General History
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The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
$19.99 Read moreTHE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
Eleven years when Britain had no king.
In 1649 Britai
- Author: Keay, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0008282056
- Language: English
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The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899
$29.95 Read more“It is interesting to watch how the expressions change as you progress through the book, from optimistic in the beginning, to almost hopeless by the end… The pictures alone will offer hours of view
- Author: Berton, Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1550464531
- Language: English
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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
$35.00 Read moreThe unlikely beginnings of the East India Company–from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch–to laying the groundwork for future British expansion
The East India Company was the largest- Author: Howarth, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 030025072X
- Language: English
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Eyewitness Ancient Egypt
$9.99 Add to cartBecome an eyewitness to the Great Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, discovering all the secrets of this fascinating civilization.
Travel back in time with this picture-led guide and explore the ma- Series: DK Eyewitness
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: December 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0744039630
- Language: English
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Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries
$27.99 Read more‘Excellent . . . bursting with extraordinary women’ – Anita Anand
“My hope is that this book will inspire as I have been inspired. It’s a love letter to the importance of h
‘Brilliant’ – Daisy Buchanan- Author: Mosse, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1529092191
- Language: English
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Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
$28.32 Add to cartThe winner of the 2021 Cundill History Prize and the 2021 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Blood on the River also won two of the highest honors for works
- Author: Kars, Marjoleine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 162097780X
- Language: English
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China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
$37.50 Read moreA compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present
Russia and China, the largest and most populous countries in the world, respe- Author: Snow, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0300166656
- Language: English
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To the Ends of the Earth: How the Greatest Maps Were Made
$35.00 Read moreThis lavishly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the evolution of mapmaking and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age.
Britain’s leading cartographic author takes- Author: Parker, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0711282641
- Language: English
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Mystery Cults in the Ancient World
$18.95 Read moreMystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter’s loss and recovery of h
- Author: Bowden, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0500297274
- Language: English
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Legacy of Empire: Britain, Zionism and the Creation of Israel
$16.95 Read moreIt is now more than seventy years since the creation of the state of Israel, yet its origins and the British Empire’s historic responsibility for Palestine remain little known. Confusion persists too
- Author: Thompson, Gardner
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0863564828
- Language: English
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Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union
$31.95 Read moreDisarmament in the Time of Perestroika is the definitive history of the implementation of the INF Treaty signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in all its complexities, and the lengths both sid… [more below]
- Author: Ritter, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1949762610
- Language: English
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We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power
$18.00 Read more“An important part of American history told with a clear-eyed and forceful brilliance.” –National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson
“We Refuse to Forget reminds readers, on damn near every page, … [more below]- Author: Gayle, Caleb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0593329600
- Language: English
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Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed: A Memoir
$18.00 Read moreNATIONAL BESTSELLER
For readers of All Things Consoled by Elizabeth Hay and They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson, Kiss the Red Stairs is a compelling memoir by award-winning journalist Marsha Leder- Author: Lederman, Marsha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 0771049382
- Language: English
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A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism and Jew Hatred
$9.99 Read morePalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has launched an international campaign to achieve recognition by the United Nations for an independent Palestinian state. Abbas and his international supporters cla… [more below]
- Series: Encounter Broadsides #24
- Author: Stern, Sol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 1594036209
- Language: English
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Do All Indians Live in Tipis? Second Edition: Questions and Answers from the National Museum of the American Indian
$17.95 Read moreHow much do you really know about totem poles, tipis, and Tonto? There are hundreds of Native tribes in the Americas, and there may be thousands of misconceptions about Native customs, culture, and hi… [more below]
- Author: Nmai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1588346196
- Language: English
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
$20.00 Add to cart- Series: Saqi Essentials
- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 29 1989
- ISBN10: 0805208984
- Language: English
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To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War
$16.95 Read moreMexico is in a state of siege. Since President Felipe Calderon declared a war on drugs in December 2006, more than 38,000 Mexican have been murdered. During the same period, drug money has infused ove
- Series: City Lights Open Media
- Author: Gibler, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: June 28 2011
- ISBN10: 0872865177
- Language: English
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The Cosmos in Stone: Sacred Geometry of a Master Mason
$39.95 Read moreThis beautiful and groundbreaking book examines the use of sacred geometry and cosmology in Gothic cathedral design. Renowned geometer and lecturer Tom Bree demonstrates how medieval Master Masons com… [more below]
- Author: Bree, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1906069212
- Language: English
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Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
$16.95 Read moreBefore the United States’ invasion, a million Soviet troops fought a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed 50,000 casualties–and the youth and humanity of many tens of thousands more. The Sovie
- Author: Alexievich, Svetlana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1324051124
- Language: English
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Sinkable: Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic
$28.00 Read moreFrom the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer, a fascinating and rollicking plunge into the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic
On a frigid April night in 1912, the- Author: Stone, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 0593329376
- Language: English
