General Books


The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder Best Price: $15.74 Just when the Bushies thought it was safe to go back into the water, Vincent Bugliosi informs us...	The Monster of Florence Best Price: $13.26 Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (7/08) Author Douglas Preston, his wife Christine,...	Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World Best Price: $18.00 In the 16th century, the Mediterranean was considered the center of world, and this book is...	What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception Best Price: $13.98 An excellent read! Gives a great insight into the inner workings of the Bush Whitehouse as it...	The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective Best Price: $15.14 While Summerscale should be praised for all of the research she did while creating this text,...



The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Best Price: $12.95 An excellent book which traces the history of the very rare wine market and explains how its...	Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World Best Price: $10.99 I remember the Rome Olympics, so I thoroughly enjoyed this well written book. I have two...	A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World Best Price: $18.24 For those who like their history on a broad canvas, this book will certainly satisfy. William...	Mythology Best Price: $6.99 This book is the fundamental popular exposition on Western mythology, with particular emphasis...	The True Story of the Bilderberg Group Best Price: $15.53 This brilliantly composed book exposes the secret forces behind the nefarious, covert...



Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs Best Price: $16.35 i couldn't put this book down. the incredible deceit and politics that went on and still...	The Six Wives of Henry VIII Best Price: $10.29 Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an...	A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age Best Price: $7.98 I was expecting a history book. I love history books. This was more of a history story, a...	The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War Best Price: $14.49 Accurate historic account of the Korean War. I remember the grueling hardships I endured to...	Hiroshima Best Price: $2.65 There are works of fiction and nonfiction that transcend their genres. This is one of those...

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism Best Price: $12.47 As someone in the midst of trying to make a small business run within the lines of corporate...	1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus Best Price: $7.99 I will keep this brief and to the point. I read a lot of non-fiction. In fact, one of the...	Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History Best Price: $6.99 I must say that I find this work hard to properly describe in terms of how I feel about it. I...	The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Best Price: $14.46 I really enjoyed this book and the photos; I learned a lot. (It should be required reading.) ...	The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy) Best Price: $15.50 Though very interesting, the writing itself lacks the immediacy of "An Army At Dawn." ...

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century Best Price: $18.50 I became aware of this book from various sources, and it addressed a long-standing desire to...	Murder of a Medici Princess Best Price: $13.00 Caroline Murphy's new book is another "must have" for lovers of remarkable...	The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions Best Price: $7.95 A wide spectrum of analogy and comparative findings. The study of the origins and development...	Brave Companions Best Price: $8.96 David McCulloug is my favorite historian ever since I read THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS. Since then...	Icon of Evil: Hitler's Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam Best Price: $15.49 This book helped me understand how the hatred and violence of today's fundamentalist Muslims...

Salt: A World History Best Price: $6.95 This book earned me the UberDork rating from anyone I told about it, but they are the ones who...	Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization Best Price: $7.83 Be aware that this is nothing more than a collection of mostly newspaper stories. 70% of the...	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Best Price: $8.84 This is a superb history of Genghis Kahn and the Mongol Hords, without the European and Islamic...	Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China Best Price: $13.00 There are a lot of excellent books on modern China out there, but this one is a cut above. I...	Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Best Price: $2.94 Read this as a first edition hardback---my Amazon reviewing is a little behind, to say the...

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Best Price: $5.19 I really enjoyed the suspensefully written, detailed narrative of the event itself, but what...	Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...) Best Price: $8.44 In terms of objectivity, this book has little to offer. Bias in the modern sections is easily...	We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam Best Price: $16.47 In their stunning follow-up to the classic bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young ,...	King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Best Price: $4.99 Although I teach High school history I've never been intersted in African history. I've taught...	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life Best Price: $15.60 Excellent book! From personal experience I agree that choice of where to live is the most...

The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican Best Price: $16.30 The book is fascinating, and offers insights into the work of Michelangelo as a scholar and...	The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories Best Price: $26.55 Having previously read an inexpensive edition of Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War, I...	Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia Best Price: $14.60 I found this to be a solid and compelling piece of investigative journalism on the state of...	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Best Price: $7.97 Discovered Mr. Johnson's book via a column by George Will in the Washington Post online a few...	Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy Best Price: $16.03 If you truly want to know what is happening in America (and the world) today, "Defending...

A History of the World in 6 Glasses Best Price: $8.12 6 drinks that shaped the course of humankind; a much easier idea to embrace and enjoy than the...	Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International) Best Price: $8.53 Kapuscinski reports on the people and political culture of the third and fourth worlds( the...	The Life of Elizabeth I Best Price: $8.00 I read this book as part of my interest in the Shakespeare authorship question. It was my first...	The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World (P.S.) Best Price: $8.84 Lucette Lagnado's father, Leon, is a successful Egyptian businessman and boulevardier who,...	High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families Best Price: $14.45 This is a GREAT book and I would encourage every citizen of America to read it, young or old. ...

The Places In Between Best Price: $2.82 A tough slog through a primitive place by an intrepid Englishman. I don't require too much more...	The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Birth of the Pax Americana Best Price: $17.97 Clarke has combed through the diaries of some of the men who "were there" when the...	Generation Kill Best Price: $4.89 I had mixed feelings about the book based on other's review. I was even hesitant of purchasing...	The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Best Price: $7.82 I am booked on a Panama canal cruise in December 2008. Someone recommended this book to me. At...	The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past Best Price: $11.29 This is the most sloppily edited book I've ever read. Did it even have a proofreader? Page after...

Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul Best Price: $6.99 Who might imagine that a book about Chicago's bordellos at the turn of the century (late 1890s...	Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Best Price: $14.67 Bryce positions the book as a comprehensive treatise on energy independence, and it's not. ...	Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton's Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012 Best Price: $10.17 A belief that the ancients held unusual scientific knowledge, of which only fragments remain...

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