History Books

The Bookseller of KabulThe Bookseller of Kabul
Best Price: $3.99
The Bookseller from Kabul is without a doubt an amazing book. ?sne Seierstad manages to involve...
Moyers on DemocracyMoyers on Democracy
Best Price: $11.89
Bill Moyers has a clear insight to many of our countries urgent problems and the causes of them....
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
Best Price: $4.70
Hessler takes us on a journey of fact,unlike so many other publications i have read about the...
Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton's Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton's Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012
Best Price: $10.17
A belief that the ancients held unusual scientific knowledge, of which only fragments remain...
Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to RememberLiving on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember
Best Price: $12.34
Living on the Black is an interesting and insightful look at Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina, two...


My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John AdamsMy Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
Best Price: $19.50
This collection of letters between Abigail and John Adams are a treasure trove of information...
His Excellency: George WashingtonHis Excellency: George Washington
Best Price: $7.99
It is sad. The author has made big bucks on a book that essentially is aimed at bringing George...
The Reagan DiariesThe Reagan Diaries
Best Price: $7.45
A fascinating book which has been well edited - I couldn't put it down. It is an interesting...
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: $11.22
Without doubt the finest reflection on the origin and spread of nationalism ever written, not...
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: $11.22
Without doubt the finest reflection on the origin and spread of nationalism ever written, not...


Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the PresentPower, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present
Best Price: $10.24
Michael Oren's POWER, FAITH and FANTASY is an immensely researched (80 pages of notes and a 50...
Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)
Best Price: $10.48
Last year I had an online AP World History course during first semester, and by the time May...
1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
Best Price: $16.98
To understand Benny Morris and his critics, you must recognize two things. First of all, Morris...
Persepolis Boxed SetPersepolis Boxed Set
Best Price: $15.92
When I first started reading this book, I was a little surprised that it was actually a cartoon....
Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps ProjectListening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project
Best Price: $10.68
This remarkable book reflects a portion of interviews created during the oral history project...

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureBrunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Best Price: $6.98
You'd think it was scarcely possible to write yet another book on Renaissance Florence, and yet...
Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army WivesUnder the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives
Best Price: $5.95
In 2002 the murder of four Army wives within a six week period at Fort Bragg, North Carolina was...
The Iliad of HomerThe Iliad of Homer
Best Price: $7.00
I found Latimore's language so powerful and evocative of Homer's world that I decided to study...
The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050
Best Price: $22.76
This book contains an awful lot of wisdom for such a slim volume (it clocks in at just under 200...
The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945
Best Price: $11.94
This is truly a magisterial study of the Holocaust (Shoah), well deserving of its award of the...

The Making of the Atomic BombThe Making of the Atomic Bomb
Best Price: $8.98
Entertaining, informative and supenseful even when the ending is well known. A wonderful story...
Destroyer Captain: Lessons of a First CommandDestroyer Captain: Lessons of a First Command
Best Price: $14.65
This is a first-rate book. I am delighted I read it. I found it to be touching, informative,...
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: $7.95
Philosophy can be a daunting topic, economics can be arcanic to the point of being occult. This...
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil WarConfederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Best Price: $6.00
Mr. Horwitz has written a contemporary classic, a splendid, subtle and at times discomforting...
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence
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I'm probably the last person in the world to read this charming book. My interest was stirred by...

ASVAB For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education))ASVAB For Dummies (For Dummies (Career/Education))
Best Price: $10.12
This book was recommended by a Navy recruited when attending our high school. Said it contained...
The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (P.S.)The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (P.S.)
Best Price: $5.92
The Rescue artist is a swift and exciting book that revolves around Charlie Hill, an...
The DiscoverersThe Discoverers
Best Price: $4.14
An unbelievable portrait of the history of man. From ancient Babylonians and the early Roman...
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid TestThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Best Price: $10.88
Tom Wolfe pulls you into a time in the sixties gets you "on the bus" takes you for the...
Civilization and Its DiscontentsCivilization and Its Discontents
Best Price: $11.60
This book features two papers written in different times. The first one is from the...

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the WorldCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Best Price: $3.24
If you would like to hear an enlightening but neglected perspective on the history of western...
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural AmericaA Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Best Price: $12.23
This book offers an average-at-best history of American culture. Although some of the heart of...
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Best Price: $8.33
For those who love history,Theodore Roosevelt, or just a good story will enjoy this book. ...
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Vintage)Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone (Vintage)
Best Price: $7.49
In recent months a deluge of books regarding the war in Iraq have hit the shelves. Few, however,...
Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)
Best Price: $8.95
This book was awesome. I used Princeton Review to study for 2 out of my 6 AP classes. I had this...

Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, ... Assassination and Emerging Global EpidemicsDr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, ... Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics
Best Price: $12.26
An incredible journey.Absolutely Brilliant writing! A book that should be in everyone's home....
A Long Way GoneA Long Way Gone
This is an account by the author of his experiences as a boy soldier during Sierra Leone's civil...
American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the CenturyAmerican Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White: The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the Century
Best Price: $16.10
The new book has been called the best-ever rendering of the case, and it's impossible to...
Flags of Our Fathers (Movie Tie-in Edition)Flags of Our Fathers (Movie Tie-in Edition)
Best Price: $2.06
This book explains the words of war, it gives meaning to these words. It explains that there is...
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (California Series in Public Anthropology, 4)Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (California Series in Public Anthropology, 4)
Best Price: $11.65
There are some books whose message is so pertinent to your daily life that they stay with you...

Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamCharlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Best Price: $15.87
I got this book after seeing the author on C-SPAN II's "About Books", and as an...
Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamCharlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Best Price: $10.17
I got this book after seeing the author on C-SPAN II's "About Books", and as an...
The Color of WaterThe Color of Water
Best Price: $8.75
This is a great book. I sure hope McBride puts this out on film. I suggest anyone that feels...
Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall StreetFortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
Best Price: $4.96
This is a fascinating book about the sociology of ideas and, specifically, about information...
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for FallujahNo True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Best Price: $8.36
If you only read one book about the war Iraq, make it this one. This is a thoroughly...

The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the MinorsThe 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors
Best Price: $15.39
I bought this for my husband for father's day. He's a huge Phillies fan, but he's said that...
The Book of Five RingsThe Book of Five Rings
Best Price: $2.79
Unlike the dozens of other translations of "The Book of Five Rings", this one also...
The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, And the World Economy, 1400 to the Present (Sources and Studies in World History)The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, And the World Economy, 1400 to the Present (Sources and Studies in World History)
Best Price: $21.38
The authors have written a book with a clear-cut agenda--to force American students to recognize...
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
Best Price: $12.97
This book is a good read but probably too much detail for most readers. It is a good book...
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle EastA Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
Best Price: $11.27
This is undoubtedly the best book that I ever read concerning present day Near and Middle East....

Encyclopedia of World HistoryEncyclopedia of World History
Best Price: $12.50
Would you like to see your name in hieroglyphics or cuneiform? Would you like to listen to...
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
Best Price: $7.97
1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose. The title is taken from writing on a flood destroyed house,...
   

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