History Books


Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times Best Price: $5.99 "Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary story of the Largest Covert Operation in...	My Life in France Best Price: $8.75 My Life in France is the most entertaining memoir I've read in 2006! It's a winner. I first...	The End of Days: Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return (The Earth Chronicles) Best Price: $3.90 Sitchin always avoided straight answers in his books, always being impartial, just...	American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories) Best Price: $14.59 American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories)Great care in presenting the...	Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Best Price: $4.82 Having been to Antarctica during Deepfreeze IV in 1958/1959, I can appreciate what a tremendous...



World History: Patterns of Interaction Best Price: $85.42	The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia Best Price: $18.00 I love this book. I am a homeschool mom who is using this for a history spine for our world...	A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn - the Last Great Battle of the American West Best Price: $13.20 Great read, and portrays the best and most visual description of the battle and what happened......	JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters Best Price: $19.78 I cannot give this book five stars because it is so uneven. Long sections are somewhat...	A People's History of American Empire Best Price: $8.99 This book tells stories that you never learned in history classes but should have. An excellent...



A History of the World in 6 Glasses Best Price: $8.12 This is about six beverages that changed world history. They are: beer, wine, distilled liquor,...	The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm Best Price: $14.97 The Panic of 1907 begins with the roaring economy at the time---the boom that always comes...	A History of the World in 6 Glasses This is about six beverages that changed world history. They are: beer, wine, distilled liquor,...	Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul Best Price: $6.99 Who might imagine that a book about Chicago's bordellos at the turn of the century (late 1890s...	Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II Best Price: $3.68 My reading tastes have always been fiction: action, adventure, thrillers, and since going away...

Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International) Best Price: $8.53 If you have read any other of his travel books, this one is different. It's almost as if he...	A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East Best Price: $17.88 The formulation of any strategy is dependent on knowing the goals which the strategy is to...	The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves Best Price: $17.34 I had just finished reading Complicity (The North's involvment in the slave trade) when this...	A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League Best Price: $6.97 A must read for any teenager that would like to get a glimpse into life in the ghetto, and at...	The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Best Price: $14.11 This one book will be your best companion in visiting the great art museums of the world. I...

We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam Best Price: $16.47 In their stunning follow-up to the classic bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young ,...	King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Best Price: $5.00 The process by which the Congo was opened and colonised was unique in African history. This...	The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century Best Price: $13.74 The Bin Laden family and their rise to prominence is covered in great details in this book. The...	Thunderstruck Best Price: $4.99 I received this as a surprise Christmas present and probably wouldn't have picked it as an...	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Best Price: $5.00 Please read this book. This is superb travel writing. As the characters are so well and vividly...

Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today Best Price: $8.27 If you grew up or lived in the sixties you'll find this book very interesting. It deals with the...	Wealth, War and Wisdom Best Price: $16.66 Barton Biggs was a financial market analyst and strategist with Morgan Stanley for thirty years...	Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America Best Price: $13.30 I'm only partially through the book, but what a story. The fact that he couldn't even stand up...	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life Best Price: $13.44 Excellent book! From personal experience I agree that choice of where to live is the most...	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Best Price: $2.61 Alexandra Fuller has written a wonderful book about her childhood in Africa. It's fascinating,...

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic Best Price: $14.00 Admittedly, there's not much new here, but this concise, well written, thought provoking book...	The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Best Price: $16.30 The book is fascinating, and offers insights into the work of Michelangelo as a scholar and...	This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Best Price: $14.75 Academic. Readable. Redundant in places. Should have been longer in some ways, and shorter in...	The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories Best Price: $26.55 Having previously read an inexpensive edition of Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War, I...	The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $4.84 If you want to read the story of Gilgamesh without worrying too much about where that story came...

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Best Price: $21.94 If you've ever met Hatsumi Sensei face to face, and even just exchanged a few short words, you...	Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy Best Price: $7.79 While it has been said that living well is the best revenge, actor Michael Tucker might say...	The Places In Between Best Price: $2.83 This is 'l'?tranger' on the march, the estranged young man on a fierce road. Relentless courage...	A Moveable Feast Best Price: $13.69 To live and die and breath at sixteen swallowing the whole of Hemingway's writing is walking on...	A Moveable Feast Best Price: $13.69 To live and die and breath at sixteen swallowing the whole of Hemingway's writing is walking on...

Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy Best Price: $16.03 If you truly want to know what is happening in America (and the world) today, "Defending...	With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Best Price: $4.00 By the end of this book I felt a real attatchment to the author and the men who shared the...	Twelfth Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles) Best Price: $4.06 The 12th Planet is among the most intriguing, thought provoking books recently written. While...	The Library at Night Best Price: $17.24 The Library At Night is perfect reading for those who enjoy "books about books", or...	Willful Blindness: Memoir of the Jihad Best Price: $8.97 `Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad' by Andrew McCarthy In `Willful Blindness', Andrew...

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw Best Price: $6.95 I found this book very hard to put down not least because it totally captures the essence and...	Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth Best Price: $7.08 Gandhi changed the way the world thinks. His life and message for the world has influenced...	The Life of Elizabeth I Best Price: $8.00 I read this book as part of my interest in the Shakespeare authorship question. It was my first...	Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" Best Price: $13.45 MR MALARKEY BRINGS THE " BAND OF BROTHERS" MEN INTO A CLOSER INSPECTION, THE BOOK IS...	An American Childhood Best Price: $4.70 Dillards' "An American Childhood" sings with vision: of the eye and the soul. She...

Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.) Best Price: $7.98 I enjoyed the book very much because author use his point of view to describe his journey...	To Hell and Back Best Price: $8.44 With little mincing of words, Audie shares his experiences of WW II. The shock at the discovery...	The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts Best Price: $6.00 The women ancestors of a geeky Chinese-American girl pile up impressive resumes, no worries ! ...	How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History) Best Price: $3.85 There is lots of good historical evidence, circumstantial and factual that leads one to believe...	You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger (Bluejacket Books) Best Price: $12.21 I grew up with this book in the house. I purchased this copy for my Father to replace the old...

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal Best Price: $10.17 A suposedly true story, but frankly it did not have much of a ring of truth about it. Certainly...	Lincoln Best Price: $7.75 Many of us grow up as fans of someone. But when we get older, we find out that our heroes did...	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Best Price: $5.99 Huntington's central thesis is that major conflicts are now and have always been defined by...

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