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1	Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler add to wishlist Hitler outlines a program of blood and terror in this self-revealing classic. see all copies from $5.57! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from more books like this by Thomas Cahill add to wishlist The author's graceful mastery of both prose and history combine to express both the voice and content of Irish culture. Cahill traces Ireland's pivotal role in the preservation and transmission of the intellectual legacy of the West, from the fall of Rome under the barbarian invasions that brought the Dark Ages to the rise of Medieval Europe which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World more books like this by Steven Johnson add to wishlist Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world of today. see all copies from $2.46! new only from $5.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Rick Steves' Paris more books like this by Rick Steves add to wishlist Home to magnificent art museums, romance, and some of the world's most revered food, Paris is most often at the top of anyone's "must see" list. Learn to navigate the city on the Paris Metro; view the numerous masterpieces in the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay; or take a self-guided walking tour of the sights along the Champs-Elysees. With Rick Steves' ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Fall of Berlin 1945 more books like this by Antony Beevor add to wishlist This history of the final days of World War II tells of the carnage as Allied troops advanced on Berlin, and Hitler issued orders from his bunker. Beevor depicts the plight of the people in the street and the soldiers, as well as the competition between Russia and the other Allies to reach Berlin first. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life more books like this by Ms. Nancy L Mace, M.A., Dr. Peter V Rabins, M.D., M.P.H. add to wishlist This best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made "The 36-Hour Day" invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care. ... see all copies from $6.76! new only from $10.68! \| SVS
8	A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.47! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 more books like this by Antony Beevor add to wishlist The Spanish Civil War is a compelling account of one of the most hard-fought and bitter wars of the twentieth century: a war of atrocities and political genocide that was a military testing ground before the Second World War for the Russians, Italians, and Germans. With his thorough and contemporary examination of the Spanish civil war, historian ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Citizen Soldiers: The U S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945 more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Introduction by) add to wishlist An oral history of the last European campaigns of the Second World War, from the landings at Normandy to the final surrender of the Axis powers. Ambrose, who has already chronicled the Second World War in UNDAUNTED COURAGE and D_DAY, concentrates on the experiences of the ordinary soldier in the ranks, and makes use of hundreds of interviews ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Notes from a Small Island more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Before returning to the United States after 20 years in England, Bryson embarks on a farewell circuit of the country. He integrates history and reflections of his own debut tour of England in this valediction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World more books like this by Kati Marton add to wishlist Author Kati Marton follows these nine over the decades as they flee fascism and anti-Semitism, seek sanctuary in England and America, and set out to make their mark. The scientists Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, and Eugene Wigner enlist Albert Einstein to get Franklin Roosevelt to initiate the development of the atomic bomb. Along with John von ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities more books like this by Lawrence Cunningham add to wishlist CULTURE AND VALUES, Fifth Edition continues to combine balanced coverage of literature, art, music, and philosophy with sociological insight into the daily life of the characters in the unfolding drama of Western civilization. Available in two volumes, or as an alternate single volume without readings, this text remains the most readable and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.55! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) add to wishlist After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation more books like this by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn add to wishlist Solzhenitsyn's gripping epic masterpiece, the searing record of four decades of Soviet terror and oppression, in one abridged volume, authorized by the author see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Read by) add to wishlist A detailed account of the Allied invasion of the Normandy coast beginning on June 6, 1944, which ultimately led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Coming of the Third Reich more books like this by Richard J Evans add to wishlist This study of Hitler's rise to power in Germany analyzes that country's demise from Europe's most modern and progressive state, in 1900, to one that, by 1930, was ready to choose a man like Hitler to lead them. This is the first volume in a projected three-volume history of Nazi Germany. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hit more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist Historian Ambrose tells of the combat experiences of soldiers in the crack U.S. Army Airborne division that led the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The interviews on which this book is based were conducted by Ambrose as research for his book, D-DAY. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Ecological imperialism the biological expansion of Europe, 900-1900 more books like this by Crosby add to wishlist People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But, as Alfred Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $20.83! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire more books like this by Amanda Foreman add to wishlist This biography of Georgiana Cavendish reveals the important role she played in the social and political circle of Whigs in 17th-century England. It shows her to be a woman of high influence but also one caught up in scandalous behavior in her household. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made more books like this by Norman F Cantor add to wishlist This history of the outbreak of bubonic plague that devastated the population of Europe in the 14th century examines a wide range of historical events and social changes that the author attributes to the Black Death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor more books like this by David S Landes add to wishlist An economic historian examines reasons for the economic success of some nations over others. While acknowledging the role of geography, he falls on the side of culture as a determining factor. Landes focuses on the Industrial Revolution and the primacy of the West in this study. see all copies from $4.62! new only from $8.38! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Barron's AP European History more books like this by James M Eder, Seth A Roberts add to wishlist This manual presents two full-length model AP exams in European History with questions answered and explained plus a 15-chapter summary of European history, from the era of the Italian Renaissance to the present day. Following each chapter are additional essay questions and multiple-choice questions with answers for practice and review. The author ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| SVS
24 view cover	Europe: A History more books like this by Professor Norman Davies add to wishlist "In the beginning," writes Norman Davies, "there was no Europe. All there was, for five million years, was a long, sinuous peninsula with no name, set like the figurehead of a ship on the prow of the world's largest land mass. To the west lay the ocean which no one had crossed. To the south lay two enclosed and interlinked seas, sprinkled with ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $16.54! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 more books like this by Chris Wickham add to wishlist Prize-winning historian Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. see all copies from $14.67! new only from $15.71! \| first editions \| SVS

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