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Make Cheese Not War traces international support for the community struggle against the expansion of a military...  Read More >>

A lively new translation of Plutarch's charming and timeless essay on how to be a good listener-and why listening...  Read More >>

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A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight...  Read More >>

What does it mean for the social sciences to take colonialism seriously - not just as an issue of the past, but...  Read More >>

Through its balanced, inclusive approach, Of the People reveals the compelling story of American democracy from...  Read More >>

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This book examines the idea of 'wisdom', tracing it from the Bible, through late antiquity, to the Qur'an. It demonstrates...  Read More >>

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requires that adult members wear garments under their clothes day...  Read More >>

Compassion and validation are easy to offer others, but often we withhold these gifts from ourselves. In this transformative...  Read More >>

Military historian Jeremy Black follows his engagement with the American Civil War (St. Augustine's Press, 2025)...  Read More >>

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Volume One of Skywatch traces the history of the Observer Corps, from its origins in World War One, through the...  Read More >>

Part military history and part group biography, Generals in the Making is the first comprehensive history of the...  Read More >>

New information and reconstruction drawings allow for a deeper understanding of the history of London Bridge.  Read More >>

Why did so many leaders insist the world wanted peace while factories quietly retooled for tanks, bombers and submarines?...  Read More >>

Before the German invasion began, another war was already raging across the Soviet Union. Villages emptied by collectivisation,...  Read More >>

How does a state that survived Verdun and the Somme fall in a matter of weeks? Why did Europe place such faith in...  Read More >>

What if the most important year before global war was not 1939, but the forgotten twelve months just before it?...  Read More >>

Most histories still tell the story of Asia's war as if it suddenly erupted over Hawaii in 1941. Long before that...  Read More >>

The invasion of Poland in 1939 is often reduced to a slogan about lightning war. This book slows events down, showing...  Read More >>

Most people know the image of leaders smiling for cameras after a hurried conference, promising that a signed paper...  Read More >>

Seven kisses to awaken memories of love. At the hall of a Scottish chief deep in the Western Highlands, the bard...  Read More >>