Reference in History & Nonfiction eBooks

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

The History Buff's Guide to World War II

Top Ten Rankings of the Best, Worst, Largest, and Most Lethal People and Events of World War II

by Thomas R. Flagel ...

Did you know that neither Hitler nor Stalin graduated from high school? Or that the Allies often employed teenage girls as spies? In The History Buff's Guide to World War II, Thomas R. Flagel leaves no stone unturned as he presents dozens of top ten lists that examine the politics, leaders, and battles of the Second World War. From Hitler to Stalin, battleground to home front, Flagel's compelling ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Did you know that neither Hitler nor Stalin graduated from high school? Or that the Allies often employed teenage girls as spies? In The History Buff's Guide to World War II, Thomas R. Flagel leaves no stone unturned as he presents dozens of top ten lists that examine the politics, leaders, and battles of the Second World War. From Hitler to Stalin, battleground to home front, Flagel's compelling
... Read more
On This Date

From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time

by Carl M. Cannon ...

"Rich in forgotten facts about celebrated patriots and unearthed tales of the daring and genius of ordinary Americans. Popular history at its very best." —Senator John McCainForget what you were taught in seventh grade—this riveting book takes readers down American history's back alleys and side streets.From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores five hundred ... Read more

Was $11.59 USD Now $1.99 USD

"Rich in forgotten facts about celebrated patriots and unearthed tales of the daring and genius of ordinary Americans. Popular history at its very best." —Senator John McCainForget what you were taught in seventh grade—this riveting book takes readers down American history's back alleys and side streets.From the arrival of the Mayflower through the 2016 election, On This Date explores five hundred
... Read more
Lest We Forget

100 Stories of Love, Loss and Heroism

by Tessa Dunlop ...

A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whom'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David Olusoga'Brilliant' Piers MorganShortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2026Bestselling historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover ... Read more

$21.39 USD

A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whom'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David Olusoga'Brilliant' Piers MorganShortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2026Bestselling historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover
... Read more
Rethinking the Red Power Movement

by Sam Hitchmough, Kyle T. Mays ...

Series series American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century
Rethinking the Red Power Movement examines Red Power ideology with a focus on its many forms of solidarity with African Americans, the role of gender in shaping the movement, its international expansion, and its current meaning in contemporary activism.The Red Power Movement is often considered the apex of Indigenous activism in the twentieth century. While diverse, the movement is typically told ... Read more

$54.99 USD

Rethinking the Red Power Movement examines Red Power ideology with a focus on its many forms of solidarity with African Americans, the role of gender in shaping the movement, its international expansion, and its current meaning in contemporary activism.The Red Power Movement is often considered the apex of Indigenous activism in the twentieth century. While diverse, the movement is typically told
... Read more
Lessons of History

Learning from Catastrophe and Crisis in Twentieth-Century Europe

Edited by Maria Karlsson, Klas-Göran Karlsson ...

Historical lessons are useful or even necessary for our guidance and orientation in time. These lessons, however, have often been overlooked in historical reflections on watershed moments, such as genocides, treaties, and global movements. Focusing on how cataclysmic events, primarily within Central and Eastern Europe, have been transmitted across borders and generations, this volume interrogates ... Read more

$23.79 USD

Historical lessons are useful or even necessary for our guidance and orientation in time. These lessons, however, have often been overlooked in historical reflections on watershed moments, such as genocides, treaties, and global movements. Focusing on how cataclysmic events, primarily within Central and Eastern Europe, have been transmitted across borders and generations, this volume interrogates
... Read more
Methods for ecocritical art history

Edited by Olga Smith, Andrew Patrizio ...

An indispensable survey of methods in ecocritical art histor****y.Ecocriticism is one of the most important and exciting developments in current art history. This is the first book to provide a survey of its methods, showing what they can offer art historians. It also indicates what the interdisciplinary project of ecocriticism stands to gain from art historians, their methods and practices.The ... Read more

$26.69 USD

An indispensable survey of methods in ecocritical art histor****y.Ecocriticism is one of the most important and exciting developments in current art history. This is the first book to provide a survey of its methods, showing what they can offer art historians. It also indicates what the interdisciplinary project of ecocriticism stands to gain from art historians, their methods and practices.The
... Read more
I Want to Believe

Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism

by A.M. Gittlitz ...

