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Women of the Jacobite Rebellions

Women of the Jacobite Rebellions

Author: Phil Carradice
ISBN: 9781399053297
Format: Hardback
$66.00

The flight of King James II in November 1688 was a seminal moment in British history. The deposed Catholic King...  Read More >>

CERDIC: Mysterious Dark Age king who founded England

CERDIC: Mysterious Dark Age king who founded England...

Author: Paul Harper
ISBN: 9781399037280
Format: Hardback
$75.00

One of Britain's most enigmatic legendary figures is brought to life in this new account. Cerdic was a Dark Age...  Read More >>

The Forgotten Past – Volume II: Another Eclectic Collection of Little Known Stories from the Annals of History

The Forgotten Past – Volume II: Another Eclectic Collection...

Author: Andrew Vinken
ISBN: 9781805143413
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In volume two of The Forgotten Past, Andrew Vinken continues to explore the history that did not make it into the...  Read More >>

The Virtue of Playfulness: Why Happy People Are Playful

The Virtue of Playfulness: Why Happy People Are Playful...

Author: boomer trujillo (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)
ISBN: 9781032717746
Format: Hardback
$103.00

This book argues that in order for people to live well, they must develop a virtue of playfulness. Inspired by Aristotle,...  Read More >>

The Last Ta'ifa: The Banu Hud and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus

The Last Ta'ifa: The Banu Hud and the Struggle for Political...

Author: Anthony H. Minnema
ISBN: 9781501774898
Format: Hardback
$123.95

"""Full-length study of an Iberia Muslim political dynasty that managed to adapt and survive in the Middle Ages...  Read More >>

Listening to the Philosophers: Notes on Notes

Listening to the Philosophers: Notes on Notes

Author: Raffaella Cribiore
ISBN: 9781501774751
Format: Hardback
$330.00

"""This book examines the role of note-taking in ancient education as a pedagogical method, by taking readers on...  Read More >>

Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR

Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937...

Author: David Brandenberger
ISBN: 9781503637863
Format: Hardback
$154.99

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Vikings in Vietnam: Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in CIA Clandestine Operations

Vikings in Vietnam: Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in...

Author: Alessandro Giorgi
ISBN: 9780764367885
Format: Hardback
$65.00

A history of Norwegian skippers hired by the CIA to command fast patrol boats on secret missions into North Vietnam...  Read More >>

F-22 Raptor: Lockheed Martin Stealth Fighter

F-22 Raptor: Lockheed Martin Stealth Fighter

Author: Ken Neubeck
ISBN: 9780764367915
Format: Hardback
$44.99

An up-to-date pictorial guide to the most deadly production fighter aircraft in the world  Read More >>

A Political History of the International Union of Socialist Youth 1907–1917

A Political History of the International Union of Socialist...

Author: Patrizia Dogliani ,  Patrick Leech
ISBN: 9783031206962
Format: Paperback
$343.17

This book represents a valuable contribution to the history of the Socialist Second International and, more generally,...  Read More >>

City, Citizen, Citizenship, 400–1500: A Comparative Approach

City, Citizen, Citizenship, 400–1500: A Comparative...

Author: Els Rose ,  Robert Flierman
ISBN: 9783031485602
Format: Hardback
$158.37

At the same time, the book seeks to address why the city remained such a salient concept also in non-urban contexts...  Read More >>

The Hittites: The Story of a Forgotten Empire

The Hittites: The Story of a Forgotten Empire

Author: A H Sayce
ISBN: 9781389660122
Format: Paperback
$33.97

One of the first books to reveal in detail the history of the Hittites-a people once thought only to have existed...  Read More >>

The Religion of Ancient Egypt

The Religion of Ancient Egypt

Author: W M Flinders Petrie
ISBN: 9781389667954
Format: Paperback
$29.21

The Religion of Ancient Egypt is a classic religious studies text by the great pioneering English egyptologist,...  Read More >>

Hannibal

Hannibal

Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN: 9781389652448
Format: Paperback
$36.35

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.  Read More >>

The History of Julius Caesar

The History of Julius Caesar

Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN: 9781389652271
Format: Paperback
$36.64

"The name of Julius Caesar reverberates through history, not only as the most famous Roman ever, but as a symbol...  Read More >>

The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus (Esprios Classics): Translated by Thomas Gordon

The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of...

Author: Caius Cornelius Tacitus
ISBN: 9781034159377
Format: Paperback
$65.62

Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. AD 56 - c. 120) was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is considered...  Read More >>

Animal Figures in the Maya Codices (Esprios Classics)

Animal Figures in the Maya Codices (Esprios Classics)...

Author: Alfred M Tozzer
ISBN: 9781034168096
Format: Paperback
$57.80

Alfred M Tozzer, a very influential voice in the field of Maya during the early half of the twentieth century, proposed...  Read More >>

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations (Esprios Classics)

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations (Esprios Classics)...

Author: REV A H Sayce
ISBN: 9781034283430
Format: Paperback
$61.01

The Rev. Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), was a pioneer British Assyriologist and linguist, who held a chair as...  Read More >>

The Babylonian Legends of the Creation and the Fight Between Bel and the Dragon (Esprios Classics)

The Babylonian Legends of the Creation and the Fight...

Author: E a Wallis Budge
ISBN: 9781034254737
Format: Paperback
$47.74

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World War 2: The War That Changed Humanity

World War 2: The War That Changed Humanity

Author: Johannes H Egbers
ISBN: 9798891553095
Format: Paperback
$44.75

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The Swan Laird

The Swan Laird

Author: Susan King
ISBN: 9781963585414
Format: Paperback
$44.85

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The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble...

Author: A.J. Jacobs
ISBN: 9780593136744
Format: Hardback
$54.99

"""The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in...  Read More >>

China Hands and Old Cantons: Britons and the Middle Kingdom

China Hands and Old Cantons: Britons and the Middle...

Author: John M. Carroll
ISBN: 9781538198834
Format: Paperback
$68.99

This fascinating history explores the wide range of views of Britons in late-imperial China as they chafed under...  Read More >>

Pyrrhus

Pyrrhus

Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN: 9781389651847
Format: Paperback
$36.77

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

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