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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
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Millennium: From Religion to Revolution: How Civilization Has Changed Over a Thousand Years
by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author)
by Ian Mortimer (Goodreads Author)
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date: Nov 08, 2016
History's greatest tour guide takes us on an eye-opening journey through the last millennium of human innovation – enter for your chance to win Ian Mo
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Availability: 3 copies available, 395 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 04 - Oct 04, 2016
Countries available: US
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Welcome To Undershaw - A Brief History of Arthur Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Luke Benjamen Kuhns (Goodreads Author)
by Luke Benjamen Kuhns (Goodreads Author)
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date: Oct 10, 2016
Undershaw was the Surrey home of Arthur Conan Doyle between 1897-1907. Built lovingly for his wife Touie to help treat her ongoing battle with tubercu
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Availability: 1 copy available, 546 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 24 - Oct 09, 2016
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Yours in a Hurry
by Ann Kathleen Otto (Goodreads Author)
by Ann Kathleen Otto (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: May 01, 2016
Enter for a chance to win five copies of the new historical novel, Yours in a Hurry.
It's the 1910s and California is still a new destination, America ...more
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Availability: 5 copies available, 620 people requesting
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