History

A magisterial account of the worst disasters to strike humankind—the Great Irish Potato Famine—conveyed as lyrical narrative history from the acclaimed...

“I couldn’t put the book down…very scary indeed.” —Los Angeles TimesThe Classic Account Of One Of The World’s Most Feared Serial Killers Decade...

On May 18, 1860, in the midst of the nominating battle at the Republican National Convention, four contenders–Lincoln, Seward, Chase and Bates–wait in the...

V. 3. Titans : How The New Canadian Establishment Seized Power. Peter C. Newman. Vol. 3 Of The Canadian Establishment. Vol. 1-2 First Published: Toronto : M...

Highlights from the horrid series that gets you hooked on history! Age 8+. Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm. Titles:The Awesome Egyptians; The Groovy Greeks; ...

Every Teacher, Every Student Of History, Every Citizen Should Read This Book. It Is Both A Refreshing Antidote To What Has Passed For History In Our Educati...

James Grant’s story of America’s last governmentally untreated depression: A bible for conservative economists, this “carefully researched history…m...

A Real-life Political Thriller About An American Financier In The Wild East Of Russia, The Murder Of His Principled Young Tax Attorney, And His Dangerous Mi...

Born Into A Wealthy, Politically Influential Indian Family In The Waning Years Of The Raj, Jawaharlal Nehru Was Raised, Under His Father's Careful Guidance,...

A must for every Canadian home, "A Day in the Life of Canada" is a pictorial celebration of life north of the 49th parallel. A scr...

Blending the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history, Wild Swans has become a bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more t...

From the earliest engineers such as Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, heroes of the Industrial Revolution like Eli Whitney and Alessandro Volta, and pione...

How can biblical authority be a reality for those shaped by the modern world? This book treats the First World as a mission field, offering a unique perspec...

Before the turn of the 19th century, ventures into uncharted lands required material or spiritual reward to justify the perils of shipwreck and hostile nati...

'Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyos...

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science ...

On The Eve Of Canada's Sesquicentennial Celebrations Comes A Richly Rewarding New Book From Acclaimed Historian Charlotte Gray About What It Means To Be Can...

A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945 provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. But the book i...

As World War II ended, dancing broke out in the streets of victorious capitals. But in Washington and Moscow, menacing ultimatums soon replaced declarations...

From the first people to leave Africa to the first to leave the planet, the urge to explore the unknown has driven human progress. DK's Explorers tells th...

Documenting The Interconnectedness Among The Crucial Milestones Of Our Time, And Illustrated With Full-color Photography, A Comprehensive Tour Of Modern Sci...

There have been countless badass women who have changed the world for the better, yet most people have never even heard of them. Women throughout history h...

Ronald Wright. Previously Published Under Title: A Short History Of Progress. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History WorldCiviliz...

Stories of the evolution of Willowdale from its earliest acquisition of land to today’s urban environment. In 1855, Willowdale’s post office opened in...

Chantal Hébert’s first book is both a post-mortem of the Canadian federation that died on January 23, 2006, the night of the last federal election, as wel...

A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the “civilized West” has had with decapitated heads and skulls....

A history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in mid-nineteenth-century China profiles a period of extreme violence, during which a massive uprising, led by rel...

Traces the first eighty-six years of the twentieth century and describes important events in politics, industry, art, music, literature, religion, and sport...

Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter!Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, Hockey: A Peo...

'this Eagerly Awaited Book Is An Outstanding And Right Up-to-date Summary Of Every Excavation And Investigation Undertaken In Ireland Into The Earthworks, C...

With selections drawn from both constitutional and cultural history, this book invites students to examine evidence as historians do. Documents are arranged...

Over 200 Illustrations Drawn From The Art Institute Of Chicago's Repository Of Architectural Drawings, Models, And Building Fragements Present A Striking Re...

A new and major contribution to the field, Women in European Culture and Society is a transnational history of women in Europe from the beginning of the ei...

modern City-dwellers Suffer Their Share Of Unpleasant Experiences—traffic Jams, Noisy Neighbors, Pollution, Food Scares—but Urban Nuisances Of The Past Ex...

The #1 New York Times Best-selling Author Of In The Garden Of Beasts Presents A 100th-anniversary Chronicle Of The Sinking Of The Lusitania That Discusses T...

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great Wh...

Product Description The world’s leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of...

By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in...

“Every Christian ought to be a good historian, and if his knowledge of history be improved by him as it ought, the better historian he is, the better Chri...

The Problem Of Reading The Quran -- The History And Form Of The Quran And The Practices Of Reading -- Early Meccan Suras -- Middle And Later Meccan Suras --...

When Irving Berlin First Conceived The Song White Christmas, He Envisioned It As A Throwaway -- A Satirical Novelty Number For A Vaudeville-style Stage Revu...

Once part of the Ottoman Empire and then known as Transjordan, Jordan is a young nation that gained its independence in 1946. The country is home to amazin...

Traces The History Of The Deaf Through The Eyes Of Laurent Clerc, A Deaf Frenchman Who Was The Intellectual Leader Of The Deaf Community In France, Then In ...

"If I could, I would put this book into the hands of every Christian in America." --Dr. David Jeremiah "Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, an...

How Do Computers And Robots Change The Meaning Of Being Human? How Do We Deal With The Epidemic Of Fake News? Are Nations And Religions Still Relevant? What...

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In This Revelatory, Authoritative Portrait Of Donald J. Trump And The Toxic Family That Made Him, Mary L. Trump, A Trained Clinical Psychologist And Donaldâ...

The media said the Canadian truckers were Russian agents, controlled by Vladimir Putin.Justin Trudeau called them extremists.And the government put the coun...