History books

On the night of December 31, 1958, Fidel Castro and his band of revolutionaries crossed the mountains of the Sierra...  Read More >>

This memoir of a Texas Ranger concerns feuding families, Indian renegades, and robbers that plagued the Texas frontier...  Read More >>

""This book traces the rise of military industrial capitalism. It explains how the US military's overseas presence...  Read More >>

Gen. George Washington anticipated his return to the army as spring approached in 1782. He had been in Philadelphia...  Read More >>

From the best-selling author of How to Change Your Mind, a pioneering search for consciousness in the brain and...  Read More >>

Relive the chaos, courage, and color of the American Revolution’s capital city while meeting those who led the fight...  Read More >>

Hippos of the Decapolis, perched on Mt. Sussita just east of the Sea of Galilee, has been excavated since 2000 by...  Read More >>

For centuries, Africa has been the center of the global trade in gold. Synonymous with wealth and power in African...  Read More >>

This book engages the way Christian, Jewish, Muslim and secular-progressivist actors used Mosaic and Islamic law...  Read More >>

World Observation explores the archives and architecture of Itō Chūta (1867–1954), the eminent architectural thinker...  Read More >>

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New research offers a revelatory insight of the men who flew Hitler's air war against Britain in the summer of 1940....  Read More >>

A leading GermanJewish peace activist dissects Germany's authoritarian crackdown after Gaza. Since October 2023,...  Read More >>

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A leading genocide scholar explores the history of Zionism, Israel's lurch towards extreme oppression and violence,...  Read More >>

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Newly re-issued under the White Rabbit imprint comes the second of three volumes that make up the definitive Elvis...  Read More >>

A comprehensive overview of the work and creative practice of American artist Theaster Gates. A self-designated...  Read More >>

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""By showing how medieval thinkers used the idea of noise to conceive of lay experience and expression, this book...  Read More >>

Relive the dramatic last day in Pompeii in this immersive story, based on the city’s real residents  Read More >>

Since the end of World War II, the United States has been the world's pre-eminent military power. Yet it has suffered...  Read More >>

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Two activists: one Palestinian, one Israeli. A unique friendship and a life-changing journey across the holy land....  Read More >>