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

New Releases Tagged "History"

Reproductive Wrongs: A Short History of Bad Ideas About Women

Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks

A Woman's Work: Reclaiming the Radical History of Mothering

The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America

The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control

No One’s Coming: The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn

True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink

You Can't Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson's Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her

Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe

Indigenous Citizens: Native Americans' Fight for Sovereignty, 1776-2025

The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya (Unearthing the Past)

The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change

A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow

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All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches

Ben Rhodes

Release date: May 26, 2026

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Cleopatra: La Guardiana de Egipto (Aventuras en la Historia) (Spanish Edition)

Diego Aguayo (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Apr 06, 2026

Si te gustan las sagas emocionantes, aquí descubrirás que la realidad puede ser más increíble que la fantasía… porque esto ocurrió de verdad.
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The Last of the Old Breed: An Oral History of the Final Marines from World War II

Scott Davis

Release date: May 19, 2026

An oral history of the brutal Pacific Theater in WWII, told by many of the last living U.S. Marine veterans.

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