History

The basis for the PBS Masterpiece series starring Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca Annis (Cranford) Away from the frontlines of World War II, in...

Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the d...

Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physic...

A Biography Of Reinhard Heydrich And His Wife, Lina Von Osten Heydrich-- Provided By Publisher.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Gov...

An examination of the nature of power that offers creative alternatives for positive change in our personal lives, our communities, and our world.Categories...

Riane Eisler Shows Us How History Has Consistently Promoted The Link Between Sex And Violence—and How We Can Sever This Link And Move To A Politics Of Par...

Jessica Warner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 225-262) And Index.Categories: HistoryWorld

The legendary icon tells his story—a tale of art, passion, commitment, addiction, as intense and hypnotic as the man himself. In a career spanning five d...

Join New York Times bestselling author Guy Fieri, host of the hugely popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as he takes you on a tour of 6...

Riane Eisler, David Loye. A Practical Companion For The Chalice And The Blade, Healing Our Families, Our Communities, And Our World. Bibliography: P. 233-23...

Practising The True Spirit Of Zen. not Always So Is Based On Shunryu Suzuki's Lectures And Is Framed In His Own Inimitable, Allusive, Paradoxical Style, ...

Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope-twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour d...

the Book Of Acts Is There; Ancient History Is There; Men Secular And Sacred Come Alive! An Historical Cliff-hanger Written Like A Novel.Categories: History ...

Linda Ambrose ... [et Al.] ; Edited By Matt Bray. Issued Also In French Under Title: L'université Laurentienne. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [38...

The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance offers material drawn from the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries surveying the social, economic, polit...

A Spy Among Friends, Ben Macintyre's Thrillingly Ambitious New Book, Tackles The Greatest Spy Story Of All: The Rise And Fall Of Kim Philby, Mi6's Cambridge...

Takes a detailed look at each ruler, revealing their life, achievements and failures, as well as their impact on the wider world. Now in a new handy-forma...

Will Millions of Christians suddenly vanish someday? A careful investigation of the rapture theory, which forms the basis for the Left Behind fantasy, revea...

After a short introduction, the authors work through each phrase of the Lord's Prayer, using it as a framework for the Christian life. Providing basic faith...

Iain R. Torrance. The Letters Between Severus Of Antioch And Sergius The Grammarian: P. 143-236. Translated Into English From A Syriac Version Of The Lost G...

Philadelphia Stories is a kind of family album. As in their earlier volume, Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940, Miller, Vogel, and Davis...

Explore the changing nature of the West Rather than looking at Western civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, t...

Containing two hundred colour and black-and-white images, many of them never-before published, this extraordinary book chronicles the lives of two exceptio...

Now In Paperback, The #1 New York Times Bestselling Chronicle Of The Rise And Fall Of A Legendary American Dynasty, From Cnn Anchor And Journalist Anderson ...

Slapped with a libel suit after an appearance on a talk show, Malachy McCourt crows, "If they could only see me now in the slums of Limerick, a big shot, su...

Canada’s war brides were the young women who met, fell in love with, and married Canadian servicemen in Europe in World War II. Forty-eight thousand from ...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Norway will lead you straight to the best attractions this breathtaking country has to offer. Explore Norway region by region, ...

In This Groundbreaking Book, Murthy Argues That Loneliness Is The Underpinning To The Current Crisis In Mental Wellness And Is Responsible For The Upsurge I...

About the Author\Harold R. Johnson (1954–2022) was the author of six works of fiction and six works of nonfiction, including Firewater: How Alcohol is Kil...

An On-the-ground History Of Ordinary Americans Who Took To The Streets When Political Issues Became Personal. It Is Widely Believed That Americans Of The 19...

This unprecedented book by one of Britain’s most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had ...

For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In ...

This world history text is organized into fewer, longer chapters that discuss all world civilizations in a specified time period. Chapters are broken into s...

The Definitive History Of Asian Americans By One Of The Nation's Preeminent Scholars On The Subject. In The Past Fifty Years, Asian Americans Have Helped Ch...

New York Times Bestseller - Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and AmazonIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Mone...

Us : The City On A Hill -- Them : Heretic, Heathen, And Witch -- The Puritans Become America -- The Wrath Of God In Black And White -- Abolition! -- South :...

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...

Merchant PrincesCategories: History Americas CanadaGeneral

Dispatches From The New Britain: A Slyly Funny And Compulsively Readable Portrait Of A Nation Finally Refurbished For The Twenty-first Century. Naughty Boys...

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as amission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outd...

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

Introduction: The Department Of Amusement -- Nashville Contra Jaws, 1975 -- Born Again In The U.s.a., 1976-80 -- Bad Trips, 1981-82 -- I Ain't Afraid Of No ...

"[Julian Barnes] reinvents the wheel; I'm always fascinated to see what shape it's going to be next."—Jay McInerney With the same brilliant style and idio...

A monumental achievement of scholarship, this volume on the Nahua Indians of Central Mexico (often called Aztecs) constitutes our best understanding of any...

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 ...

In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened?\Growing...

Jung Chang, Jon Halliday. Originally Published In Great Britain By Jonathan Cape, London--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [739]-790) And...

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