern World Overview: History is the serious business of war, treaties, governments
All the Single Ladies
Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation Overview: "Today, only twenty percent of Americans
Killing the Rising Sun
How America Vanquished World War II Japan Overview: Killing the Rising Sun takes readers to the
Hidden Figures
The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the
Stronger Together
Overview: Stronger Together brings together the personal stories, speeches, fact sheets, and policy proposals behind Secretary
Rise of the Rocket Girls
The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars Overview: For the first
Our Kids
The American Dream in Crisis Overview: "The bestselling author of Bowling Alone offers [an] … examination
The Fight to Vote
Overview: Waldman traces the full story from the founders' debates to today's challenges: a wave of
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Overview: An
The Rift
A New Africa Breaks Free Overview: Africa has long been misunderstood–and abused–by outsiders. Correspondent Alex Perry
Empire of Cotton
A Global History Overview: "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of
The Monopolists
Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game Overview: The Monopolists reveals the
Fear
A Cultural History Overview: From fear of the crowd to agoraphobia, from battle experiences to fear
Ukraine Crisis
What it Means for the West Overview: The book examines Yanukovych's corrupt 'coup d'etat' of 2010
Back Channel to Cuba
The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana Overview: "Challenging the conventional wisdom of perpetual
All the Truth Is Out
The Week Politics Went Tabloid Overview: Through the spellbindingly reported story of the Senator’s fall from
Stuff Matters
Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Overview: A world-leading materials scientist presents an
Lawrence in Arabia
War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Overview: The Sunday Times
Revolutionary Iran
A History of the Islamic Republic Overview: And despite the deeprifts separating Sunnis and Shiites, the
On Saudi Arabia
Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines–and Future Overview: A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from The Wall Street
The Bully Pulpit
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism Overview: The Bully Pulpit is
On Paper
The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History Overview: Lavishly researched, compellingly written, this masterful guide illuminates paper’s
Command and Control
Overview: At the heart of Command and Control lies the story of an accident at a
Holy Sh*t
A Brief History of Swearing Overview: Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing–obscenities
Madness and Civilization
A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Overview: Michel Foucault examines the archeology of
Civilization
The Six Killer Apps of Western Power Overview: ' Economist 'Vivid and fascinating.' Daily Telegraph'Superb .
The Lessons of History
Overview: A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is
The Wonderbox
Curious histories of how to live Overview: History is usually read for pleasure or for insight
Jerusalem
The Biography Overview: In this masterful narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore brings the holy city to life
Killing Lincoln
The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever Overview: Describes the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham
Salt
A World History Overview: From the award-winning and bestselling author of Cod comes the dramatic, human
India After Gandhi
The History of the World’s Largest Democracy Overview: This tenth anniversary edition, published to coincide with
Why The West Rules – For Now
The Patterns of History and what they reveal about the Future Overview: But both approaches have
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs
Overview: In this book, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to
Doubt: A History
The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and
Freedom Summer
The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy Overview: In
Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History Overview: For David Aaronovitch, there came
FATA–a Most Dangerous Place
Meeting the Challenge of Militancy and Terror in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan Overview:
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World Overview: Traces the evolution of international trade, from ancient Mesopotamia to
Raven
The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People Overview: An inside account of
True Enough
Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society Overview: Make no mistake: this is no run-of-the-mill exposé
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Overview: In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford resurrects the true
The Devil in the White City
A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America Overview: To find out
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography Overview: Includes a history of how
The Seventh Million
The Israelis and the Holocaust Overview: A new history of Israel presents the Holocaust as the
Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Men and a Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Hints
Overview: This edition brings the two texts together and also includes Hints, the notes which Wollstonecraft
The Hour of Eugenics
Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America Overview: This book addresses the scientific and social movement
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