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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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Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
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"This is the best book on Apollo that I have read. Extensively researched and meticulously accurate, it successfully traces not only the technical hig
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
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Enter for a chance to win 1 of 10 copies of The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism by author Jemar Tisby.
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The Long Journey to the Fair
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The Long Journey to the Fair is a book about the consequences of wars, oppressive totalitarian regimes, intolerance, and prejudice. The stories told a ...more
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