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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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The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier by Scott Zesch Publisher Comments On New Year's Day in 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Greeks by H. D. F. Kitto Publisher Comments Most ancient cultures disappeared with scarcely a trace, their effect upon our modern way of life of little consequence. The Greeks, however, continue to influence contemporary man through their drama, philosophy and art, their political cognizance and... (read more) List Price $19.96 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Black Death by Robert S. Gottfried Publisher Comments Depicts the spread of the epidemic of the black death throughout Europe, and examines the disease's impact on the society of the middle... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature by Felipe Armesto Fernandez Publisher Comments In "Civilizations, " Felipe Fernandez-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler... (read more) Your price: $13.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Seekers: The Story of Man's Continuing Quest to Understand His World by Daniel J. Boorstin Publisher Comments Throughout history, from the time of Socrates to our own modern age, the human race has sought the answers to fundamental questions of life: Who are we?Why are we here? In his previous national bestsellers, The Discoverers and The Creators , Daniel J... (read more) Your price: $13.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Duke of Newcastle, 1693-1768, and Henry Pelham, 1694-1754: A Bibliography by P. J. Kulisheck Publisher Comments Chief ministers in 18th century Britain, the Pelham brothers guided Britain through the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Yet it is only in the second half of the the 20th century that historians have confirmed their importance... (read more) List Price $103.95 Your price: $92.26 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A Revolution of the Mind by Jonathan Israel Publisher Comments Democracy, free thought and expression, religious tolerance, individual liberty, political self-determination of peoples, sexual and racial equality--these values have firmly entered the mainstream in the decades since they were enshrined in the 1948 U.N.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Publisher Comments Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widelyconsidered the greatest work of history ever written... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization by Victor Davis Hanson Publisher Comments A unique reconstruction of ancient Greek agricultural life reveals the "other Greece" at the root of Western civilization--the freehold farmers, vine growers, and herdsmen of ancient Attica who constituted the backbone of Greek democracy.... (read more) Your price: $18.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Celtic Encyclopedia by Harry Mountain Publisher Comments The book concentrates on the cultures that arose in Europe after the dispersal of the Aryan-speaking people from their homeland north of the Black Sea during BC 4th millenium. Relying on mythology, history and archeology the author has traced the... (read more) List Price $25.46 Your price: $22.60 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress by Scot Schraufnagel Publisher Comments .cs7CED571B{text-align: left;text-indent:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt} .cs5EFED22F{color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-family: Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } .csA62DFD6A... (read more) List Price $74.99 Your price: $72.18 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Celtic Encyclopedia by Harry Mountain Publisher Comments The book concentrates on the cultures that arose in Europe after the dispersal of the Aryan-speaking people from their homeland north of the Black Sea during BC 4th millenium. Relying on mythology, history and archeology the author has traced the... (read more) List Price $25.46 Your price: $22.60 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Three New Deals: Reflections on Roosevelt's America, Mussolini's Italy, and Hitler's Germany, 1933-1939 by Wolfgang Schivelbusch Publisher Comments From a world-renowned cultural historian, an original look at the hidden commonalities among Fascism, Nazism, and the New Deal Today Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal is regarded as the democratic ideal, the positive American response to an economic... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Essential Lincoln by Tim Davidson Publisher Comments The Essential Lincoln: The Finest Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln collects the seminal speeches, letters, proclamations, debate performances, and miscellaneous other writings, spanning over thirty years of Lincoln's life. The entire text of each... (read more) Your price: $2.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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History's Greatest Lies by William Weir Publisher Comments Goes behind the scenes of historical myths, legends, and events to set the record straight about historical inaccuracies and lies, ranging from the truth about the crusades to the real motives behind the Vietnam War. Original.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $17.74 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention by Gary Jonathan Bass Publisher Comments Traces the history of international humanitarian intervention, looking back over more than two hundred years to reveal the cultural and political factors that spawned early human rights activists and the role of a free press that exposed atrocities, from... (read more) Your price: $13.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Medieval Crime and Social Control by Barbara Hanawalt Publisher Comments Crime is a matter of interpretation, and never was this truer than in he Middle Ages, when societies faced with new ideas and pressures were continually forced to rethink what a crime was -- and what was a crime. This collection undertakes a thorough... (read more) List Price $24.50 Your price: $21.74 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The International Directory of Pirates, Buccaneers, and Other Rogues by Philip Gosse Publisher Comments Over 700 Biographical Listings.The Definitive Whożs Who from the Golden Age of Piracy. They say żdead men tell no tales.ż Thatżs certainly true, but it doesnżt mean that tales can not be told about those men. In 1923 Philip Gosse found himself... (read more) List Price $14.97 Your price: $13.29 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live by Ben Thompson Publisher Comments An unstoppable collection of the most hardcore figures who ever strapped on chain mail and ran screaming into battle Throughout history—from the bone-crushing age of antiquity to the sack-tearing modern era—there have been larger-than-life ass... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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