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History
History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu
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Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
by Anne Michaud (Goodreads Author)
by Anne Michaud (Goodreads Author)
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date: Mar 20, 2017
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Managing Bubbie
by Russel Lazega (Goodreads Author)
by Russel Lazega (Goodreads Author)
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date: Feb 05, 2015
Your chance to win a print copy of this 20+ award-winning memoir. Upcoming audiobook starring: Tony Award Winner Linda Lavin, Golden Globe nominees Ga
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Giveaway dates: May 27 - Jun 04, 2017
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30 Days a Black Man: The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South
by Bill Steigerwald (Goodreads Author)
by Bill Steigerwald (Goodreads Author)
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date: Apr 01, 2017
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History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.
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― James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
― James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.
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― Bil Keane
― Bil Keane
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