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Antioch: The First Crusade: Book...Richard Foreman"Tight and fast-paced." Richard Woodman. "Highly recommended.” Michael Jecks. SIEGE: The First Crusade: Book One "A really good read for anyone interested in the First Crusade. Tight and fast-paced, the author's beguiling sense of setting c... more |
Antioch: The First Crusade: Books One & Two (Making History Book 1) |
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Mapping America: The Incredible...Jean Pierre Isbouts, Neal AsburyThe story of the exploration and birth of America is told afresh through the unique prism of hand-colored maps and engravings of the period.Before photography and television, it was printed and hand-colored maps that brought home the thrill... more |
Mapping America: The Incredible Story and Stunning Hand-Colored Maps and Engravings that Created the United States |
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Shards of Time: A MemoirMitos SusonShards of Time traces the steps of Mita Zara, a young girl whose father was captured and sent to prison during the Martial Law era in the Philippines. As Mita tries to glue the family together, she learns that life is uncertain and nothing... more |
Shards of Time: A Memoir |
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Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rom...L J TraffordA fascinating and often-funny look into Romans’ private (or not-so-private) lives, exploring the truth behind the empire’s salacious reputation. From emperors to empresses, poets to prostitutes, slaves to plebs, ancient Rome was a wealth... more |
Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome |
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Sourdough Culture: A History of...Eric Pallant“A culinary mystery story leavened with Pallant’s passion, charm, and devotion to the ageless allure of the risen loaf.” —Aaron Bobrow-Strain, author of White BreadSourdough Culture presents the history and rudimentary science of sourdough... more |
Sourdough Culture: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers |
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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Li...Douglas PrestonDouglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a vast Egyptian tomb containing dozens of sealed burial chambers, as well as recounting tales of pirate treasure, mysterio... more |
The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder |
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Ancient Rome: The Definitive Vis...DKImmerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline. Covering more than 1,000 years of history, a... more |
Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual History (DK Classic History) |
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Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Ma...H. W. BrandsFrom bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States.To the framers of the Constitution, political parties were a... more |
Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics |
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Some People Need Killing: A Memo...Patricia EvangelistaTIME’S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A “riveting” (The Atlantic) account of the Philippines’ state-sanctioned killings of its citizens under President Rodrigo Duterte, hailed as... more |
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country |
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Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Stor...Keren BlankfeldThe “mesmerizing and inspirational” (Judy Batalion) true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find each other again m... more |
Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story |
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Nuclear War: A ScenarioAnnie JacobsenThe INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying.”—Wall Street Journal There is only... more |
Nuclear War: A Scenario |
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of H...Erik LarsonThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation... more |
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War |
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Pers...Doris Kearns GoodwinAn Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her h... more |
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s |
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Regeneration Through Violence: T...Richard SlotkinNational Book Award Finalist: A study of national myths, lore, and identity that “will interest all those concerned with American cultural history” (American Political Science Review).Winner of the American Historical Association’s Albert J... more |
Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600–1860 (Mythology of the American West) |
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Art of War for Family Gatherings...Andrew WestonHow to preserve the love in a family at war…Battle lines have been drawn. Opponents are dug in. Everyone’s gone stone deaf and tone deaf. Open war can be declared at any moment. A flag, a comment, even a look is enough to set off the explos... more |
Art of War for Family Gatherings: Classic Strategies for Modern Problems (Weston Classics) |
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Amelia Earhart's Last FlightS. Martin SheltonAmelia Earhart the famed aviatrix, disappeared on 2 July 1937 somewhere in the Central Pacific. She was piloting her Lockheed Electra aircraft outbound from Lae, New Guinea en route to Howland Island. Her course was east bound over 2,230 na... more |
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight |
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Six-Day War: A History from Begi...Hourly HistoryDiscover the remarkable history of the Six-Day War...Free BONUS Inside!The State of Israel was founded in conflict, and in the first ten years of its existence, it was involved in two major wars with its Arab neighbors. The First Arab-Israe... more |
Six-Day War: A History from Beginning to End (Palestine Israeli Conflict) |
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George H. W. Bush: A Life from B...Hourly HistoryDiscover the remarkable life of George H. W. Bush...Free BONUS Inside!George H. W. Bush was a fascinating figure. Growing up in a wealthy family, he was driven by a calling to contribute to the greater good from an early age. His journey in... more |
George H. W. Bush: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of US Presidents) |
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Beneath the Same Sky : The Whisp...Bob BradleyIn the shadow of the War of 1812, a riveting tale unfolds during the pivotal Battle of Baltimore. This historical fiction novel intricately weaves the lives of several individuals against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil. Francis Scott K... more |
Beneath the Same Sky : The Whispered Tale of a Journey Home |
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Jonah: The Prophet and Sign of C...S.R. BuckelAssyrians rule over much of the known world, their vast empire built on the pillars of corruption, idolatry, and violence. Israel suffers beneath this tyranny like most other nations.So, when Jewish prophet Jonah is commanded by God to go a... more |
Jonah: The Prophet and Sign of Christ (Bible Character Adventures) |
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Circles in the Wind: A Memoir: T...David FletcherCircles in the Wind is a poetic chronicle of the "back to the land" movement of the 1970s and the counterculture of the late 1960s. The novel documents the wanderings of Blackjack, Red Dawge, and Memphis Dennis across the country, from comm... more |
Circles in the Wind: A Memoir: Tales from the Rainbow Road |
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