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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Colum...
$13.52
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait ..
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
$11.11
From the author of 1491-the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas-a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs.More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves o..
500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North Ameri...
$13.14
The story of Native American leaders, customs, political systems, and ways of life, this is American history from the Native American perspective: friendship, betrayal, war, and ultimately, the loss of homeland. A companion volume to the CBS series produced by Kevin Costner, Jack Leustig, and James ..
A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents...
$8.96
Just a few of the vitally important lessons in caring for your aging parent-and yourself-from Jane Gross in A Bittersweet SeasonAs painful as the role reversal between parent and child may be for you, assume it is worse for your mother or father, so take care not to demean or humiliate them.Avoid ho..
A Book of Middle Eastern Food
$13.58
A guide to Middle Eastern cooking that contains an assortment of recipes for both traditional and modern dishes as well as providing a background on the history and lore of specific foods Author: Roden, Claudia Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394471814 ISBN-..
A Certain Style The Art of the Plastic Handbag, 19...
$17.96
Discusses the history of plastic handbags and shows a selection of unusual designs Author: Gottlieb, Robert Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394568931 ISBN-13: 9780394568935..
A Change of Light and Other Stories
$20.50
The masterful Argentinian writer includes nineteen stories penned during the last seven years, tales about a couple's adventurous vacation in Africa, a disturbed man's erotic subway games, and other intriguing activities and situations Author: Julio Cortazar Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Binding: Hardc..
A Christmas Memory
$10.16
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Jo..
A Concise History of the Russian Revolution
$14.89
With 76 photographs and 5 maps in text. Author: Pipes, Richard Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0679422773 ISBN-13: 9780679422778..
A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consum...
$11.09
The three decades after World War II are often heralded as a “Golden Era” of American affluence. But as Lizabeth Cohen makes clear, the pursuit of prosperity defined much more than the nation’s economy; it also became a basic component of American citizenship. Consumers were encouraged to buy not ju..
A Cultural introduction to philosophy
$15.90
book Author: J. F. McDermott Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394327810 ISBN-13: 9780394327815..
A Deed Of Death: The Story of the Unsolved Murder ...
$11.43
An analysis of the 1922 unsolved murder of film director William Desmond Taylor focuses on the two actresses in Taylor's life--ingenue Mary Miles Minter and Mabel Normand, a star and a drug addict Author: Giroux, Robert Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394580753 ISBN-1..
A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-Town Pastor'...
$9.02
Ferdinand Ward was the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age. Throughhis unapologetic villainy, he bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and ran roughshod over the entire world of finance. Now, his compelling, behind-the-scenes story is told-told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward.W..
A Field Guide to American Houses
$14.13
For the house lover and the curious tourist, for the house buyer and the weekend stroller, for neighborhood preservation groups and for all who want to know more about their community -- here, at last, is a book that makes it both easy and pleasurable to identify the various styles and periods of Am..
A Friendship: The Letters of Dan Rowan and John D....
$18.56
Gathers letters written between Dan Rowan, the popular TV comedian, and John D. MacDonald, the mystery writer, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at network television Author: Dan Rowan Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394552768 ISBN-13: 9780394552767..
A Gallery of Dinosaurs & Other Early Reptiles
$10.17
Product DescriptionText and art portray over 100 prehistoric reptiles of land, sea, and air, including the reptiles that preceded the dinosaurs, the dinosaur giants of the Mesozoic Era, and the large reptiles of the age of mammals.From School Library JournalGrade 3-6-- Following in the footsteps of ..
A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia
$16.02
From School Library JournalKindergarten-Grade 3-After the failure of her father's olive crop, María fears that her family will have to leave their farm in the New World. Then one night, inspiration comes when she dreams of planting the seeds from the oranges that came from her parents' homeland of V..
A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia
$19.66
After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria's parents once ate in ..
A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America
$31.03
Here's an archaeologist's experience in the field and the museum--part history, part memoir, part buyer's guide. This book is an indispensable guide for the historian, the collector, the curious. Author: Noel-Hume, Ivor Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394427548 ISBN-1..
A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romance...
$15.70
This unprecedented book by one of Britain’s most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and a..
A history of Israel: From the rise of Zionism to o...
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Sacher, Howard M., History Of Israel, A: From The Rise Of Zionism To Our Time Author: Sachar, Howard M. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394485645 ISBN-13: 9780394485645..
A History of the American Revolution
$53.55
Discusses the political, economic, social, and military events of the Revolution from the end of the 7 Years War to the inauguration of Washington Author: Alden, John R. Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 039442851X ISBN-13: 9780394428512..
A History of the Breast
$13.90
This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present. Yalom investigates how the breast has been understood in religion, in medicine, and in psychoanalysis. 352 pp. 15,000 print. Author: Yalom, Mari..
A History of the Modern World (9th Edition)
$18.81
Surveys world history from the Middle Ages to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and looks at important individuals, movements, events, and ideas. Author: Kramer, Lloyd Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0375413987 ISBN-13: 9780375413988..
A History of the Modern World, 7th Ed.
$41.36
Book by Palmer, Robert Author: Palmer, Robert Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0679410147 ISBN-13: 9780679410140..