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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship EssexIn the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Best Price: $3.00
A very good story, but as the whalers were slaughtering every whale in sight and dragging the...
The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Vol. 2: Since 1500The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Vol. 2: Since 1500
Best Price: $54.99
Social Problems and the Quality of LifeSocial Problems and the Quality of Life
Best Price: $73.98
This is a book purchase for school on Amazon at a lower price than the bookstore at school.
The Humanistic Tradition, Volume 1: Prehistory to the Early Modern WorldThe Humanistic Tradition, Volume 1: Prehistory to the Early Modern World
Best Price: $77.20
This book is used as a college textbook, and with good reason. It is a fascinating overview of...
Western Civilizations, Vol. 2Western Civilizations, Vol. 2
Best Price: $39.79


Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics)Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $13.62
This book recounts a journey made by the author and her husband as they traveled through...
Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the PresentModern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present
Best Price: $17.47
No country on earth has suffered a more bitter history in modern times than China. In the second...
The Pursuit of History (4th Edition)The Pursuit of History (4th Edition)
Best Price: $32.46
Early in his book, Tosh explains that "[h]ow the past is known and how it is applied to...
The Complete Book of World History (Complete Books)The Complete Book of World History (Complete Books)
Best Price: $8.77
I bought this book to homeschool my 4th grader, and it was too difficult for him. I switched to...
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the PresentFrom Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
Best Price: $7.50
I just finished this book for the first time. I'm very impressed you've read it seven times!...


American Slavery, American FreedomAmerican Slavery, American Freedom
Best Price: $10.10
This very well written and researched book is an effort to answer a single interesting question;...
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of RussiaNatasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia
Best Price: $8.48
Having lived in Russia six years and still in business there since 1991, I quickly learned that...
Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power (P.S.)Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power (P.S.)
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this book is very nationalistic and pro-america in the phrasing. which made me want to stop...
The Romans: From Village to EmpireThe Romans: From Village to Empire
Best Price: $37.66
It's all there, from the beginning to the end, but at a level more fit for elementary school...
McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood IconMcQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon
Best Price: $16.80
I bought this book for my husband. He is a car nut and likes anything McQueen. The book exceeded...

Why the Allies WonWhy the Allies Won
Best Price: $11.30
O livro do historiador ingl?s Richard Overy trabalha com as principais raz?es pelas quais os...
A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and EmperorsA Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors
Best Price: $4.94
This book details all the sexual and psychological peccadilloes of royalty. The main focus is...
The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American IdentityThe Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
Best Price: $7.00
In 1675, the Wampanoag and Nipmuck people, led by a sachem identified as King Philip, went to...
Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the HolocaustHitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust
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I rarely trash a book on here but this one is just plain wrong. Goldhagen essentially argues...
The March of Folly: From Troy to VietnamThe March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
Best Price: $8.65
Though written in 1984, this book takes apart governmental decision-making and reveals that...

Bulliet, Earth And Its Peoples Volume Two 4th EditionBulliet, Earth And Its Peoples Volume Two 4th Edition
Best Price: $49.68
The Earth and Its Peoples was one of the first texts to present world history in a balanced,...
Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural HistoryAncient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History
Best Price: $42.14
Wow, what a masterpiece! I started my self-conducted study of ancient Greek history with a...
A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political StrugglesA Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles
Best Price: $8.50
This is an amazing book. What a great premise. In this book Prof. Sowell argues that the basis...
Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001
Best Price: $10.68
An excellent, detailed history. After reading this book of 700 pages, I have compared it to...
After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BCAfter the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
Best Price: $10.00
This book was a grand sweep across the era from the LGM to 5000 B.C. of human prehistory. ...

Exceptional Students: Preparing Teachers for the 21st CenturyExceptional Students: Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century
Best Price: $80.50
The book arrived very quickly, and in the exact condition that I expected( great -new). I would...
Mckay History Of Western Society Volume Two Ninth EditionMckay History Of Western Society Volume Two Ninth Edition
Best Price: $46.80
The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of GenocideThe Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
Best Price: $8.90
Both by means of a large series of interviews of the German physicians who made the life or...
The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of GenocideThe Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
Best Price: $8.90
Both by means of a large series of interviews of the German physicians who made the life or...
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dire Warning: Churchills First Speech as Prime MinisterBlood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dire Warning: Churchills First Speech as Prime Minister
Best Price: $12.00
Few men have used the English language with such grace and to such good ends as Winston...

