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The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the es...

A survivor of Auschwitz recounts his harrowing experiences, his adjustment to freedom, and his work on behalf of the Jewish causeCategories: HistoryWorld

The Anglo-boer War (1899-1902) Is One Of The Most Intriguing Conflicts Of Modern History. It Has Been Labeled Many Things: The First Media War, A Precursor ...

Algernon Percy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 230-233) And Index.Categories: HistoryWorld

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain Language taps the roots...

The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets, Spycraft and Gaia TheoryCategories: Science & MathHistory & Philosophy

"More than a horrifying tale... also a penetrating examination of causes."-Denis Wood, author,The Power of MapsSeventy-one years before the Titanic, a ship ...

Condensing centuries of history into one volume, Cities of the World traces the historic form and special character of the world's greatest cities through...

The Death Of Madonna -- A Magical Place -- The Arrogance And The Nerve! -- Jam Hot -- Sick And Peverted -- How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Madonn...

Exactly 175 years ago, on the Senate Square in St. Petersburg, a failed uprising ignited a process that would, one red October, finally sweep the autocracy ...

Presents A Reconstruction Of The Eighteenth-century Empress's Life That Covers Her Efforts To Engage Russia In The Cultural Life Of Europe, Her Creation Of ...

A One-volume Collection Of Representative Writings From The 16-volume Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition, With References To The Larger Work For Addi...

A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle ...

Retraces Two Critical Centuries Of Middle Eastern History, Presents An Intriguing Chronicle Of The Crusades, And Offers Insights Into The Forces That Shape ...

Today, Bob Greene is a celebrated, nationally-syndicated columnist. In 1964, he was a seventeen-year-old Ohio high school kid. And he kept a diary.It's all...

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In...

Chapter 1. The Accusation -- Chapter 2. Blood Libel In The Modern World -- Chapter 3. Who Done It : The Immigrants? -- Chapter 4. The Massena Case And Ameri...

The definitive history of Austria’s multinational army and its immense role during three centuries of European military history Among the finest examples...

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Biographer Brings To Life The Most Intriguing Woman In The History Of The World: Cleopatra, The Last Queen Of Egypt. Though Her L...

Here is the unparalleled account of the most awesome and awful chapter in the moral history of humanity. Lucid, chilling and comprehensive, Lucy S. Dawidowi...

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of King James I’s favorite, George Villiers, the first ...

While the fathers were off founding the country, what were the women doing? Running their husband s businesses, raising their children plus providing polit...

As a young speechwriter in the Reagan White House, Peter Robinson was responsible for the celebrated "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech. He was a...

When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than a...

Product Description NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam DriverThe sensational true story of murder, madn...

a History So Funny, So True, So Scary, It's Bound To Be Called A Conspiracy. meticulous In Its Research, Forensic In Its Reasoning, Robust In Its Argume...

For Four Years, The Author Interviewed Extremist Members Of Three Religions Around The World: Christians, Jews, And Muslims. Traveling Extensively To Refuge...

 What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, sha...

from The Winner Of The First Lannan Prize For Cultural Freedom, A Bitingly Funny, Kaleidoscopic Vision Of The First World Through The Eyes Of The Third ed...

A Portrait Of Albert Einstein Shares Critical Insights Into Both The Genius And Hubris Of Modern Physics, Linking Einstein's Popular Downfall Through The Fi...

As New Groundbreaking Research Suggests That Climate Change Played A Major Role In The Most Extreme Catastrophes In The Planet's History, Award-winning Scie...

A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected ...

For Many Centuries, The World Of Islam Was In The Forefront Of Human Achievement - The Foremost Military And Economic Power In The World, The Leader In The ...

If offered the chance—by cloak, spell, or superpower—to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeuri...

In This Rich, Irreverent, Compelling History, Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Steven Weinberg Takes Us From Ancient Miletus To Medieval Baghdad And Oxford, Fr...

“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.” —Mark Kurlansky The Whale...

A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings ...

The story of the global search for moral truthsIn this remarkable and groundbreaking book, Kenan Malik explores the history of moral thought as it has deve...

In the End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical to...

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty...

This reader reflects the genesis, scope, and direction of women’s activism in a single Latin American country. It collects the voices of forty-one dive...

For over thirty years Jews have turned to Rabbi Maurice Lamm's classic work for direction and consolation. Selected by The New York Times as one of the ten...

Product Description In Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People, Ben M. Freeman, inspired by his experiences with LGBTQ+ pride, aims to educate, inspire and e...

The Perfect St. Patrick's Day Gift, And A Book In The Best Tradition Of Popular History -- The Untold Story Of Ireland's Role In Maintaining Western Culture...

in This Angry, Funny, Smart, Contentious Book, Jonah Goldberg Offers A Startling New Perspective On The Theories And Practices That Define Fascist Politic...

#1 Bestselling Author And Radio Host Glenn Beck Exposes The Real Truth Behind The Roots Of Islamic Extremism In Muslim Teachings In This Sharply Insightful ...

Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining ScandalCategories: History WorldWomen in History