Civilization
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
$19.95 Add to cartWhy did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this “artful, informative, and delightful” (William H. McNeill, New York Review
- Author: Diamond, Jared
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0393354326
- Language: English
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An Atlas of Extinct Countries
$18.95 Add to cartThe remarkable (and occasionally ridiculous) stories of 48 nations that fell off the map.
“Countries are just daft stories we tell each other. They’re all equally implausible once you get up close.”
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- Author: Defoe, Gideon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1609457668
- Language: English
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Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
$17.95 Add to cartIn Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and
- Author: Newitz, Annalee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 0393882454
- Language: English
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Humankind: A Hopeful History
$22.99 Add to cartAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The “lively” (The New Yorker), “convincing” (Forbes), and “riveting pick-me-up we all need right now” (People) that proves humanity thrives in a crisis and that ou- Author: Bregman, Rutger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0316418528
- Language: English
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Civilizations Map by Map: From Ancient Empires to Forgotten Cultures
$50.00 Read moreWitness the rise and fall of ancient empires and forgotten cultures–and their epic stories–with this unique map-led history.
From Mesopotamia’s thriving trade hubs to the spectacular cities of the I- Series: DK History Map by Map
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217139491
- Language: English
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On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World
$32.00 Read moreA lively history of punctuation, from ancient times to the age of the emoji.
You know the lively exclamation mark, the controversial semicolon, and the often-omitted apostrophe, but would you recogni- Author: Hazrat, Florence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 11 2026
- ISBN10: 1541606493
- Language: English
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Ta?no Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Folklore of the Ta?nos
$24.79 Add to cartTa?no Myths: The Stories That Shaped the Caribbean
Before any European set foot on Caribbean shores, the Ta?no people flourished, their lives intertwined with rich beliefs and powerful ancient tales. T
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: August 21 2025
- ISBN10: 9798887656151
- Language: English
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Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
$30.00 Read moreIn this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city’s savior
“Illuminating…Wils- Author: Wilson, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0385548117
- Language: English
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Babylon: The Biography of a Metropolis
$39.95 Add to cart- Author: Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: July 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798897101481
- Language: English
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The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection
$21.99 Add to cartIn this extraordinary book, an award-winning author tells the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual Age
“Terrific… Tamim Ansary explores the underappreciated ways- Author: Ansary, Tamim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1541706226
- Language: English
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How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words
$33.00 Read moreAn urgent, globe-spanning exploration of languages at risk, from Kichwa to Ukrainian, that asks: What do we lose–culturally, politically, and personally–when a language is silenced?
“A vivid, hopefu- Author: Galer, Sophia Smith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217086979
- Language: English
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Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
$16.95 Add to cartThe ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well known, many have been unjustly forgotten. History is overflo
- Author: Matyszak, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 0500298262
- Language: English
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After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
$17.95 Add to cartIn this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed–why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 0691256837
- Language: English
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The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology’s Greatest Mystery
$24.00 Add to cartJ. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there?
At its heart,- Author: Adovasio, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 17 2003
- ISBN10: 037575704X
- Language: English
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The Return of the Great Powers
$35.00 Add to cartFrom an acclaimed historian, a sweeping study of the past, present, and future of the Great Powers, revealing the new rules of global leadership.
From the dawn of the modern era to the end of the Col- Author: Simms, Brendan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1541605837
- Language: English
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The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity’s Most Devastating Pandemic
$38.00 Add to cartA sweeping history of humanity’s greatest natural disaster–the Black Death–that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and … [more below]
- Author: Asbridge, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 0593129164
- Language: English
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African American History: An Enthralling Overview of African American Heritage, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Underground Railroad
$31.09 Add to cartAfrican American History 3-in-1: An Unforgettable Journey of Resilience, Resistance, and Triumph
From the inhuman horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade to the secret heroism of the Underground Railroad,
- Author: Wellman, Billy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: June 29 2025
- ISBN10: 9798887655994
- Language: English
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Peak Human: What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
$23.99 Add to cart“Could a history book be more timely?” —The Economist
“Norberg is a prophet of anti-pessimism.” —The Guardian Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific explo- Author: Norberg, Johan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 180546387X
- Language: English
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The God of Our Fathers: The Great Stories of the Bible
$22.99 Add to cartAs a way of connecting with his dying father, Aldo Cazzullo picks up the Bible and rediscovers an illuminating book that “speaks of us,” and whose legacy of storytelling formed our modern world
Until- Author: Cazzullo, Aldo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 0063489082
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Universe (and Our Place in It)
$28.00 Add to cart“A sweeping tour of the laws of physics, the scope of the universe, and the place of life within it.” –Sean Carroll, New York Times bestselling author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
An elegant e
- Author: Malik, Sarah Alam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 0063476525
- Language: English
