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Cover of History of the Peloponnesian War

History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides info

First published 400 BC

Cover of A History of Archaeological Thought

A History of Archaeological Thought

Bruce G. Trigger info

First published 1989

Cover of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn info

First published 1962

Cover of What Is History?

What Is History?

E. H. Carr info

First published 1961

The Age of Revolution: 1789–1848

The Age of Revolution: 1789–1848

Eric Hobsbawm info

First published 1962

The classics

Cover of A History of Western Philosophy

A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell info

First published 1945

Cover of The Eighth Day of Creation

The Eighth Day of Creation

Horace Freeland Judson info

First published 1979

Cover of The Worldly Philosophers

The Worldly Philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner info

First published 1953

Cover of The Tomb of Tutankhamen

The Tomb of Tutankhamen

Howard Carter info

First published 1923

Cover of A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World

E. H. Gombrich info

First published 1936

Cover of Man Makes Himself

Man Makes Himself

V. Gordon Childe info

First published 1936

Cover of The Histories

The Histories

Herodotus info

First published 430 BC

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon info

First published 1776

Cover of The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II

The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II

Fernand Braudel info

First published 1949

Cover of The Guns of August

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman info

First published 1962

Cover of The Origins of Totalitarianism

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt info

First published 1951

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay info

First published 1841

Hidden gems

Cover of The Growth of Biological Thought

The Growth of Biological Thought

Ernst Mayr info

First published 1982

The Historian's Craft

The Historian's Craft

Marc Bloch info

First published 1949

Cover of Ancient Double-Entry Bookkeeping

Ancient Double-Entry Bookkeeping

John B. Geijsbeek info, Luca Pacioli info

First published 1914

Cover of The Eighth Day of Creation

The Eighth Day of Creation

Horace Freeland Judson info

First published 1979

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay info

First published 1841

Cover of Man Makes Himself

Man Makes Himself

V. Gordon Childe info

First published 1936

Popular

Cover of Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance

Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance

Jane Gleeson-White info

First published 2011

Cover of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan info

First published 2015

Cover of Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Henry Kissinger info

First published 1994

The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx info, Friedrich Engels info

First published 1848

Cover of A History of Western Philosophy

A History of Western Philosophy

Bertrand Russell info

First published 1945

Cover of The Worldly Philosophers

The Worldly Philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner info

First published 1953

Cover of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn info

First published 1962

Cover of A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World

E. H. Gombrich info

First published 1936

Cover of The Guns of August

The Guns of August

Barbara W. Tuchman info

First published 1962

Vintage

Cover of Commentaries on the Laws of England

Commentaries on the Laws of England

William Blackstone info

First published 1765

Cover of A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World

E. H. Gombrich info

First published 1936

Cover of The Tomb of Tutankhamen

The Tomb of Tutankhamen

Howard Carter info

First published 1923

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon info

First published 1776

Cover of Man Makes Himself

Man Makes Himself

V. Gordon Childe info

First published 1936

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay info

First published 1841

The Historian's Craft

The Historian's Craft

Marc Bloch info

First published 1949

Cover of Ancient Double-Entry Bookkeeping

Ancient Double-Entry Bookkeeping

John B. Geijsbeek info, Luca Pacioli info

First published 1914

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