History and Archaeology

The frontier towns of Idaho were populated by some of the toughest and most dangerous characters in the West.

Myths and Mysteries of New Hampshire reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Granite State.

2025 SPUR AWARDS FINALISTThis book celebrates the history and culture of the western horse, its ability to capture the popular imagination, and the means by which it has come to symbolize the American West.

Tens of thousands of years ago, before Vietnam bore its name, the region's limestone caves and dense forests echoed with the footsteps of a resilient people—later known as the Hoabinhian culture.

Sardinia's Nuragic civilization stands as one of the most remarkable and enigmatic cultures of the Bronze Age.

Myths and Mysteries of New Hampshire reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Granite State.

Beneath the sandstone walls of the Temple of Edfu lies one of the most enigmatic archives of the ancient world: a set of vast hieroglyphic inscriptions describing a homeland that rose from the waters, flourished, was struck by catastrophe, and was rebuilt by survivors.

For millennia, whispers of a vanished wonder greater than the pyramids have haunted the sands of Egypt.

Global hit-maker Andrew Lloyd-Webber's new musical spotlights the world of Stephen Ward - the social cavalier who knew everyone who mattered - and his enigmatic role in the great political scandal of the 20th Century.

The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Whether youre a born-and-raised Floridian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Florida Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as David Grimes and Tom Becnel take you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Sunshine State.

A fascinating journey through the Lone Star States unruly pastwith maps, photos, and moreTexas rightfully claims a celebrated place in the wildest West of both myth and realitywhich makes it truly stranger than fiction that The Crime Buffs Guide to Outlaw Texas is the first-ever travel guide to the many sites related to the Lone Star States renowned rambunctious past, complete with GPS coordinates that put you at the scene of the action.

The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Laugh your way through the pages of West VirginiaCuriosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer!

You've studied the Salem witch trials, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride.

Beneath the swamps and jungles of Mexico's Gulf Coast, more than three thousand years ago, the first great civilization of the Americas rose and flourished.

Extraído de su acaso inexhaurible acceso a reinos superiores, en este libro encontrarás (si lo abres, claro está) la faceta más seria de Abu Kasem: cavilaciones y observaciones sobre la vida y el mundo; que para nosotros son una misma cosa, pues no pueden existir por separado.

Extracted from his perhaps inexhaustible access to superior realms, in this book you shall encounter (if you open it, of course) Abu Kasem's serious facet: ruminations and observations about life and the world, which for us are one and the same thing, for they cannot exist separately.

Extraído de su acaso inexhaurible acceso a reinos superiores, en este libro encontrarás (si lo abres, por supuesto) la faceta más seria de Abu Kasem: cavilaciones y observaciones sobre la vida y el mundo; que para nosotros son una misma cosa, pues no pueden existir por separado.

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Ante los conflictos y los horrores desatados por el hombre, se ha venido dando por sentada en los últimos decenios la certidumbre de que «el juicio de la historia» acaba viniendo a restituir tarde o temprano, siquiera moralmente, el justo orden de las cosas.

The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic.

Across the sands of ancient Egypt, one name endures as the voice of divine intellect — Thoth, the ibis-headed god of wisdom, writing, and cosmic order.

Unforgettable Independent Fresh and gripping TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London.

Beneath the surface of history lies a deeper current — the legend of Mu, a lost Pacific homeland said to be the cradle of all civilization.

Across the Grain of Time: From Homeland to HorizonTwo Prussian brothers step off a ship in America carrying little more than determination, impossible surnames, and a dream of land of their own.

THE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDSBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal'A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I will recommend it to everyone' Alastair Campbell'World-renowned historian Laurence Rees lays out a past that is also eerily a cautionary tale for our future if we are not careful' Anthony Scaramucci'There are lots of moments when you can t help but have a shudder through the spine .

From ancient Rome to the current Internet age, this sweeping history of ideas explores how different epochs wrestled with the issue of truth and lies.

An innovative study of medieval Chinese tombs that provides new insights into the history of Eurasian cultural contact and exchangeSilk Roads, Steppe Roads takes the reader on a journey to three sites in northwestern China and Mongolia to investigate medieval Chinese tombs containing evidence of Eastern Eurasian cultural contacts and exchanges.

The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

You've studied the Salem witch trials, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride.

Laugh your way through the pages of West VirginiaCuriosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer!

THE THIRTEENTH CIRCLE is a gripping true-crime-inspired novel that explores the rise, power, and global reach of one of the world's most feared criminal organizations: MS-13.

For over a century, the Israel-Palestine conflict has shaped headlines, sparked wars, and divided the world.

This book centers on a poem attributed through psychography to Pedro D'Alcantara (Dom Pedro II), read as both a spiritual calling and a present-day summons.

From ancient Rome to the current Internet age, this sweeping history of ideas explores how different epochs wrestled with the issue of truth and lies.

The inspiring story of a little-known hero's pivotal role in the American Revolutionary WarDuring the brutal winter of 1775-1776, an untested Boston bookseller named Henry Knox commandeered an oxen train hauling sixty tons of cannons and other artillery from Fort Ticonderoga near the Canadian border.

 Syros, the binary is a book that should be read at the end of a vacation.

History did not begin in 1492.

The Silence Killer: Power, Fear, and the Struggle for Truth in Central Africa is a powerful exploration of one of the most complex and significant challenges facing the African continent today, the relationship between power, fear, silence, truth, justice, and peace.

Hitler and the July Plot explores the dramatic events of 20 July 1944, when a group of senior German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.

The chain of islands stretching south of Tokyo was once places of exile, banishing outlaws both dangerous and quirky, and sometimes even those with a touch of charm.

What if the healing America desperately needs begins not in Washington, but in our hearts?

For centuries, Rome told the story of Carthage as the tale of a defeated enemy.

The inspiring story of a little-known hero's pivotal role in the American Revolutionary WarDuring the brutal winter of 1775-1776, an untested Boston bookseller named Henry Knox commandeered an oxen train hauling sixty tons of cannons and other artillery from Fort Ticonderoga near the Canadian border.

The Sack of Mantua: Siege, Succession, and Catastrophe in Habsburg Italy In December 1627, a dying duke arranged one last marriage and extinguished a dynasty in the same breath.

The mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not just stone and snow.

The History of Britain We Were Never Taught.

This book offers a new perspective on the origins of the Jewish people.