America's Middlemen: Power at the Edge of Empire (Grynaviski Eric)(Paperback)

America's Middlemen: Power at the Edge of Empire (Grynaviski Eric)(Paperback)

Throughout American political history, the US government has formed alliances with militias, tribes, and rebels. Sometimes, these alliances have been successful, dramatically reshaping the battlefield. But these alliances have also risked creating larger wars in regions where the United States had

Boudica (Bernays Tristan)(Paperback)

AD 61, Britannia. On the furthest outreaches of the Roman Empire - at the very edge of the known world - rebellion is brewing. The King of the Iceni has died and his widow Boudica has tried to claim her rightful throne. For her insolence in defying Rome, the queen has been flogged, her daughters

The Incorruptibles (Jacobs John Hornor)(Paperback)

In the contested and unexplored territories at the edge of the Empire, a boat is making its laborious way up stream. Riding along the banks are the mercenaries hired to protect it - from raiders, bandits and, most of all, the stretchers, elf-like natives who kill any intruders into their territory

Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Rayfield Donald)(Paperback)

Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, Georgia is a country of rainforests and swamps, snow and glaciers, and semi-arid plains. It has ski resorts and mineral springs, monuments and an oil pipeline. It also has one of the longest and most turbulent histories in the Christian

The Temper of Our Time (Hoffer Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Temper of Our Time examines the

Roman Britain: Life at the Edge of Empire (Hobbs Richard)(Paperback)

An illustrated introduction to the history, society, culture and art of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire, this book presents Britain's Roman heritage together with new photography of recently-discovered

Reflections on the Human Condition (Hoffer Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. Reflections on the Human Condition is

Working and Thinking on the Waterfront (Hoffer Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Hoffer-one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer-lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge-history, science, mankind-formed the basis of his insight to human nature. Working and Thinking on the Waterfront is

The Age of Empire: 1875-1914 (Hobsbawm Eric)(Paperback)

Erica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the twentieth

The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms (Hoffer Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Passionate State of Mind is a

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (Foner Eric)(Paperback)

More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched institution, slavery

The Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire (Koch Peter O.)(Paperback)

A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called

Antidemocracy in America: Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk (Klinenberg Eric)(Paperback)

Ancient Empires (Cline Eric H.)(Paperback)

Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslim period. Taking a focused and thematic approach, it aims to provoke a discussion of an

At the Edge of the Night (Lampe Friedo)(Paperback)

The Currency of Empire (Barth Jonathan)(Paperback)

In The Currency of Empire, Jonathan Barth explores the intersection of money and power in the early years of North American history, and he shows how the control of money informed English imperial action overseas.The export-oriented mercantile economy promoted by the English Crown, Barth argues,

Life on the Edge, A (Jones Eric)(Paperback / softback)

View of the Empire at Sunset (Phillips Caryl)(Paperback / softback)

Song of the Skylark (James Erica)(Paperback / softback)

From Erica James, author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE and THE DANDELION YEARS, comes an enchanting tale of life, loss and

The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision (Bachiochi Erika)(Paperback)

Erika Bachiochi offers an original look at the development of feminism in the United States, advancing a vision of rights that rests upon our responsibilities to others.In The Rights of Women, Erika Bachiochi explores the development of feminist thought in the United States. Inspired by the

The Power of Film (Suber Howard)(Paperback)

One of America's most distinguished film professors provides the definitive A to Z course on the intricacies of film. Each entry in this remarkable book, which represents a lifetime of teaching film, has already inspired and educated several generations of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers and

Brief History of the Roman Empire (Kershaw Dr Stephen P.)(Paperback / softback)

A new look at the rise and fall of the greatest empire the world has ever

Saga Land - The Island Stories at the Edge of the World (Fidler Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917-21 (Buttar Prit)(Paperback)

At the beginning of 1917, the three empires fighting on the Eastern Front were reaching their breaking points, but none was closer than Russia. After the February Revolution, Russia's ability to wage war faltered and her last desperate gamble, the Kerensky Offensive, saw the final collapse of her