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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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The Button War
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date: Jun 12, 2018
Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them
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Availability: 5 copies available, 1072 people requesting
Giveaway dates: May 12 - Jun 12, 2018
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THE VISION OF DEATH: Wax Sculpture in the Seventeenth Century
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Enter the chance to win one of 7 copies of THE VISION OF DEATH: Wax Sculpture in the Seventeenth Century by Davide Stefanacci.
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Availability: 7 copies available, 771 people requesting
Giveaway dates: May 05 - Jun 04, 2018
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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
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One lucky reader will get a finished copy of the definitive history of the Opium War—a vivid narrative of the earliest Western efforts to open China t
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Availability: 1 copy available, 933 people requesting
Giveaway dates: May 01 - May 15, 2018
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