History Books

Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell [by Mark Kurlansky, Reprint Edition, Pa...

The Big Oyster (History on the Half Shell) (Reprint) (Paperback)

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Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany [by William L. Sh...

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's German Empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of... more

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Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A H...

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JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters [by James W. Douglass...

In this book James Douglass presents a compelling account of why President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and why the unmasking of this truth rem... more

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Shadow of the Silk Road [by Colin Thubron, Paperback]

Shadow of the Silk Road (Reprint) (Paperback)

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Shadow of the Silk Road [by Colin Thu...

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Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s [by Jonathan Leaf, Hardcover]

Politically correct textbooks and Hollywood movies portray the 1960s as a momentous era of youthful rebellion and social upheaval. But this is a gr... more

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Politically Incorrect Guide to the 19...

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Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 [by David ...

Path Between the Seas (The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914) (Illustrated) (Paperback)

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Path Between the Seas: The Creation o...

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Mission, The Men, and Me [by Pete Blaber, Hardcover]

Pete Blaber knows what it takes to survive...and thrive. As a commander in Delta Force the most elite counter-terrorist organization in the world P... more

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Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg [by Helen Rappaport, Hardc...

On the sweltering summer night of July 16 1918 in the Siberian city of Ekaterinburg a group of assassins led an unsuspecting Tsar Nicholas II of... more

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Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at...

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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West [by...

Deadly terrorist attacks and rioting in Muslim neighborhoods have forced Europeans to confront the limits of their long-held liberal values. Caldwe... more

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Reflections on the Revolution in Euro...

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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust [by Immaculee Ilib...

Her life ripped apart by the bloody genocide that broke out in Rwanda in 1994, Ilibagiza forged a profound and lasting relationship with God throug... more

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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst ...

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Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Taliban Insur...

An up-to-date edition of the only military history of Afghanistan, including the recent operations by American and Afghan forces fighting the Taliban insurgency

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Afghanistan: A Military History from ...

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Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History [by Art Spiegelman, Volume 1,...

Maus a Survivors Tale (My Father Bleeds History) (Volume 1) (Illustrated) (Paperback)

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Maus a Survivors Tale: And Here My Troubles Begin [by Art Spiegelman, Volume ...

MAUS was the first half of the tale of survival of the author's parents, charting their desperate progress from prewar Poland Auschwitz. Here is th... more

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Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, an...

Inspired by the popular History Channel( Timelab 2000 series, this book features the most startling stories ever plucked from the pages of history.... more

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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West [by Hampton Sides, Reprint Ed...

Sides extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, and a... more

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American Civil War: A Military History [by John Keegan, Hardcover]

For the past half century, John Keegan, the greatest military historian of our time, has been returning to the scenes of America s most bloody and ... more

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Wisconsin Death Trip [by Michael Lesy, Reprint Edition, 2nd Edition, Paperback]

First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small, turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collect... more

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The Rhythm Of Life

Do you ever feel that if you weren't so busy you would be happier, healthier, more effective, more fulfilled--and maybe even a better person? Throu... more

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Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century [by Alex Ross, Paperback]

Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," journeys from Vienna before the First World War to New York in the 1970s and 80s. The result is not so muc... more

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Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twent...

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Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth [by Mohandas K. Gandhi,...

Translated by Mahadev Desai and with a New Preface The only authorized American edition Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of ... more

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Autobiography: The Story of My Experi...

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Dark Side [by Jane Mayer, Hardcover]

A dramatic and damning narrative account of how America has fought the War on Terror . In the days immediately following September 11th, the most p... more

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Provenance [by Laney Salisbury, Hardcover]

Recounts the activities of John Drewe, who manipulated struggling artist John Myatt and other unwitting accomplices to become prolific art forgers ... more

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Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers [by Brion Mcclanahan, Pap...

They were the greatest generation in American history. Yet how much do you really know about the Founding Fathers? And how much of what you know is... more

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Politically Incorrect Guide to the Fo...

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Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on Ame...

The Dark Side (The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals) (Reprint) (Paperback)

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Dark Side: The Inside Story of How th...

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Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story [by Paul Fitzgerald, Paperback]

Despite official declarations, the war in Afghanistan is far from over; in fact, it s escalating. Seven years after 9/11, the Taliban continue to r... more

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Invisible History: Afghanistan's Unto...

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Ascent of Money [by Niall Ferguson, Paperback]

Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest uph... more

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Ascent of Money [by Niall Ferguson, P...

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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture [by Ros...

Describes how a fifteenth-century goldsmith and clockmaker, Filippo Brunelleschi, came up with a unique design for the dome to crown Florence's mag... more

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Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression [by Amity Shlaes, Reprin...

This striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression looks at the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they had he... more

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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the...

From the bestselling author of "D-Day" comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history--and one of the greatest adve... more

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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, ...

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World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century [by Thomas L. Frie...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and best-selling author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree gives a bold, timely, and surprising p... more

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Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon [by David Grann, Har...

Interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, wit... more

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Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obse...

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National Parks: America's Best Idea [by Dayton Duncan, Hardcover]

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War America s national park... more

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National Parks: America's Best Idea [...

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Inheritance of Rome [by Chris Wickham, Hardcover]

Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous... more

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Alaska-yukon-pacific Exposition, Washington's First World's Fair: A Timeline ...

This richly illustrated and well-researched volume recounts in detail the history of the fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national... more

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My Life With Bonnie And Clyde [by Barrow, Blanche Caldwell; Phillips, John Ne...

The sister-in-law of Clyde Barrow chronicles the escapades of her famous brother-in-law and his paramour Bonnie Parker. For this book, Phillips sup... more

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My Life With Bonnie And Clyde [by Bar...

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Rubicon: The Last Years Of The Roman Republic [by Tom Holland, Reprint Editio...

In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome... more

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Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest,...

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Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shock...

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Cooking from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 185 Regional Recipes [by Lidia Ma...

In this warmly written, lushly illustrated new cookbook, Bastianich delves into the regional cooking of many lesser known parts of Italy. In additi... more

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Battle for America, 2008 [by Haynes Johnson, Hardcover]

In an account of an election during a most critical time two political journalists cover the whole saga from the earliest stages of the nominees'... more

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