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

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The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us

Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution

Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind

The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival

When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life

All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now

National Geographic's Book of Magic and the Occult: A Visual History

This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web

The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany―and the Spy Who Betrayed Them

Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane

Queens at War: England's Medieval Queens Book Four

The Killing Season: The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War

The Sword of Freedom: Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War

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By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

Rebecca Nagle

Release date: Oct 28, 2025

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Vanished in the Crowd (Molly Murphy #22)

Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author),

Clare Broyles

Release date: Mar 10, 2026

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Bruins 365: Daily Stories from the Ice (Hockey 365, 5)

Mike Commito (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Oct 21, 2025

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