Genre: General & World History

Bad Days in History

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National Geographic author Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso.

The Guns of August

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In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world.

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A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations such as the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland by tracing patterns of environmental damage, climate change, poor political choices, and other factors that were pivotal to their demise.

A Peace to End All Peace

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All of the conflicts and challenges in the Middle East are rooted in the arrangements, unities, and divisions imposed by the Allies after the First World War.