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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Eric H. Cline · Princeton University Press
Pages: 237
Format: Hardcover
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In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance,... |
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor · Amistad
Pages: 512
Format: Print book
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In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow... |
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The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
Mary Elise Sarotte · Basic Books
Pages: 291
Format: Hardcover
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On the night of November 9, 1989, massive crowds surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an announcement that caught the world by surprise: East Germans could now move freely to the West. The Wall - infamous symbol of divided Cold War Europe - seemed to be falling. But the opening of the gates... |
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Irish Travellers: The Unsettled Life
Sharon Bohn Gmelch · Indiana University Press
Format: Book
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Anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch have been studying the itinerant people known as Travellers since their fieldwork in the early 1970s, when they lived among Travellers and went on the road in their own horse-drawn wagon. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had known... |
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The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo: 1826-1851
Isobel Charman · Pegasus Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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Set in the heart of swirling, Dickensian London, the wondrous history of a unique institution and the incredible characters -- human and animal -- that populated it. The founding of a zoo in Georgian London is a story of jaw-dropping audacity in the Age of Empire. It is the story of diplomats,... |
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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
Rob Schmitz · Crown Publishers
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of China's most exhilarating metropolis, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China today. Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance,... |
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Tokyo: A Biography: Disasters, Destruction and Renewal: The Story of an Indomitable City
Stephen Mansfield · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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The history of Tokyo is as eventful as it is long. A concise yet detailed overview of this fascinating, centuries-old city, Tokyo: A Biography is a perfect companion volume for history buffs or Tokyo-bound travelers looking to learn more about their destination.In a whirlwind journey through... |
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The Undertaker's Daughter
Kate Mayfield · Gallery Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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The Undertakers Daughter is a wonderfully quirky, gem of a book beautifully written by Kate Mayfield.Her compelling, complicated family and cast of characters stay with you long after you close the book Monica Holloway, author of Cowboy Wills and Driving With Dead People. How does one live... |
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The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present
Toby Wilkinson · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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A hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed Egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the Nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now dead and how it sustained its successors, now in tumult.Renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson leads... |
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The Year of Indecision, 1946: A Tour Through the Crucible of Harry Truman's America
Kenneth Weisbrode · Viking, 2016.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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A vivid account of America at the pivot point of the postwar era, Harry Truman's first full year in office In 1946, America had just exited the biggest war in modern history and was about to enter another of a kind no one had fought before. We think of this moment as the brilliant... |
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Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero
Damien Lewis · Quercus
Format: Hardcover
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British bestselling author Damien Lewis is an award-winning journalist who has spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones. Now Lewis brings his first-rate narrative skills to bear on the inspiriting tale of Judy--an English pointer who perhaps was the only canine... |
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The Undertaker's Daughter
Kate Mayfield · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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What if the place you called "home" happened to be a funeral home? Kate Mayfield explores what it meant to be the daughter of a small-town undertaker in this fascinating memoir evocative of Six Feet Under and The Help, with a hint of Mary Roach's Stiff.The first time I touched... |
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Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2017 Edition
Princeton Review. · Princeton Review
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SCORE A PERFECT 5 ON THE NEW 2017 EXAM!Equip yourself to ace the NEW AP World History Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide - including thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every question type, access to our AP Connect portal... |
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