History Books


The AlamoThe Alamo
Best Price: $25.17
John Myers Myers, in the last sentences of his book, The Alamo, perfectly captures the essence...
States & Capitals (Rhythm, Rhyme and Read Series)States & Capitals (Rhythm, Rhyme and Read Series)
Best Price: $5.66
If the quality of the sound on the cassette was better I would have rated it 5 stars. I teach...
The Conservative MindThe Conservative Mind
Best Price: $60.45
Kirk is a "good writer" but an appalling communicator. Instead of just saying what he...
Past Is MyselfPast Is Myself
Best Price: $69.95
I read this book a few years ago, when living in the United Kingdom, and wanted to recommend...
Voices Of Our Time: Five Decades of Studs Terkel InterviewsVoices Of Our Time: Five Decades of Studs Terkel Interviews
Best Price: $6.98
Having grown up in Chicago and spent a chunk of my adult life there as well, perhaps the thing I...


Reason for My Hope: How God's Grace and Love Strengthens, Rebuilds and RestoresReason for My Hope: How God's Grace and Love Strengthens, Rebuilds and Restores
In an ever turbulent world, our hope AND faith can be shaken at any given moment. "The...
The Power Game : Part 2The Power Game : Part 2
Best Price: $52.89
Hedrick Smith wrote and amazingly in-depth novel about American Politics and Government. So...
West Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe SanhWest Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe Sanh
Best Price: $4.75
This book really took me on an emotional journey of an average young man through the hell of Khe...
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy: Library EditionThe Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy: Library Edition
Best Price: $44.07
This is an excellent essay, even for those who did not know they cared about the Renaissance. ...
Seven Secrets of the Corporate MysticSeven Secrets of the Corporate Mystic
Best Price: $10.50
According to Dr. Gay Hendricks, today you are just as likely to find a mystic in a corporate...


Seven Secrets of the Corporate MysticSeven Secrets of the Corporate Mystic
Best Price: $10.50
According to Dr. Gay Hendricks, today you are just as likely to find a mystic in a corporate...
War and PeaceWar and Peace
Best Price: $62.92
I'm suprised not to see anyone mention Rosemary Edmonds' translation of this masterful work. ...
Living HistoryLiving History
Best Price: $1.49
Reading Hillary's book has given me a sense of the determination, courage, strengths AND faults...
Dealers of Lightning:  XEROX-PARC and the Dawn of the Computer AgeDealers of Lightning: XEROX-PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
Best Price: $6.49
I loved to read this book. It's interesting. It shows you how the thing that we use today, like...
Customers.Com: How to Create a Profitable Business Strategy for the Internet and BeyondCustomers.Com: How to Create a Profitable Business Strategy for the Internet and Beyond
Best Price: $0.81
The authors of this book ask the question, "Are you doing business on the Web? Or are you...

Forbes Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales of the Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business (Wiley Audio)Forbes Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales of the Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business (Wiley Audio)
Best Price: $5.50
Buyers beware!!! This book is huge... Amazon should give its dimensions, but I am guessing more...
Science, Politics, and GnosticismScience, Politics, and Gnosticism
Best Price: $11.31
Voegelin has done the public a great service by tracing a common thread of gnosticism amongst...
Great Speeches of the 20th CenturyGreat Speeches of the 20th Century
Best Price: $68.44
Rhino Records put out this 4-CD set a few years ago of excerpts from major speeches and radio...
Latin Music Through the AgesLatin Music Through the Ages
Best Price: $24.99
This audio cassette, Latin Music Through the Ages , presents a unique collection of 17 Latin...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American HistoryThe Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
Best Price: $18.87
Our perception of history shapes our view of politics and economics. So, it should come as no...

Gettysburg: A Testing of CourageGettysburg: A Testing of Courage
Best Price: $6.99
I am sort of new to studying the Gettysburg battle and I have a different take on this book from...
American Religious History (The Great Courses, Part I and Part II)American Religious History (The Great Courses, Part I and Part II)
12 Audio Cassettes on American Religious History by Emory University professor, Patrick N....
Her Little Majesty: The Life of Queen VictoriaHer Little Majesty: The Life of Queen Victoria
Best Price: $19.00
9 cassettes/12.5 hours
The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of GilgameshThe Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
Best Price: $12.43
Excellent read. Great look at history about how the artifacts were saved..not stolen. Well...
Weaving the Web : The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its InventorWeaving the Web : The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor
Best Price: $1.60
This is a great book. It explains in details how the web concept evolved. I think Tim...

Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a ManagerThree Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager
Best Price: $2.42
If you've ever wondered what it takes to be a leader -- the commitment, the focus, the almost...
Tender at the Bone (Cassette)Tender at the Bone (Cassette)
Best Price: $17.94
I was in love with this book from the first words of the introduction, where Reichl tells us...
To America : Personal Reflections of an HistorianTo America : Personal Reflections of an Historian
Best Price: $2.45
I, like many other readers/history buffs, greatly respect Ambrose for his ability to take a...
The Rise and Fall of Jesse JamesThe Rise and Fall of Jesse James
Best Price: $4.99
Does anybody know anything about my grandfather, James H. Johnston, prosecuting attorney for...
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed AmericaRising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
Best Price: $19.49
Living near the Mississippi river made this particularly interesting. However, it is a good...

Down The Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand CanyonDown The Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Best Price: $7.93
This non-fiction book is about the expedition of John Wesley Powell and their pioneering and...
Passage to JuneauPassage to Juneau
Best Price: $1.19
The best thing about this book is that it tells you what _else_ to read if you really want to...
World's Political Hot Spots: China (Audio Classics Series)World's Political Hot Spots: China (Audio Classics Series)
Best Price: $2.25
Since Marco Polo, the fabled markets of China have drawn the West like a magnet. This ancient...
Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American SoilLightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil
Best Price: $6.99
This is one of the many books available which describes the many ways in which the Islamic world...
Why I Became A Woman's Rights ManWhy I Became A Woman's Rights Man
Best Price: $19.97
The third album in TBM Records spoken word series, "Frederick Douglass' Greatest...

Recondo: LRRPs in the 101stRecondo: LRRPs in the 101st
Best Price: $1.24
Very good account of life in Recondo. The walk through the Vietnam service portrayed in this...
Mother Father Uncle Aunt: Stories from Lake WobegonMother Father Uncle Aunt: Stories from Lake Wobegon
Best Price: $1.00
Bought this for my father for a Christmas gift. He loved it and has just loaned it to me. If...
Why I Became A Woman's Rights ManWhy I Became A Woman's Rights Man
Best Price: $19.97
The third album in TBM Records spoken word series, "Frederick Douglass' Greatest...
Recondo: LRRPs in the 101stRecondo: LRRPs in the 101st
Best Price: $1.24
Very good account of life in Recondo. The walk through the Vietnam service portrayed in this...
Mother Father Uncle Aunt: Stories from Lake WobegonMother Father Uncle Aunt: Stories from Lake Wobegon
Best Price: $1.00
Bought this for my father for a Christmas gift. He loved it and has just loaned it to me. If...

Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine MenCrow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men
The story of the Sioux leader Crow Dog. It also talks about his family and previous...
The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal LawThe Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law
Best Price: $18.87
Yes, some chapters get pretty boring...but in all of the "Greatest Closing Argument"...
A Sportsman's Life: How I Built Orvis by Mixing Business and SportA Sportsman's Life: How I Built Orvis by Mixing Business and Sport
Best Price: $0.75
In A Sportsman's Life , Leigh Perkins tells a vivid and passionate story about how he turned...
Ten Rings: My Championship SeasonsTen Rings: My Championship Seasons
Best Price: $0.95
This is great book to read if you love the pre-Steinbrenner Yankees of Mantle, Berra, and Ford. ...
Black Hawk Down : A Story of Modern War (Abridged)Black Hawk Down : A Story of Modern War (Abridged)
Best Price: $7.94
Bowden has written a masterful account of the Black Hawk Down tragedy which became a famous Tony...

Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de GaulleHeroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
Best Price: $12.31
If you're feeling in need of a hero, Paul Johnson has a few on offer. The 30 mini-portraits...
Kings in Grass CastlesKings in Grass Castles
Though Australia, like North America, came to its present form through immigration and...
ConnectionsConnections
I saw James Burke's Connections Series when it came out years ago and it made a tremendous...
A History of US: Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740 (History of Us)A History of US: Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740 (History of Us)
I love the writing in this series, it's such a pleasure to read, I wonder why are so many other...
Just For Fun: The Story of An Accidental RevolutionaryJust For Fun: The Story of An Accidental Revolutionary
Best Price: $1.28
This is the story of Linus Benedict Torvalds, the creator of Linux OS in what seems like his own...

A Short History of the Korean WarA Short History of the Korean War
Best Price: $49.99
Unabridged recording examins the world after the 2nd world war, the state of the U.S. Military...
The Lady and the Monk: Library EditionThe Lady and the Monk: Library Edition
Best Price: $35.88
Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey (Now Hear This Series)Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey (Now Hear This Series)
Best Price: $48.90
Dr. Kernan's four years overseas, which encompasses the full length of the War in the Pacific...
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American EmpireBlowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Best Price: $34.99
Nutshell review - A fascinating look at the build up and consequence of American military power...
The Great Taos Bank RobberyThe Great Taos Bank Robbery
Best Price: $0.72
True stories written with Hillerman's quiet humor -- the New Mexico that was before the Yuppies...

Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an IndustryDirect From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry
Best Price: $1.49
This book gives an excellent overview of Dell's strategy up until Rollins became CEO....
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)
Best Price: $27.73
This book is the first of Atkinson's three book "liberation trilogy" which provides an...
   
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
History Books
See also for History Books
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories
History Books: