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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Staff Pick Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat — a scholarly, thorough work of history that's almost compulsively readable. In 1491, he summarizes and examines the last thirty years of research into the pre-Columbian Americas, and comes to some... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff Staff Pick I'm rather sure that all three of Stacy Schiff's previous works have been nominated for some award or another. With a pedigree like that, you know that her latest biography is bound to be a must-read. Stripping away all the previous misconceptions about... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann Staff Pick As fascinating as his bestseller 1491, Mann's 1493 recounts how the world was forever changed by a "Columbian Exchange," when plants, animals, commodities, and people crossed oceans for the first time. Entertaining and insightful, this scientific history... (read more) List Price $30.50 Your price: $16.00 Used - Hardcover
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Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff Staff Pick I'm rather sure that all three of Stacy Schiff's previous works have been nominated for some award or another. With a pedigree like that, you know that her latest biography is bound to be a must-read. Stripping away all the previous misconceptions about... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff Staff Pick I'm rather sure that all three of Stacy Schiff's previous works have been nominated for some award or another. With a pedigree like that, you know that her latest biography is bound to be a must-read. Stripping away all the previous misconceptions about... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage Staff Pick Like Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventure of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, and other enjoyable histories that... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester Staff Pick This biography of the Atlantic Ocean encompasses myth and geology, trade and war and discovery — proving once again that Winchester knows how to dig deep and sift out the story. An engrossing tale from a master storyteller.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (08 Edition) by Brian Fagan Staff Pick In this troubling but well-told tale, Fagan walks us through the history of world climate change — and how it has affected the rise and fall of civilizations. Perfect for fans of history and the environment alike.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (08 Edition) by Brian Fagan Staff Pick In this troubling but well-told tale, Fagan walks us through the history of world climate change — and how it has affected the rise and fall of civilizations. Perfect for fans of history and the environment alike.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century by Geert Mak Staff Pick What a thoughtful, delightful book. We go from one end of Europe to the other, traveling in time and space. It's like a tour of Europe with a beloved history professor and, therefore, it's a "must read" for Americans who want to understand the current... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese Staff Pick Coal generates over half of the electricity we consume yet we know little about this charred material save a few mining songs and horror stories about canaries and black lungs. In this sumptuous book we follow the black rock through time and discover its... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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American Presidency (04 Edition) by Alan Brinkley Staff Pick For history buffs or anyone who wants to understand the presidency better, pick up The American Presidency. Each president gets a chapter; each chapter is written by a different historian. With this format, the book offers a unique look at how our views... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream by Jeremy Rifkin Staff Pick "[Rikfin's] major achievement in The European Dream is to draw together and cohere the complex historical, philosophical, and theological forces that have created such very different worldviews for shaping the future for us and our neighbors across the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eyewitness to History by John Carey Staff Pick "[A] fascinating anthology of writings throughout history, all written by observers contemporary to the events they record. From Thucydides' account of plague in Athens in 430 B.C. to the fall of Marcos in 1986, eyewitness accounts offer interesting... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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