History
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Who Was Jane Austen?
$6.99 Add to cartStep into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author.
Although Jane Austen’s works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal reco- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Fabiny, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0448488639
- Language: English
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The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo
$21.95 Add to cartThis classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. L?, the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. L? was intended to … [more below]
- Series: Stackpole Military History
- Author: Balkoski, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0811717828
- Language: English
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The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears, 2nd Ed.
$40.00 Add to cartIn Chicago, the Bears’s grip on the city spans generations and cultures, endures disappointments, and impels celebration of triumphs great and small. From the team’s humble beginnings to its century-l… [more below]
- Author: Staff, Chicago Tribune
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1572842938
- Language: English
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Giorgia’s Vision: Giorgia Meloni in Conversation with Alessandro Sallusti
$32.99 Add to cartA collection of interviews with the current Prime Minister of Italy.
A few weeks after taking charge of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni was told by journalist Alessandro Sallusti: “It’s a sham- Author: Meloni, Giorgia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 151078358X
- Language: English
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)
$25.99 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
“I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side–the Communist side–of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter- Author: Sís, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: August 21 2007
- ISBN10: 0374347018
- Language: English
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Where Is Stonehenge?
$7.99 Add to cartUnravel some of the riddles of Stonehenge, one of the most famous and mysterious monuments in the world
Where is Stonehenge? That’s an easy question to answer. It sits on the Salisbury Plain in South- Series: Where Is?
- Author: Kelley, True
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0448486938
- Language: English
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Aboard the Titanic (a True Book: The Titanic)
$7.99 Add to cartRediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built!
There were close to 2,200 people aboard the Titanic for its maiden voyage, including about 900 crew members. Among the ship’s fir
- Series: A True Book (Relaunch)
- Author: Son, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338840517
- Language: English
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Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh
$17.00 Add to cart“Written from the heart and without restraint, alive.”–The New York Times
Vincent van Gogh, the great but tormented artist, bared his tortured yet ecstatic soul in his letters to his confidant and com… [more below]- Author: Stone, Irving
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0452275040
- Language: English
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Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History
$30.00 Add to cartHarvard Public Health Magazine, Best Public Health Books and Journalism of 2022
The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now- Author: Krishnan, Vidya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1541768469
- Language: English
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Spree: The Boy Who Made the Steelpan Sing
$19.99 Read moreA debut picture book biography about Spree Simon, a young boy from Trinidad who brought the iconic steelpan to the attention of the world. From Trinidadian author and artist Celeste Mohammed and Cory
- Author: Mohammed, Celeste
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0063093243
- Language: English
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Lost City of the Incas
$19.99 Add to cartFirst published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.
In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to- Series: Phoenix Press
- Author: Bingham, Hiram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 03 2003
- ISBN10: 1842125850
- Language: English
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The Met Dress-Up Paper Dolls: 170 Years of Unforgettable Fashion from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute
$21.99 Add to cartA highly giftable, stylish paper doll book, published in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, home to unforgettable fashion.
Travel through 14 key moments in fashion hi- Series: DK the Met
- Author: Hameenaho-Fox, Satu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0744063205
- Language: English
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The Second World War
$28.99 Add to cartA masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor.
Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world’s- Author: Beevor, Antony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: May 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0316023752
- Language: English
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The Civil War Visual Encyclopedia
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the people, battles, and politics of America’s bloodiest conflict, and explore its causes, chapters, characters, and consequences
With a topic on every page, Civil War Visual Encyclopedia tell… [more below]- Series: DK Children’s Visual Encyclopedias
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0744028450
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Walt Disney World
$24.99 Add to cartAuthor Foxx Nolte gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth.
Millions of people a year visit Walt Disney World, but few would consider it to be a place with any re
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Nolte, Foxx
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156183
- Language: English
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
$32.00 Add to cartThe creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Ro… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1610397215
- Language: English
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Prisoners of the American Dream: Politics and Economy in the History of the Us Working Class
$24.95 Add to cartA brilliant and comprehensive study of class struggle in the United States
Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis’s brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist hi
- Series: Essential Mike Davis
- Author: Davis, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 17 2018
- ISBN10: 1786635909
- Language: English
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Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art
$49.95 Add to cartWhat’s new, now and next from contemporary Black artists
A New York Times 2020 holiday gift guide pick
This book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a- Author: Sargent, Antwaun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1942884591
- Language: English
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Se acab? la diversi?n
$36.00 Add to cartEn 1958, los cubanos quer?an un cambio. No era la primera vez, ya lo ven?an haciendo sucesivamente desde 1868. Los cambios hasta ese momento nunca fueron radicales, nunca “cambiaron” la esencia de su
- Author: Sixto, Omar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 450
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 9798899406539
- Language: Spanish
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The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs: A Decade-By-Decade History
$40.00 Add to cartThe Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball’s most beloved if hard-luck teams, starting with the franchise’s beginnings in 1876 as the Chicago White Stoc… [more below]
- Author: Chicago Tribune
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1572842172
- Language: English
