History Books

Brave CompanionsBrave Companions
Best Price: $8.97
McCullough shows that history is more than great men and great events. One only needs to read...
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African ChildhoodDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Best Price: $3.23
Alexandra Fuller has written a wonderful book about her childhood in Africa. It's fascinating,...
Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)
Best Price: $8.17
As a Steinbeck fan I had no hesitation in joining the author as, at the age of 60, he picks up a...
A Pocket Guide to Writing in HistoryA Pocket Guide to Writing in History
Best Price: $12.17
I am a History Professor at a small, Christian, liberal arts college on the outskirts of...
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World OrderThe Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Best Price: $5.90
Huntington's central thesis is that major conflicts are now and have always been defined by...


FDRFDR
Best Price: $12.29
FDR was well-written and it did not seem like a chore to plod through like a lot of other...
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It MattersJFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
Best Price: $19.78
James Douglass presents a strong case that John Kennedy was assassinated by a CIA-controlled...
Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"
Best Price: $14.38
My wife and I play pool. Most Thursday afternoons, around 4:00 P.M., a true gentleman strolls...
Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized WineJudgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
Best Price: $7.96
I bought this book thinking is was all about the 1976 Tasting in Paris but it turns out that...
ThunderstruckThunderstruck
Best Price: $5.15
I received this as a surprise Christmas present and probably wouldn't have picked it as an...


FDRFDR
Best Price: $12.24
FDR was well-written and it did not seem like a chore to plod through like a lot of other...
Art History, Vol. 1, 3rd EditionArt History, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition
Best Price: $73.67
This textbook was so well written and put together, that I'm going to take the course that deals...
Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. BushWho Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush
Best Price: $15.09
Messers Woods and Gutzman wrote a provocative book that should be read by Americans who actually...
Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)
Best Price: $8.17
As a Steinbeck fan I had no hesitation in joining the author as, at the age of 60, he picks up a...
Murder of a Medici PrincessMurder of a Medici Princess
Best Price: $15.20
This book is more than a story of Isabella's murder, in fact, very few pages are devoted to the...

Holy Blood, Holy Grail Illustrated Edition: The Secret History of Jesus, the Shocking Legacy of the GrailHoly Blood, Holy Grail Illustrated Edition: The Secret History of Jesus, the Shocking Legacy of the Grail
Best Price: $17.50
Apart from being blasphemous, this book contains a load of crap - especially in the matter of...
We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of VietnamWe 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 ,...
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World OrderThe Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Best Price: $6.00
Huntington's central thesis is that major conflicts are now and have always been defined by...
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (Story of Christianity)The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (Story of Christianity)
Best Price: $18.85
From the conquests of Alexander the great to the missionary efforts of Frances Xavier in Goa,...
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New EditionImagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition
Best Price: $11.24
Without doubt the finest reflection on the origin and spread of nationalism ever written, not...

Black Like MeBlack Like Me
Best Price: $7.19
There are only a few books that have really given me a deeper understanding into the issues of...
On War (Oxford World's Classics)On War (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $8.55
An interesting read. The basis for von Clausewitz' arguments are based very much in abstract...
The Hiding PlaceThe Hiding Place
Best Price: $5.34
This is an absolutely extraordinary book. Never have I read a book in which the spiritual beauty...
The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the BritishThe Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British
Best Price: $16.47
Dispatches from the new Britain: a slyly funny and compulsively readable portrait of a nation...
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in PolandOrdinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
Best Price: $6.00
The thesis is darkness lurks in the hearts of men. But I'm not sure it is that much. Remember...

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the SamuraiUnarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai
Best Price: $23.09
A Densho is a japanese scroll detailing the techniques of a ryu (school) of martial arts. As...
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New ChinaOut of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
Best Price: $14.00
There are a lot of excellent books on modern China out there, but this one is a cut above. I...
The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers [7th Edition]The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers [7th Edition]
Best Price: $7.45
Philosophy can be a daunting topic, economics can be arcanic to the point of being occult. This...
The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Islam (and the Crusades) (Politically Incorrect Guides)The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Islam (and the Crusades) (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Best Price: $10.89
To get things straight: I'm no "right wing" and no christian. After 9/11 I began...
Brave CompanionsBrave Companions
Best Price: $8.93
McCullough shows that history is more than great men and great events. One only needs to read...

Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for TomorrowBoom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow
Best Price: $12.24
If you grew up or lived in the sixties you'll find this book very interesting. It deals with the...
An American ChildhoodAn American Childhood
Best Price: $4.99
Dillards' "An American Childhood" sings with vision: of the eye and the soul. She...
The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest HourThe Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour
Best Price: $15.15
Reading this book is an emotional and stirring event on many different levels. It offers one of...
Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)
Best Price: $8.49
If you have read any other of his travel books, this one is different. It's almost as if he...
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Modern Library Classics)The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Modern Library Classics)
Best Price: $8.48
Gibbon can be intimidating with his paragraph long multi-clausal sentences, but he is one of the...

Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in ItalyLiving in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
Best Price: $8.28
While it has been said that living well is the best revenge, actor Michael Tucker might say...
While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from WithinWhile Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within
Best Price: $7.98
In this absorbing work, Bawer examines the psychological, moral and political aspects of...
Scandalous by Night (Carlisle Family, Book 4)Scandalous by Night (Carlisle Family, Book 4)
Best Price: $3.25
Scandalous by Night by Barbara Pierce " To love him would only lead to a broken...
The Challenge Of DemocracyThe Challenge Of Democracy
Best Price: $60.00
This best-selling, mainstream American government text is both a comprehensive introduction and...
A History of the Modern World, with PowerWebA History of the Modern World, with PowerWeb
Best Price: $94.23
First off, I use this book for AP European history. I find that it is generally good, yet at...

The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to FreedomThe Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
Best Price: $8.99
i'm not sure why they made the decision to cross a desert with no water ultimatly mr rawicz must...
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence
Best Price: $1.65
I'm probably the last person in the world to read this charming book. My interest was stirred by...
Palestine: Peace Not ApartheidPalestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Best Price: $0.98
This book which blends personal accounts of dealing with Israelis and Palestinians with a short...
OrientalismOrientalism
Best Price: $8.99
This is an academic work, not for everyone's interests ortastes. But still it is a...
Racial and Ethnic Groups, 11th EditionRacial and Ethnic Groups, 11th Edition
Best Price: $89.98
This textbook on race relations is decent and many of the students said they found it useful,...

A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the SixtiesA Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Best Price: $12.89
I got this book because of my interest in Bob Dylan and his involvement in the Greenwich Village...
The Souls of Black Folk (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)The Souls of Black Folk (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Best Price: $4.31
Ive read it and re-read it and there still new facets to this book which I discover. Its a great...
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It MattersJFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
Best Price: $19.78
James does a fabulous job with loads of newly released information to make it very clear that...
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence
Best Price: $1.65
I'm probably the last person in the world to read this charming book. My interest was stirred by...
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present, Second Edition: One Volume Hardcover, CompleteWorlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present, Second Edition: One Volume Hardcover, Complete
Best Price: $49.94
A great overview of moden history of the world that does an excellent job of pulling together...

While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from WithinWhile Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within
Best Price: $8.06
Underneath its surface tolerance and secular welfarism, there lurks something very sinister in...
The Library at NightThe Library at Night
Best Price: $17.09
The Library At Night is perfect reading for those who enjoy "books about books", or...
The Challenge Of DemocracyThe Challenge Of Democracy
Best Price: $67.92
This best-selling, mainstream American government text is both a comprehensive introduction and...
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to IraqOverthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Best Price: $5.92
Stephen Kinzer's hard-hitting book is a fascinating but depressing read. It depicts in detail a...
The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 (Penguin History of Europe)The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815 (Penguin History of Europe)
Best Price: $11.69
I especially find the "rambling and repetitive" issues with this book ironic that here...

Gideon's TrumpetGideon's Trumpet
Best Price: $7.89
Clarence Earl Gideon was a poor prisoner in Florida who, one day, wrote a letter to the Supreme...
Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our AgeGandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
Best Price: $15.79
well this book will be the standard work on the relationship between the two men . fair balanced...
   

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