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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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Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer
by J.D. Crighton (Goodreads Author)
by J.D. Crighton (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Dec 05, 2017
What if scholars said your family died in a fire... but it never happened? Powerful biography of a famous detective who took down killer HH Holmes and
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Availability: 100 copies available, 269 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Feb 15 - Mar 12, 2018
Countries available: US
Bad Girls
by Caitlin Davies
by Caitlin Davies
Release
date: Mar 08, 2018
Society has never known what to do with its rebellious women.
Those who defied expectations about feminine behaviour have long been considered dangero ...more
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Availability: 10 copies available, 587 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Feb 03 - Mar 07, 2018
Countries available: GB
Harbor of Spies: A Novel of Historic Havana
by Robin Lloyd (Goodreads Author)
by Robin Lloyd (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Mar 01, 2018
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Harbor of Spies is an historical novel set in Havana in 1863 during the American Civil War ...more
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Availability: 30 copies available, 1316 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Feb 24 - Mar 08, 2018
Countries available: US
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