Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Society (Playaway Audiobook) by Grover Gardner $34.99
13,000 years of human history,beginning when stone-age gathers constituted the entire population.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by Touchstone $16.99
Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these...
Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2012 Edition (College Test Preparation) by Princeton Review $18.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP World History, 2012 Edition, includes: • 2 full-length practice tests, fully updated for the May 2012 Exam • Comprehensive review of all topics from prehistoric times to the present • Timelines, summaries, and key term lists in every chapter • Helpful strategies for writing high-scoring DBQ and...
Truman by Simon & Schuster $40.00
The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man -- a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever...
Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, 2012 Edition (College Test Preparation) by Princeton Review $18.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP U.S. History, 2012 Edition, includes: • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations • In-depth history review of key and terms and concepts organized by time period, including the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the creation of government and early democracy, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the...
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition by Peace Hill Press $16.95
This first book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' polls—over 150,000 copies of the series in print!What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of...
The Story of the Greeks (Yesterday's Classics) by Yesterday's Classics $13.95
Elementary history of Greece, made up principally of stories about persons, giving at the same time a clear idea of the most important events in the ancient world and calculated to enforce the lessons of perseverance, courage, patriotism, and virtue that are taught by the noble lives described. Beginning with the legends of Jason, Theseus, and events surrounding the Trojan War, the narrative...
5 Steps to a 5 AP US History, 2012-2013 Edition (5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations Series) by McGraw-Hill $18.95
A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score We want you to succeed on your AP* exam. That's why we've created this 5-step plan to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best score. This easy-to-follow guide offers you a complete review of your AP course, strategies to give you the edge on test day, and plenty of practice with AP-style test questions....
AP U.S. History Crash Course (REA: The Test Prep AP Teachers Recommend) by Research & Education Association $11.95
REA’s AP U.S. History Crash Course Get A Higher AP Score in Less Time…Guaranteed! Updated Second Edition - Includes information based on the 2009 AP U.S. History exam! REA’s AP U.S. History Crash Course is perfect for the time-crunched student, the last-minute studier, or anyone who wants a refresher on the subject! Are you crunched for time? Have you started studying for...
The U.S. Constitution: And Fascinating Facts About It by Oak Hill Publishing Co $2.95
In The U.S. Constitution & Fascinating Facts About It you'll see the entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence--and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution in the two centuries since its creation.