The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 4, AD 18...
The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 4, AD 1804-AD...
The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents
The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents - Unive...
Western Civilization : A Brief History, Volume I: To 17...
Western Civilization : A Brief History, Volume I: To 1715 - ...
Western Civilization : a Brief History, Volume II: Sinc...
Western Civilization : a Brief History, Volume II: Since 150...
A Brief History Of Slavery
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capi
Why is there so much inequality?In this short book; world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xenia’s deceptively simple question. Using personal stories and famous myths – from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix – he explains what the economy is and why it has the power to shape our lives.Intimate yet universally accessible; Talking ...
Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind
New York Times BestsellerA Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.“One hundred thousand years ago, ...
History Year by Year
Join us on a journey through the ages, from the origins of our earliest African ancestors right up until the present day. History Year By Year will take you through history like never before; discover the events, cultures, inventions and ideas that have shaped the world in this innovative and visually impressive book that presents the ‘who’, ‘where’ and ‘what’ of history through our detaile...
The Honest History Book
In Australia’s rush to commemorate allthings Anzac, have we lost our ability to look beyond war as the central pillarof Australia’s history and identity? Thepassionate historians of the Honest History group argue that while war has beenimportant to Australia – mostly for its impact on our citizens and our ideas ofnationhood – we must question the stories we tell ourselves about our history.We ...
History of Pin-up Magazines - Volume 1 to 3
The Birth of Newsstand Pin-up. This is the definitive annotated and illustrated history of pin-up magazines – 1900-1969. Open your notebooks, sharpen your pencils, and get ready for a history lesson like none you’ve ever experienced. You’re about to learn everything you could ever want to know about the world history of men’s magazines – not magazines about sports, not fashion, not hunting or...
Australian History In 7 Questions
‘If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable – and dull.’ From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia’s past and present. Hirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australia’s hi...
A Brief History of the End of the World
Most people’s concept of the ‘end of the world’ comes from the book of Revelation. Alternative apocalypses can be found in the Zoroastrianism of ancient Persia, in ancient Hindu scriptures and Norse myths. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Christian fundamentalists in the US who believe it will come with the ‘Rapture’; others point to an ecological catastrophe, the AIDS pandemic or nuc...
A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages
Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. Thus we glimpse 11th century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite. The stories of Roger ‘the Raker’ who drowned in his own sewage, a ‘merman’ imprisoned in Orford Castl...
The Natural History Book - The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth
A monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to Earth’s wildlife and natural wonders – its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms – this book was 5 years in the making. Covering more than 5,000 species, it is one-of-a-kind; the only book to offer a complete visual survey of Earth’s natural history. Packed with thousands of stunning, specially commissioned photographs,...
A Brief History of the Samurai
‘Clements has a knack for writing suspenseful sure-footed conflict scenes: His recounting of the Korean invasion led by samurai and daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi reads like a thriller. If you’re looking for a samurai primer, Clements’ guide will keep you on the hook’ Japan Times, reviewed as part of an Essential Reading for Japanophiles series From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is o...
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived - The Stories in Our Genes
‘A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You’ll be spellbound’ Brian Cox This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the histo...
Written out of History
Some of America’s most important founders have been erased from our history books. In the fight to restore the true meaning of the Constitution, their stories must be told. In the earliest days of our nation, a handful of unsung heroes—including women, slaves, and an Iroquois chief—made crucial contributions to our republic. They pioneered the ideas that led to the Bill of Rights, the separatio...
A Most Improbable Journey - A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
One in a million doesn’t even come close. Not when we’re talking about the odds that you would happen to be alive today, on this particular planet, hurtling through space. Almost fourteen billion years of cosmic history, over four billion years of Earth history, a couple million years of human history, the rise and fall of nations, the unbroken string of generations necessary to lead to you ...
Nike Men's Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe (White/Silver/University Red, Size 8)
Own a part of history with the Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe – a stylish, yet practical shoe that is sure to impress. Made from a combination of genuine and synthetic leather Rubber outsole with herringbone tread for traction Hologram detail for added style The Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe features a stunning white leather design wh...
Nike Men's Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe (White/Silver/University Red, Size 9)
Own a part of history with the Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe – a stylish, yet practical shoe that is sure to impress. Made from a combination of genuine and synthetic leather Rubber outsole with herringbone tread for traction Hologram detail for added style The Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe features a stunning white leather design wh...
Bad Girls Throughout History
Bad Girls Throughout History is a vibrantly illustrated volume featuring 100 women who were bad in the best sense of the word: they challenged the status quo and changed the rules for all who followed. Each entry features a portrait rendered in author Ann ShenÂ’s distinctive, bold watercolor style and a brief essay highlighting the womanÂ’s notable achievements. Organized chronologically, the coll...
A Brief Guide to the Supernatural
What is the supernatural and why is it important? From Most Haunted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from Underworld to Twilight, from Doom to Resident Evil, our imagination is forever drawn to this dark world – and for good reasons. The Brief Guide to the Supernatural goes in search of the unearthly with unexpected results. Combining history, psychology and parapsychology, Dr Leo Ruickbie explores t...
Australia - A Cultural History
`Aperceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modernAustralia which is both erudite and well-written’ – Duncan Bythell JohnRickard’s Australia: A Cultural History, firstpublished in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a culturalperspective. It has also acquired a reputation as an introduction to thedevelopment of Australian society and was listed...
Nike Men's Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe (White/Silver/University Red, Size 10)
Own a part of history with the Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe – a stylish, yet practical shoe that is sure to impress. Made from a combination of genuine and synthetic leather Rubber outsole with herringbone tread for traction Hologram detail for added style The Nike Men’s Air Jordan 13 Retro History of Flight Shoe features a stunning white leather design wh...
A Brief History of Medicine - From Hippocrates to Gene Therapy
Paperback original The foundations for the scientific study of the body and modern Western medicine as we know it started with William HarveyÂ’s discovery of the circulatory system in the early 17th century. But its roots stretch back into Ancient Greece, when medicine first departed from the divine and the mystical and moved toward observation and logic. Real progress was a long time coming, held...
The Untold History of the United States
‘This is not history for history’s sake, however this is the history of our present and future, long beyond cold war, into war on terror, war on drugs’ Ed Vulliamy, Guardian /i> i>The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick s riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire the most powerful and dominant nation the world ...