History books

Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning...  Read More >>

The fascinating story of a tumultuous half-century of British history as seen through royal fashion and image-making,...  Read More >>

A massively entertaining oral biography of the golden era of critically derided yet monumentally popular radio rock,...  Read More >>

A landmark new history of Syria--a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal...  Read More >>

When Able Seaman Thomas Jones put the Aristocrat, Noël Rothes, at the tiller of his lifeboat an unlikely working...  Read More >>

Combining insights from art history, visual studies, cognitive narratology and cognitive semiotics, this book explores...  Read More >>

Around 1700, England saw a heated public debate about the soul's immortality. Two unlikely figures--a lawyer and...  Read More >>

Cook up iconic dishes from all along Route 66 in the comfort of your own kitchen. Fuel up with the ""world's best""...  Read More >>

Power Shift charts the rise of Latino political power and its impact, from the breakthrough election of the first...  Read More >>

A Vast Horizon follows the lives of Pablo Picasso and his free-spirited friends, including Lee Miller and Man Ray,...  Read More >>

علامات الساعة أو أشراط الساعة في الدين الإسلامي هي مجموعة من الظواهر والأحداث يدّل وقوعها على قُرب يوم القيامة....  Read More >>

Drawing on a vast array of sources, including interviews with the last surviving seamstress, this powerful book...  Read More >>

A colourful exploration into the history, training, weapons, lifestyles and legacy of the Vikings.  Read More >>

An eye-opening investigation into why American kids no longer eat broadly and with gusto ""Admirable."" --The...  Read More >>

Drawing on a great variety of sources, this book studies the ideological foundations of monarchy as an institution...  Read More >>

This Element examines how sexuality was constructed and experienced in ancient Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant....  Read More >>

The Original Gweilo tells the life story of Bill Lake, a pioneer actor of Hong Kong action cinema. From humble origins...  Read More >>

HISTORY OF BELLE BOYD: THE SIREN OF THE SHENANDOAH WHO SHOT A SOLDIER AND BECAME A CONFEDERATE LEGEND AT SEVENTEEN...  Read More >>

Transform history into instruction. Black Innovation & Systems Leadership is a complete academic curriculum based...  Read More >>

Discover the rise and fall of the Inca Empire in a clear, gripping history of one of the most advanced ancient civilizations...  Read More >>

Beneath the luxury and elegance of West Virginia's iconic Greenbrier Resort lies a secret city of steel and concrete-a...  Read More >>

In 1928, a quiet family in Peterstown unearthed what they believed to be a simple quartz rock in their backyard....  Read More >>

What if the most powerful prayers you will ever pray are the simplest ones? Many people believe they must use long,...  Read More >>

50 Faits Extraordinaires sur la Seconde Guerre Mondiale - Volume 2 Le livre indispensable pour tous les passionnés...  Read More >>

Seventeenth-century Central Africa was not a frontier. It was a battlefield of empires. The Portuguese Crown sought...  Read More >>