General & world history books

Award-winning author Francine Klagsbrun reveals the complex life and work of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah...  Read More >>

History is an adventure! Discover the secrets and surprises that shaped our world.  Read More >>

A lively, page-turning history of Italy and its wines, from the Roman Empire to climate change.  Read More >>

Take an epic journey through the hilarious mistakes and baffling blunders that shaped civilizations.  Read More >>

"""Earth History: Our Legacy"" isn't just about the past; it's about right now. It's about realizing that this incredible,...  Read More >>

Delve into the profound musings of G.K. Chesterton in The Uses of Diversity, a collection of essays that traverses...  Read More >>

How can words on paper be more devastating than war? Why is there persistent inequality-racial, financial, structural?...  Read More >>

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Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces...  Read More >>

"""In a revelatory dispatch from the frontier of capitalist extremism, an acclaimed historian of ideas shows how...  Read More >>

This Element explores the history of urban planning, city building, and city life in the socialist world. It follows...  Read More >>

Humans did not make history - we played host. This major new history of the world, a Radio 4 Book of the Week, has...  Read More >>

"""From nurses and teachers to rideshare drivers and funeral directors-an intimate, honest, and illuminating collection...  Read More >>

This Element explores the history of urban planning, city building, and city life in the socialist world. It follows...  Read More >>

A History of the World in 100 Objects meets Sapiens- the first archaeological history of humanity's musical heritage,...  Read More >>

Operating from 1890 to 1914, Manhattan Beach Amusement Park was the first true amusement park in Denver and was...  Read More >>

Experience the powerful legacy of Philip Berrigan's nonviolent resistance to war and empire. From the battlefields...  Read More >>

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"This book provides a comprehensive look at the air war over Europe during the climactic year of World War II. The...  Read More >>

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Experience the powerful legacy of Philip Berrigan's nonviolent resistance to war and empire. From the battlefields...  Read More >>

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This volume examines the life of the remarkable woman, Susan Moody, and her travels to Iran in the early 20th century...  Read More >>

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