History

A historical atlas about people and ideas. Its themes range from exploration, colonization, wars, and political movements to issues such as family and gende...

The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the earl...

In 1941, Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was a teenage girl who, like other Americans, reacted with horror to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Yet soon she and her fa...

Houses, Gardens, And Fences : Signs Of English Possession In The New World -- Ceremonies : The Theatrical Rituals Of French Political Possession -- The Requ...

Camp X - the top secret World War II 'secret agent training camp on the shores of Lake Ontario.Categories: History Americas Canada20th Century

Presents a readable and appealing introduction to what otherwise might seem an inaccessible religion of late antiquity.Categories: Politics & Social Sci...

The Surprising And Compelling Story Of Two Rival Geniuses In An All-out Race To Decode One Of The World’s Most Famous Documents—the Rosetta Stone—and ...

There are many ways to try to improve our liveswe can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of spiritual guides, or the latest experiments of ps...

Accomplished historical author James Reston, Jr., presents the enthralling saga of how the Christian kingdoms converted, conquered, and slaughtered their wa...

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

Discusses Dimensions Of Space, Early Twentieth-century Advances, The Physics Of Elementary Particles, String Theory And Branes, And Proposals For Extra-dime...

Culture And Values: A Survey Of The Western Humanities Takes You On A Fascinating Tour Of Some Of The World's Most Significant Examples Of Art, Music, Philo...

One of Time Magazine’s Sixteen Best True Crime Books of All Time A crusading Mexican-American journalist searches for justice and hope in an increasingly...

This beautifully photographed travel pictorial captures the people, art, architecture, food and landscapes of the Philippines. The Philippine Archipelago w...

In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with real-life characters, forgotten stars, mainstream heroes...

From the authors of the international bestseller The Babylon Code comes an explosive exposé of the chilling truth about the fierce opposition to the Trump...

Mixing aspects of social, political, and institutional history, authors Athan and Jeanne Theoharis survey the quest for equal rights and social justice in...

Michael Wolff, Author Of The Bombshell Bestseller Fire And Fury, Once Again Takes Us Inside The Trump Presidency To Reveal A White House Under Siege. With F...

“This is a book of passion, a combination of personal philosophy, recent sociological studies, and history to produce a sweeping answer to ‘the German ...

As Linda Brent, The Book's Heroine And Narrator, Harriet Jacobs Recounts The History Of Her Family And Recalls The Degradation Of Slavery, Especially The Se...

Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for thr...

“The Great Starvation Experimentis wide-ranging, weaving progress in the war into the day-to-day suffering of the hungry volunteers.” —Saint Paul Pioneer ...

The Artist Under Fire / By Sherry Buchanan -- On The Road -- In The Trenches -- Going Home. Pham Thanh Tam ; Edited By Sherry Buchanan. Includes Bibliograph...

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, based on her own childhood and later life, are still beloved classics almost a century after she began writing th...

Women's Liberation : A Toss Of Silk -- Hot Buttons, Charged Topics -- Dual Oppression : Harassment And Rape -- Wounds Against Society : Violence Against Wom...

The Legacy Of The Frontier -- The Slavery Of John Jewitt -- The Adventures Of Wilfred Grenfell -- The Saga Of Sam Steele -- The Martyrdom Of Isaac Jogues --...

Burmese design, heavily influenced by its proximity to China and India, is a many-layered thing, interwoven with spiritual, religious and political messages...

Balinese Art Is The First Comprehensive Survey Of Balinese Painting From Its Origins To Its Present Place At The Forefront Of The Asian Art Scene. It May Be...

Now in Paperback! Updated and revised to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War, Eyewitness World War I takes an in-depth look at...

[the Author's] Story Begins In Rural Puerto Rico, Where Her Warring Parents And Seven Siblings Led A Life Of Uproar, But One Full Of Love And Tenderness As ...

The Headlines Are Clear: Religion Is On The Decline In America As Many People Leave Behind Traditional Religious Practices. Diana Butler Bass, Leading Comme...

Paul Axelrod. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Education & Teaching Schools & Teaching Education TheoryHistory

Kati Marton.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole ...

Every Canadian town has a hockey story, and Ron MacLean has a hockey story for every town. A new book by the co-author of the national bestseller Cornered....

The classic two-volume study of Trudeau and his impact upon Canadian society and politics Volume 1: The Magnificent Obsession Winner of the Governor Gener...

In Her Controversial New Book, Elaine Dewar, Named Among 'canada's Best Muckrakers,' Reveals How Our Premiere National Publisher, Mcclelland And Stewart, Wa...

In this book you will find — • The real reason why Israel is constantly under attack. • Those responsible for those attacks, and why. • How and why ...

Glyn Prysor. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [525]-534) And Index.Categories: History MilitaryWorld War II

This is the new 3rd edition of Angus Baxter s classic In Search of Your Canadian Roots, now brought up to date with revised listings of finding-aids, recor...

"What gives From the Ruins of Empire its charm and richness of texture is that its main focus is not on major players such as Gandhi and Mao, but on two li...

This book explores the lives, deaths, enemies, and victims of the most powerful guerrillas of twentieth-century Ireland: those of the Cork I.R.A. between 19...

Epoch-making political events are often remembered for their spatial markers: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the storming of the Bastille, the occupation of T...

Studio 54 was the icon of excess—a place where Andy, Mick, Bianca, and Elton lounged in the VIP section while patrons did drugs in the fabled unisex bath...

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent ch...

Today The Word 'shtetl' (yiddish For 'small Town') Summons Only Hazy, Distant Associations: Images Of Chagall-like Crooked Streets And Glowing Sabbath Dinne...

a Transcendent History/memoir Of One Family’s Always Passionate, Sometimes Tragic Connection To Russia. on A Midsummer Day In 1937, A Black Car Pulled Up ...

Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an acc...