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1. Eighteenth-Century Europe: Tradition and Progress, 1715-1789

   Isser Woloch, Gregory S. Brown

   Second Edition

   Eighteenth-Century Europe is the leading textbook of this pivotal period in European history.More

2. Common Sense and Other Writings

   Thomas Paine, J. M. Opal

   Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time.More

3. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

   James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, John Robertson, Et Al.

   Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-15

   The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format.More

4. You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya

   Christopher Goffard

   A nonfiction mystery dwelling on timeless themes: an individual’s stand against corruption, the complexity of the human heart.More

5. The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities

   Matthew White

   A compulsively readable and utterly original account of world history—from an atrocitologist’s point of view.More

6. Profiles in Leadership: Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness

   Walter Isaacson

   “Though we cannot learn leadership, we can learn from leaders, which is why this volume is so engaging and valuable.”—Boston GlobeMore

7. The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers

   Nancy Sherman

   "Brilliant . . . a must read for veterans and those who seek to understand them."—Huffington PostMore

8. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

   Eric Foner

   “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore

9. Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture

   Joshua Cole, Carol Symes, Judith Coffin, Et Al.

   Brief Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume / Chapters 1-29

   The best western civilizations text for emphasizing critical thinking, now in a brief edition.More

10. Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America

    Adam Winkler

    A provocative history that reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America's cultural divide.More

11. Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq

    John W. Dower

    Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize: “A thought-provoking . . . book about the way events echo—and mis-echo—down the corridors of history.”—Financial TimesMore

12. The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda

    Ali H. Soufan, Daniel Freedman

    A book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America.More

13. The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge

    Hooman Majd

    "One of America's most astute revealers of Iranian culture and identity."-Reza Aslan, The AtlanticMore

14. The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen

    Kwame Anthony Appiah

    "[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."—The New York Times Book ReviewMore

15. The 9/11 Commission Report: The Attack from Planning to Aftermath

    National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, Philip D. Zelikow

    Authorized Text, Shorter Edition

    “A document of historic sweep and almost unprecedented detail.”—Washington PostMore