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: $4.38
Living near the Mississippi river made this particularly interesting. However, it is a good...
Sources Of The Western Tradition: Volume ISources Of The Western Tradition: Volume I
Best Price: $22.00
the book itself is good - if you are looking for the next edition because of a requirement for...
The West in the World,  Volume I: To 1715The West in the World, Volume I: To 1715
Best Price: $71.77
The West in the World relates the story of how the west has transformed - and been transformed...
Myth and Knowing: An Introduction to World MythologyMyth and Knowing: An Introduction to World Mythology
Best Price: $57.50
This book has a lot of great myths in it. I enjoyed using this book as a text book for a class.
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215
Best Price: $17.00
This book is so extremely biased as to be silly. For example, speaking with regret of the...

The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot SoldierThe Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
Best Price: $6.15
After reading a brief biography of Napoleon, I picked this book to get acquainted with the tough...
The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval SpainThe Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
Best Price: $5.95
I enjoyed this book. From my limited understanding of the time period and my inability to read...
A History of the Franks (Penguin Classics)A History of the Franks (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $10.00
This book is a valuable resource for any Dark Ages historian or anyone seeking good primary...
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth CenturyThe Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century
Best Price: $14.00
I hated this book. It is a long and boring story with no action. I do not recommend this book...
A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de VacaA Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
Best Price: $14.87
The author pieced records together to get a coherent story. Learned about Spain in its conquest...

The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (9th Edition) (Western Heritage)The Western Heritage: Volume 1 (9th Edition) (Western Heritage)
Best Price: $78.97
This textbook was required for my History 10a class at Harvard (Steven Ozment is the professor...
Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American RepublicNation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic
Best Price: $75.26
How many new editions do you need. A fifth edition is now available for this book and I bet it...
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 1 (to 1877) (6th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series)The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 1 (to 1877) (6th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series)
Best Price: $42.00
The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the WorldThe Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World
Best Price: $16.09
Freedom House, which tracks democratic trends and elections around the globe, noted that 2007...
The Drowned and the SavedThe Drowned and the Saved
Best Price: $4.89
"The Drowned and the Saved" by Primo Levi, is different in one aspect from his earlier...

The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution (Cartoon History of the Modern World)The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution (Cartoon History of the Modern World)
Best Price: $7.35
He always uses humor to bring low the ego of man and the pomposities of our forefathers, and...
The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.50
I am not going to review Polybius, the historian, because this is not the appropriate place to...
Death of Woman Wang, TheDeath of Woman Wang, The
Best Price: $6.88
The vast majority of historical books about the common man are surveys of great swaths of...
The World of Late Antiquity AD 150-750: AD 150-750 (Library of World Civilization)The World of Late Antiquity AD 150-750: AD 150-750 (Library of World Civilization)
Best Price: $18.49
Peter Brown has a unique style, like story telling he takes the reader through history making...
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue SeaShip of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Best Price: $2.99
On September 9, 1857, the sidewheel steamer "Central America", which was carrying...

Apollo 13Apollo 13
Best Price: $4.25
Apollo 13 tells the story of the famous mission that told the world, that it "had a...
All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS ScorpionAll Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion
Best Price: $12.55
This book simply does not add a single item of fact about this incident that has been reported...
Military Innovation in the Interwar PeriodMilitary Innovation in the Interwar Period
Best Price: $26.01
If you even have a modest interest in military history or in how the interpretation (or...
The Gods of EdenThe Gods of Eden
Best Price: $4.11
I liked learning about how paper money was first used, about the Black Death throughout Europe...
New Complete Works of Josephus, TheNew Complete Works of Josephus, The
Best Price: $15.35
This book is a great reference for people interested in studying God's Word. While it is no...

Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (Western Civilization to 1500)Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (Western Civilization to 1500)
Best Price: $104.76
Very easy explanation in book.........dont try to read whole book otherwise you will get sleep
    
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