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The unbelievably riveting adventure of an unlikely young explorer who emerged from the jungles of Africa with evidence of a mysterious, still mythical beas...

The world has watched, stunned, the bloodshed in Mexico. Forty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves ...

One of the most influential evangelical voices in America chronicles what it has meant for him to spend the past half century as a "restless evangelical"--a...

In A Unique, Intensely Moving Memoir, Erin Einhorn Finds The Family In Poland Who Saved Her Mother From The Holocaust. But Instead Of A Joyful Reunion, Erin...

James Sharpe. Originally Published: U.k.: Profile Books As Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November, 2005. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [201]-213...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...

This Book Is A Dramatic Account That Reshapes The Way We Think And Talk About The Greatest Crime In History. Unrivaled In Reach And Scope, Holocaust Illumin...

How Did Women In 16th Century Western Europe Cope With The Consequences Of Being Considered Inherently Sinful--as Well As Being Legally And Economically Sub...

Though their bodies lie cold and dormant, the grave cannot contain the influence these seven men have had on today's world. They continue to rule because th...

The first big book on one of the most overlooked episodes in Canadian history, and the origin of today's greatest national debate, Let the Eastern Bastards ...

The Spellbinding Story Of Chris Mccandless, Who Gave Away His Savings, Hitchhiked To Alaska, Walked Into The Wilderness Alone, And Starved To Death In 1992,...

Authoritative, thorough, and interestingly written, A History of the Amish presents the deep and rich heritage of the Amish people with dozens of illustrat...

'Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.'-New York Times Book ReviewErik Larson has been widely acclaimed as ...

A compelling subject, war is common to almost all known societies and almost all periods of history. The Cambridge History of Warfare is a comprehensive acc...

From The Acclaimed Biographer Of The Sisters, The Story Of One Of The Most Remarkable Women Of The 19th Century, Who Traveled Far And Wide On A Quest For Tr...

With nearly 1,500 Broadway performances, six Tony Awards, more than three million albums sold, and five Academy Awards, The Sound of Music, based on the li...

Edith Schaeffer.Categories: History World ReligiousGeneral

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual mov...

Presents Twenty Significant Days That Have Had A Major Impact On World History, Including The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth Ii, The Dropping Of The Atom Bom...

the Top Non-fiction Bestseller Of Fall 2000 Was The Authoritative And Beautiful canada: A People’s History, Volume One. For Fall 2001, M&s Is Proud To...

Patrick Mcgilligan. Filmography: P. [751]-785. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyReference ...

memory Is As Central To Modern Politics As Politics Is Central To Modern Memory. We Are So Accustomed To Living In A Forest Of Monuments, To Having The Pas...

"You can't let people be treated in an inhuman way around you. . . . Otherwise you start to become inhuman." So speaks rescuer Hetty Voûte in The Heart ...

Two Award-winning Political Scientists Provide The Psychological Key To America's Deadlocked Politics, Showing That We Are Divided Not By Ideologies But Som...

No other ship in history has attracted so much attention, stirred up such powerful emotion, or accumulated as many legends and myths as Titanic. Unsinkable ...

How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented a...

On The Night Of September 6, 2011, Terror Called At The Amish Home Of The Millers. Answering A Late-night Knock From What Appeared To Be An Amish Neighbor, ...

Investigating Babyn Yar Tells The Story Of The Murder Of Kyiv's Jews Using Available Fragmentary Evidence. The Book Follows The Trail Of Discarded Property ...

The vital resource that provides all assignments for The World's Story Volume 3 course, which includes: Materials lists for each chapter, oral and written...

This sourcebook contains an alternate Working with Evidence and Historians' Voices feature for each chapter. Available in print or as part of your digital p...

From The Bestselling Author Of Lawrence In Arabia, A Gripping History Of The Early Years Of The Cold War, The Cia's Covert Battles Against Communism, And Th...

Hillary Clinton's Candid Reflections About The Key Moments During Her Time As Secretary Of State, As Well As Her Thoughts About How To Navigate The Challeng...

Offers Snapshots Of The Anchorman's Life And Career Through Excerpts From Interviews Conducted By Oral Historian Don Carleton. From St. Joe To Austin -- The...

Foreword / Sir Ranulph Fiennes -- Author's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Plan And Preparation -- 2. The Voyage To Macquarie Island -- 3. From Mac...

Meeting at an African American college in North Carolina in 1959, a group of black and white Episcopalians organized the Episcopal Society for Cultural and ...

this Fascinating Book Draws Together A Wealth Of Diverse Material On The Much-trusted (and Rarely Disputed) Phenomenon We Know As The Calendar. From The F...

The Rise And Fall Of Peace On Earth Examines That Singularly Peaceful Quarter Century. Its Initial Three Chapters Describe How And Why Peace Came To Be Esta...

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Be...

This elegant Bible edition honors the beauty and richness of the New King James Version featuring wide margins for notes and reflections to enhance your stu...

"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book."--New York TimesOne of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans...

Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic work of sc...

This is an abridgement of Samuel Morison's magnum opus, The European Discovery of America, in which he describes the early voyages that led to the discovery...

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre and Pierre-Francois-Andre Mechain set out from Paris in 1792 with a common goal. headed in opposite directions, they hoped to...

The acclaimed biographer of Robert Falcon Scott masterfully chronicles the life of one of the last great Edwardian heroes, Ernest Shackleton, from his Anglo...

National bestsellerA thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer."In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, best...

Dragon's Prophecy, TheCategories: History World ReligiousReligion, Politics & State

A behind-the-gates journey into Buckingham, Balmoral, and Sandringham palaces reveals for the first time how the royals really live, including portraits of ...

The Take A Stand! Series Teaches Students How To Be Historians. They Learn Not What To Think Or Memorize, But How To Analyze The Events Of The Past. This Un...