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A History of Histories

by J.W. Burrow • 2007

Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

A History of Histories

Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century

by J.W. Burrow 2007 544 pages

Revolutionary Suicide

by Huey P. Newton • 1973

Revolutionary Suicide

by Huey P. Newton 1973 332 pages

by Clara E. Mattei • 2022

How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism

How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism

by Clara E. Mattei 2022 480 pages

by Johann Chapoutot • 2014

Thinking and Acting as a Nazi

Thinking and Acting as a Nazi

by Johann Chapoutot 2014 512 pages

The Price of Greatness

by Jay Cost • 2018

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

The Price of Greatness

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

by Jay Cost 2018 256 pages

by Lawrence Goodwyn • 1978

A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America

A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America

by Lawrence Goodwyn 1978 384 pages

by Sasha Issenberg • 2012

The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns

The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns

by Sasha Issenberg 2012 321 pages

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

by Bede • 2003

with Bede's Letter to Egbert and Cuthbert's Letter on the Death of Bede

Ecclesiastical History of the English People

with Bede's Letter to Egbert and Cuthbert's Letter on the Death of Bede

by Bede 2003 404 pages

by Gregory D. Smithers • 2012

Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History

Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History

by Gregory D. Smithers 2012 320 pages

Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution

by Woody Holton • 2007

Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution

by Woody Holton 2007 384 pages

Whiteness of a Different Color

by Matthew Frye Jacobson • 1998

European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race

Whiteness of a Different Color

European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race

by Matthew Frye Jacobson 1998 364 pages

by Steve Keen • 2001

The Naked Emperor Dethroned?

The Naked Emperor Dethroned?

by Steve Keen 2001 554 pages

by Frank J. Sulloway • 1996

Birth Order, Family Dynamics and Creative Lives

Birth Order, Family Dynamics and Creative Lives

by Frank J. Sulloway 1996 672 pages

by Andrew Lownie • 2025

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

by Andrew Lownie 2025 361 pages

by David Brakke • 2015

From Nag Hammadi to the Gospel of Judas

From Nag Hammadi to the Gospel of Judas

by David Brakke 2015 13 pages

by Clive Hamilton • 2020

Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World

Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World

by Clive Hamilton 2020 320 pages

Explaining Postmodernism

by Stephen R.C. Hicks • 2004

Skepticism And Socialism From Rousseau To Foucault

Explaining Postmodernism

Skepticism And Socialism From Rousseau To Foucault

by Stephen R.C. Hicks 2004 230 pages

A Natural History of Human Emotions

by Stuart Walton • 2005

A Natural History of Human Emotions

by Stuart Walton 2005 436 pages

Slouching Towards Utopia

by J. Bradford DeLong • 2022

An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

Slouching Towards Utopia

An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

by J. Bradford DeLong 2022 624 pages

by Timothy Paul Jones • 2007

A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus"

A Guide to the Fallacies of Bart Ehrman's "Misquoting Jesus"

by Timothy Paul Jones 2007 176 pages

by Brigitte Gabriel • 2008

Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It

Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It

by Brigitte Gabriel 2008 288 pages

The Case Against Socialism

by Rand Paul • 2019

The Case Against Socialism

by Rand Paul 2019 373 pages

The Rosicrucian Enlightenment

by Frances A. Yates • 1972

The Rosicrucian Enlightenment

by Frances A. Yates 1972 352 pages

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3

by Seneca

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3

by Seneca 242 pages

A Brief History of Equality

by Thomas Piketty • 2021

A Brief History of Equality

by Thomas Piketty 2021 288 pages

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1

by Seneca

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1

by Seneca 243 pages

The Frontiers of Knowledge

by A.C. Grayling • 2021

What We Know about Science, History and the Mind

The Frontiers of Knowledge

What We Know about Science, History and the Mind

by A.C. Grayling 2021 432 pages

by Graham Allison • 2017

Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?

Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?

by Graham Allison 2017 364 pages

In Search of the Phoenicians

by Josephine Quinn • 2017

In Search of the Phoenicians

by Josephine Quinn 2017 360 pages

A Protest History of the United States

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025

A Protest History of the United States

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025 360 pages

by Jeffrey Toobin • 2023

Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

by Jeffrey Toobin 2023 426 pages

by Jonathan Glancey • 2015

The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner

The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner

by Jonathan Glancey 2015 320 pages

by Paul Gillingham • 2025

Latin American History

Mexico

A 500-Year History

by Paul Gillingham 2025 752 pages

Latin American History

A Paradise Built in Hell

by Rebecca Solnit • 2009

The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster

A Paradise Built in Hell

The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster

by Rebecca Solnit 2009 353 pages

Civilization on Trial

by Arnold Joseph Toynbee • 1948

Civilization on Trial

by Arnold Joseph Toynbee 1948

Social Darwinism in American Thought

by Richard Hofstadter • 1955

Social Darwinism in American Thought

by Richard Hofstadter 1955 278 pages

Stamped from the Beginning

by Ibram X. Kendi • 2016

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Stamped from the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Ibram X. Kendi 2016 592 pages

by Jeffrey Toobin • 2007

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

by Jeffrey Toobin 2007 384 pages

by Pippa Norris • 2019

Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism

Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism

by Pippa Norris 2019 554 pages

by Daniel Okrent • 2019

Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

by Daniel Okrent 2019 496 pages

by Ijeoma Oluo • 2020

The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

by Ijeoma Oluo 2020 278 pages

by Paul Cartledge • 2006

The Battle That Changed the World

The Battle That Changed the World

by Paul Cartledge 2006 313 pages

The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity

by Jürgen Habermas • 1985

The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity

Twelve Lectures

by Jürgen Habermas 1985 450 pages

The Indispensable Enemy

by Alexander Saxton • 1971

Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California

The Indispensable Enemy

Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California

by Alexander Saxton 1971 293 pages

The Vanishing American Adult

by Ben Sasse • 2017

Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

The Vanishing American Adult

Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

by Ben Sasse 2017 393 pages

by Donald J. Trump • 1997

The Art of the Comeback

The Art of the Comeback

by Donald J. Trump 1997 244 pages

Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker

by Rogers Brubaker • 1992

Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany by Rogers Brubaker

by Rogers Brubaker 1992

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays

by Richard M. Ebeling • 1978

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays

by Richard M. Ebeling 1978 125 pages

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster

by Jon Ronson • 2004

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster

by Jon Ronson 2004

The Last American President

by Thom Hartmann • 2025

A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink

The Last American President

A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink

by Thom Hartmann 2025 224 pages

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