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Presenting A Survey Of Sports In Ancient Greece, This Work Describes Ancient Sporting Events And Games. It Considers The Role Of Women And Amateurs In Ancie...

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxi...

Ancient Cities surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds from the perspectives of archaeology and architectural hi...

Based On Years Of Original Research And New Reporting, Two Acclaimed Authors Deliver The Riveting And Emotionally Wrenching Full Story Of The Worst Sea Disa...

Born the son of a clergyman on October 18, 1662, Matthew Henry was ordained into the British Presbyterian Church where he held the pastorate in Chester from...

Get Out! Run! We Must Leave This Place! They Are Going To Destroy This Whole Place! Go, Children, Run First! Go Now! These Were The Final Shouts Nine Year-o...

Hardcover book with dust jacket, edited by Regine Schulz and Matias Seidel, Publication by Konemann, first English language edition. It has 540 pages fully ...

Exploring the subtle political philosophy within the Biblical narrative, this book presents enduring insights that complement Ancient Greek philosophy for c...

In the tradition of Seabiscuit, the riveting tale of twoproud Scotsmen who beat all comers to become the heroesof a golden age the dawn of professional gol...

What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And...

How a few women fought to board planes, then fly them, and finally to break through earth’s atmosphere into space. The story of how women in Canada, from...

Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or cooperating ...

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of comin...

George G. Blackburn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History Americas Canada20th Century

a Special 60th Anniversary Edition Of The Bestselling Re-creation Of The Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor, By The Author Of a Night To Remember. sunday, De...

An engaging illustrated history of feminism from antiquity through third-wave feminism, featuring Sappho, Mary Magdalene, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Tru...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is A Trailblazer. A Fighter. A Public Servant Who Has Dedicated Her Life To The Pursuit Of Equality. When Ruth Was A Young Girl, Her Mot...

About the Author\Charlot Kristensen is a Dublin based illustrator, designer, and book author. As a Black artist she often depicts underrepresented character...

Welcome To My Washington, Dc! Vibrant, Lush Paintings Full Of Elaborate Detail Bring The Capital City To Life! A Young Girl And Her Friend Explore All Their...

Seeing Jesus : Sources, Lenses, And Method / Marcus Borg -- Knowing Jesus : Faith And History / N.t. Wright -- The Mission And Message Of Jesus / N.t. Wrigh...

From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.How did an obscure...

Modern-day Christians often bring their own presuppositions and assumptions to the reading of the Bible, not realizing how deeply their understanding of Chr...

A Concise Edition with clear connections, comparisons, and sources in every chapter. The most globally integrated book in its field, Worlds Together, World...

Puglia Is The Heel Stretching Down From The Spur Of The Italian Boot. It Boasts Very Beautiful Landscapes, Wonderful Old Cities With Romanesque Cathedrals, ...

Criticizes The Way History Is Presented In Current Textbooks, And Suggests A Fresh And More Accurate Approach To Teaching American HistoryCategories: Educat...

Is Civilization Teetering On The Edge Of A Cliff? Or Are We Just Climbing Higher Than Ever? Most People Who Read The News Would Tell You That 2017 Is One Of...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a full-color book celebrating the world's most breathtaking, exciting, and astonishing attraction...

The twentieth century was the most brutal in human history, featuring a litany of shameful events that includes the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Stalinist era,...

A Riveting Account Of How Christian Fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, And Conservative Catholics Have Joined Forces In A Battle Against Their Progressive Coun...

Chronicles The Military Career Of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, Profiling His Military And Civilian Roles In The Vietnam War. The Funeral -- Going To War -- Ante...

Philomena by Martin Sixsmith, isbn 9781447245223Categories: History United States20th Century

From one of Canada's top baseball writers and radio hosts: a retrospective of the Toronto Blue Jays that comes more than 20 years after Joe Carter's World ...

An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity. This remarkable debut book chronicles what has h...

A 12-week New York Times Bestseller Helen Rappaport Paints A Compelling Portrait Of The Doomed Grand Duchesses. —people Magazine The Public Spoke Of The S...

Following Atticus is the remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime. This is author Tom Ryan’s inspiring tale of ho...

Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamerous ex ...

The sequel to The Cage and To Life continues Sender's account of her struggle to build a new life in America, her battle to cope with her horrific memories...

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

Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime ally Josef Stalin had killed millions of his own citi...

WINNER of CBC Canada Reads Finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize In the tradition of Elie Wiesel’s Night and Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz comes a bes...

With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have...

Updated edition, Foreword by Edward Said.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentInternational & World Politics

America’s Political System Isn’t Broken. The Truth Is Scarier: It’s Working Exactly As Designed. In This Book, Journalist Ezra Klein Reveals How That ...

THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE is a history of Western civilization from 8000 B.C. to the present. In addition to the chief political developments, this text offer...

In the tradition of "The Perfect Storm, Sudden Sea" harkens back to a natural disaster that struck terror in the hearts of many. In this narrative, reader...

New Paperback!Categories: Religion & Spirituality Worship & DevotionDevotionals

Journalist Michael Mckinley Celebrates 100 Years Of Hockey Canada, From The Creation Of The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association In 1914 To Today. Michael Mc...

From one of the world’s most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight...