History Books


Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love Best Price: $3.82 I had expected a fictionalized narrative following the daughter of the famous astronomer. What I...	The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 Best Price: $22.86 This book contains an awful lot of wisdom for such a slim volume (it clocks in at just under 200...	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World Best Price: $8.34 awesome book. who knew how important bananas were to the WORLD?? Fascinating story with...	Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Best Price: $8.95 This book was read to our class when I was in the 6th grade. I loved it! When our kids were...	The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave Best Price: $2.06 We know that this book is a hoax. And while some may say "even if it is not true it is a...



The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution Best Price: $7.97 Young creates two essays; one that recalls George Robert Twelves Hewes participation in nearly...	On War (Oxford World's Classics) Best Price: $12.94 I purchased the Everyman's Library edition of Von Clausewitz's On War for my husband, who is a...	I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World Best Price: $13.35 Enjoyable look at the various military "skunkworks" projects that go on beneath the...	Making Government Work Best Price: $19.24 That's the title of the most practical "political" book you'll ever read. It is a...	Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution Best Price: $16.08 Amazing. This book could have saved my life. Mr. Bradley clearly communicated to me that there...



America Past and Present, Volume 1 (to 1877) (8th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series) Best Price: $78.00 When read aloud, this book really breathes life into an otherwise boring class. My teacher...	Diplomacy (A Touchstone Book) Best Price: $10.40 A magnum opus - one among many - of Henry Kissinger. A long book, like the length of his...	Presidential Elections: And Other Cool Facts Best Price: $2.27 Syl Sobel has taken a complicated subject and made it understandable and interesting for the...	Moyers on Democracy Best Price: $13.00 Moyer's is the epitome of what's wrong with modern journalism: leftist ideologues shaping...	Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence Best Price: $12.98 This is the best book that I've read on the American Revolution. Unlike some other good books,...

The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the College de France, 1978-1979 (Lectures at the College de France) Best Price: $19.10 this liberal governmentality. This involves describing the political rationality within which...	On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family Best Price: $8.45 I enjoyed this book very much. Amazing to read about one man's dreams and hard work from 4...	Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia Best Price: $3.98 It's hard to think of a book that was published with as much good timing as Ahmed Rashid's...	Expecting Miracles: True Stories of God's Supernatural Power and How You Can Experience It Best Price: $8.14 This book won't collect any prizes for great literature, being essentially a journal and a...	Lakota Woman Best Price: $4.95 Oh please get out the hankie and feel oh so terribly sorry - - and guilty -for this woman and...

Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World (Hinges of History) Best Price: $11.67 The title of this book embodies a bait and switch: the "Mysteries" of the title, you...	History of Modern Art Best Price: $91.66 this textbook of sorts is super informative with great color and black and white pictures of...	The American Pageant: A History of the Republic Advanced Placement Edition Best Price: $249.99 I have had this book for barely over a month, but it is by far the greatest history book I have...	A History of Western Art Revised Best Price: $89.93 I purchased this text for an online class. It was MUCH cheaper through Amazon than the college...	Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills Best Price: $8.46 This is a superb biography of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, Marine sniper, from his enlistment to...

This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $7.49 An Auschwitz survivor tells us how the people the Nazis deported to this concentration camp...	Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam Best Price: $12.47 John R. Brinkley is the man of the title, who was one of a handful of pseudo-scientists and...	High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families Best Price: $12.85 This is a GREAT book and I would encourage every citizen of America to read it, young or old. ...	The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town Best Price: $12.50 Walking the fine line between those who want to preserve the renowned fishing industry of...	The Search for Modern China Best Price: $42.50 This is essential reading for both Chinese studies majors and anyone who wants a comprehensive,...

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life Best Price: $10.57 Last time I read this book I was travelling by plane from Charleston W. Va to Knoxville TN, in...	Life Inside the "Thin" Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter Best Price: $3.83 Life Inside The Thin Cage" is a painfull but eye opening view into the twisted world of...	Voices of A People's History of the United States Best Price: $11.49 It's a good book, with a lot of collections of articles from history. But it'll be nicer if it...	The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors Best Price: $12.50 I bought this for my husband for father's day. He's a huge Phillies fan, but he's said that...	Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader, Volume One: To 1550 Best Price: $37.80 lots of short essays, interesting stuff...biased viewpoint..its great! be sure to check out...

The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars Best Price: $12.47 `The Eves of Heaven` is an "auto-biography" by Thong Van Pham. In fact it is written...	Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History) Best Price: $20.51 How lucky I feel to have come across and finished one of those rare books that not only provides...	Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies Best Price: $17.00 M. Stanton Evans is a journalist and long-time follower of the history of Senator Joseph...	Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Alternate Edition (Book & CD-ROM) Best Price: $88.94 Trusted by professors of the humanities survey course for over twenty years, CULTURE AND VALUES...	Islam: The Straight Path Updated with New Epilogue, 3rd edition Best Price: $27.00 A good introduction to Islam and it's history. The author explains the orgins and core beliefs...

Basic History of Western Art, A (7th Edition) Best Price: $91.35 If your an artist or interested in art history...this book is very helpful....I had to get it...	War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust (Critical Issues in History) Best Price: $11.98 A very detailed chronology of the events leading upto, during and after the Holocaust in Europe.	America: A Narrative History, Brief Seventh Edition, Volume 2 Best Price: $23.54 Used by over one million students, America: A Narrative History is one of the most successful...	Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition Best Price: $24.99 I like history in small doses. I believe its an important subject but its difficult to package...	Rand Mcnally Historical World Atlas (Rand McNally) Best Price: $8.98 I found this atlas to be an excellent resource for my college World Civilization Class. I would...

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Best Price: $7.55 As a Cuban refugee I was training for a job in Key West when the Cuban Missile Crisis ocurred. I...	The Challenge Of Democracy: Brief Edition Best Price: $75.00 Based on the best-selling, full-length text The Challenge of Democracy, Eighth Edition, this...	Politics (Dover Thrift Editions) Best Price: $2.14 I read this book for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Politics is one of Aristotle's most...	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (P.S.) Best Price: $6.98 I read all but a couple chapters of this book on a flight across the US. It is easy reading and...	Hell's Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine Best Price: $15.99 The remarkable rise and shameful fall of one of the twentieth century’s greatest ...

American Government: Institutions and Policies Best Price: $67.49 This textbook has generated a firestorm of controversy. Here are some direct quotations from the...	The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy Best Price: $6.00 A book from Dr. L's class that help to shape my belief in freedom in the marketplace. A very...	The Humanistic Tradition, Book 3: The European Renaissance, The Reformation, and Global Encounter (Humanistic Tradition) Best Price: $23.00 " The Humanistic Tradition is quite simply the finest book of its type. Fiero manages to...	The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things Best Price: $4.00 I finished this book, considering I hate reading and haven't read a book since high school, that...	The Victor Journey Through the Bible Best Price: $19.99 We're using this along with a Bible Study program and a chronological study of history. It...

The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour Best Price: $13.57 This book came in handy while at Machu Picchu. We actually did have a guide, but we also had...	How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It Best Price: $6.94 Scottish history has always been vague to me, but Herman mixes history, biography, philosophy...	A Documentary History of the United States: (Seventh Revised Edition) Best Price: $4.13 Unfortuntately, the first words of this textbook encourage a Eurocentric view of American...

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History Books