When people came out in January 2011 for bread, freedom and social justice, they did not expect some of them to be satisfied with subsidized bread after six years of revolution....
The Blanket Of The Dark
The Blanket of the Dark is a 1931 historical novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. The novel is set in the early part of the reign of Henry VIII, and explores the possible...
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta, issued in 1215 by King John. 'No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions ... except by the lawful judgement of his...
The Story Of Civilization Volume 2: The Medieval World
Children should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and storytelling ability...
The Wisdom Of The East - The Instruction Of Ptah-hotep And The Instruction Of Ke'gemni
The oldest book in the world is the filled with wisdom quotes and teachings on how one is to conduct ones life and how to treat his fellow man. Good old ancient wisdom in its...
Quicksand
Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish...
Before The Mayflower A History Of The Negro In America, 1619-1962
The black experience in America, starting from its origins in Western Africa up to 1961, is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire...
Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
"[A] lively audiobook. . . . Award-winning narrator Arthur Morey keeps the pace up throughout, and when sharing particularly remarkable stories--Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech...
The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics And The Law That Kept Two Generations Of Jews, Italians, And Other European Immigrants Out Of America
"Daniel Okrent narrates his extensively researched work on the history of eugenics in the United States, illuminating a largely forgotten dark chapter of American history....
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors From Augustus To Constantine
Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of...
