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"Intensely well researched and an un-put-down-able read, Tina Brown's extraordinary book parts the brocaded velvet and allows us an unprecedented look at th...

In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Gran...

Concise And Interpretive Survey Of Modern East Asian History By An Accomplished World Historian That Uses A Patterns Framework To Place This Important Count...

From 1937 to 1945 the world witnessed a succession of savage military strategies and actions on land, in the seas, and in the skies that resulted in the sla...

Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as the...

From freighters in motion and intricate machinery in the engine room, to the men who operate and maintain the vessels, these photographs represent a testame...

Larry McMurtry criscrosses America -- driving in search of the present, the past, and himself -- as he shares his fascination with this nation's great trai...

Vol. I. The Earliest Records Of Japan -- Early Shinto -- Prince Shōtoku And His Constitution -- Chinese Thought And Institutions In Early Japan -- Nara Bud...

Over 4000 important Americans, earliest times to 1905, in authentic contemporary likenesses. Explorers, assassins, politicians, writers, soldiers, theologia...

Documents The Trial Of A Man Charged With Dozens Of Counts Of Arson In A Rural Virginia County, Sharing Insight Into His Struggles With Addiction, His Relat...

Examines Japanese thought through the traditions of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism from earliest times to the presen...

Addresses the conflict between scientific theory about the world and the ancestral worldview of Native Americans. Publishers Weekly Though Deloria (Custer...

About the Author MARSHA LEDERMAN is the Western Arts Correspondent for the Globe and Mail. Before joining the Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostl...

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researchi...

remember Pearl Harbor Allows Children To Go Beyond History-book Narrative And Experience Through The American And Japanese Survivors Memories What It Was L...

Whether chugging up the Congo on a paddle-wheel steamboat, rubbing elbows with pygmy chiefs (or wealthy colonial neighbors), being pursued through the dark...

The Man Who Led The Intelligence War That Killed Osama Bin Laden Traces A Life Of Leadership In Public Service, From His Tenure In Congress Through His Year...

A pictorial celebration of New Mexico's history and landscape. In celebration of New Mexico's statehood centenial, Richard Melzer focuses on the various s...

This Book Almost Didn’t See The Light Of Day As Government Officials Tried To Bar Its Publication. The Inside Story Of The Real President Trump, By His Fo...

What If We Examined A Landscape On Its Own Terms, Freed From Expectations Or Assumptions? The River Is A Gorgeous And Moving Meditation That Uses Fiction, N...

the Beloved Author Of refuge, Terry Tempest Williams Is One Of The Country’s Most Eloquent And Imaginative Writers. The Desert Is Her Blood. In This Poten...

For the audience that read Maria Flook’s New York Times bestseller, Invisible Eden, this is the extraordinary story of a high-stakes murder case set in t...

Why Did Eurasians Conquer, Displace, Or Decimate Native Americans, Australians, And Africans, Instead Of The Reverse? In This Groundbreaking Book, Evolution...

Yoshiwara Is The First Attempt In Nearly A Century To Give A Comprehensive And Detailed Account Of Edo-period Japan's Legendary Pleasure Quarter. The Book B...

New York Times number-one bestselling author Debbie Ford presents revolutionary questions that, when answered with complete honesty, change the way we see...

A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be...

An Extraordinary Collection Of Posts To And From The G.i.s' Best Friend And Incomparable EntertainerCategories: Literature & Fiction Essays & Corres...

Revised, and with a New Introduction by the Author "I am an agitator, and an agitator is the center post in a washing machine that gets the dirt out."--Jim...

What Was It Like To Work In A Canadian Second World War Munitions Factory? What Were Working Conditions Like? Did Anyone Die? Just How Closely Did Female Em...

This Autobiography Headlines The Collections, Both On View And Behind The Scenes, Of The Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum. The Official Story And I...

Book by Lamb, James B.Categories: HistoryGeneral

November 1950, the Korean Peninsula: After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Divisio...

The culture, arts, crafts and religion of the Plains Indians. Profusely illustrated. 618 pages including an extensive index. Jacket protected in mylar cover...

Journalist Julie Satow's Thrilling, Unforgettable History Of How One Illustrious Hotel Has Defined Our Understanding Of Money And Glamour, From The Gilded A...

“A modern classic of courage and excitement.” —The New Yorker NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHARLIE HUNNAM AND RAMI MALEK Henri Charrière, nicknamed ...

Napoleon Fenced. So Did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, And President Truman, Who Would Cross Swords With Bess After School. Lincoln Was A Canny Dueler...

The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond bet...

In This Signal Work Of History, Bancroft Prize Winner And Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lizabeth Cohen Shows How The Pursuit Of Prosperity After World War Ii Fuel...

A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech -- for fans of Maggie Habe...

The author describes his year spent in Delhi, India, reflecting on the city's history and culture, including religious practices, industry, the arts, festiv...

Alfred Stepan. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [147]-160.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government International & World Pol...

A thrilling new adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of the New York Times bestseller Shadow Divers Find...

the Award-winning Pbs Series Spawned This Book, Which Is Filled With Evocative Photographs And Essays From Some Of The Nation's Leading Civil War Historian...

***new York Times Bestseller*** ***best Books Of 2018 Selection By*** * Washington Post * People * Npr * Esquire * Elle * Wired * Refinery 29 * “in A Year...

In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from the Tower of London. History has judged they were murdered...

This Comprehensive Examination Into The Frightening History Of Serial Homicide Documents The Psychological, Investigative, And Cultural Aspects Of Serial Mu...

For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the fascinating stories behind 500 everyday items, expressions, a...