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The great revolutions of the past 300 years have profoundly shaped the social, cultural, political, and military landscape of the 21st century.

No understanding of the past is complete without an understanding of the legal battles and struggles that have done so much to shape it.

Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never dull.

The ancient Greeks, more than any other early culture, have given us the template for Westerncivilization, as seen in their superlativeachievements in the fields of architecture, political theory,

A sweeping history-and counter-narrative-of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.

Meet the people and explore the achievements of the Islamic Golden Age, a powerful 500-year story of science, culture, philosophy, and more.

The findings of historians and archaeologists open a thrilling world of discovery as they bring their methods and insights to the iconic stories of the Bible.

The history of Christianity over the past 500 years is a dramatic story.

In the first comprehensive history of the Horde, Marie Favereau shows that the accomplishments of the Mongols extended far beyond war.

Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister.

A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.

In a place where time is running out, sometimes the most radical act is remembrance.

The riveting story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, until his assassinat

Impeccably researched, and written like a thriller, Edmund Richardson's The King's Shadow is the extraordinary untold and wild journey of Charles Masson--think Butch Cassidy and the Sunda

In The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks listeners through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries, and the million years after the impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions