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...more

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
The Borgias: The Hidden History
Who Was Dracula?: Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and the Pursuit of America's Enemies to the Ends of the Earth
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
Bolivar: American Liberator
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze
Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition: A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past
Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations
The Vast Unknown: America's First Ascent of Everest
Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness
My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs

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    Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
    No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
    Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
    The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
    Cleopatra: A Life
    Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
    Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
    The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
    A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
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    1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
    The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

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