Advocating nuclear war, attempting communication with dolphins and taking an interest in the paranormal and UFOs, there is perhaps no greater (or stranger) cautionary tale for the Left than that of Posadism.Named after the Argentine Trotskyist J. Posadas, the movement's journey through the fractious and sectarian world of mid-20th century revolutionary socialism was unique. Although at times ... Read more

$14.29 USD

Advocating nuclear war, attempting communication with dolphins and taking an interest in the paranormal and UFOs, there is perhaps no greater (or stranger) cautionary tale for the Left than that of Posadism.Named after the Argentine Trotskyist J. Posadas, the movement's journey through the fractious and sectarian world of mid-20th century revolutionary socialism was unique. Although at times
... Read more
Black AF History

The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

by Michael Harriot ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the ... Read more

$20.09 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of untold American history that corrects the record and showcases the
... Read more
Knowing What We Know

The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic

by Simon Winchester ...

“A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished British Empire and reported what they found to an astonished world.” — New York TimesFrom the creation of ... Read more

$20.09 USD

“A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished British Empire and reported what they found to an astonished world.” — New York TimesFrom the creation of
... Read more
An African History of Africa

From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence

by Zeinab Badawi ...

Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African perspective.“Equal parts gripping and galvanizing. . . . Researched across more than 30 countries, it brings the dazzling civilizations of pre-colonial Africa vividly to life. A book that feels both ... Read more

$20.09 USD

Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African perspective.“Equal parts gripping and galvanizing. . . . Researched across more than 30 countries, it brings the dazzling civilizations of pre-colonial Africa vividly to life. A book that feels both
... Read more
Lost Worlds

How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World

by Patrick Wyman ...

"Lost Worlds convinces us of the value of slowing down to recognize the tremendous diversity of the human past. But he presses hard against the conclusion that there was any direction or pattern behind its complexity." —The Wall Street Journal“A spellbinding tour de force!” —Walter Scheidel, author of What Is Ancient History?“This is non-fiction storytelling at its finest.” <stron... ... Read more

$21.59 USD

"Lost Worlds convinces us of the value of slowing down to recognize the tremendous diversity of the human past. But he presses hard against the conclusion that there was any direction or pattern behind its complexity." —The Wall Street Journal“A spellbinding tour de force!” —Walter Scheidel, author of What Is Ancient History?“This is non-fiction storytelling at its finest.” <stron...
... Read more
Le nouveau Paris (1798)

by Louis-Sébastien Mercier ...

Le Nouveau Paris (1798) est un ouvrage publié par l'écrivain français Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740 – 1814).Composé de courts chapitres indépendants les uns des autres (anecdotes, portraits, réflexions, courts récits), il évoque Paris pendant la Révolution française.Mercier écrit beaucoup pour les journaux pendant la Révolution. De 1789 à 1796, son activité principale est la rédaction du journal ... Read more

$3.55 USD

Le Nouveau Paris (1798) est un ouvrage publié par l'écrivain français Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740 – 1814).Composé de courts chapitres indépendants les uns des autres (anecdotes, portraits, réflexions, courts récits), il évoque Paris pendant la Révolution française.Mercier écrit beaucoup pour les journaux pendant la Révolution. De 1789 à 1796, son activité principale est la rédaction du journal
... Read more
Il Principe

by Niccolò Machiavelli ...

L'intera opera fu composta nella seconda metà del 1513 all'Albergaccio, tranne la dedica a Lorenzo de' Medici e l'ultimo capitolo, composti pochi anni dopo. La prima edizione a stampa fu edita nel 1532. Machiavelli, nella Lettera a Francesco Vettori, manifestò la volontà di dedicare l'opera a Giuliano de' Medici ma, dopo la morte di questi nel 1516, la dedicò a Lorenzo de' Medici, figlio di Piero ... Read more

$0.99 USD

L'intera opera fu composta nella seconda metà del 1513 all'Albergaccio, tranne la dedica a Lorenzo de' Medici e l'ultimo capitolo, composti pochi anni dopo. La prima edizione a stampa fu edita nel 1532. Machiavelli, nella Lettera a Francesco Vettori, manifestò la volontà di dedicare l'opera a Giuliano de' Medici ma, dopo la morte di questi nel 1516, la dedicò a Lorenzo de' Medici, figlio di Piero
... Read more
Uomini d'acciaio

by Giorgio Truccone ...

Dopo la fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale lo Chaberton divenne territorio francese e gli italiani abbandonarono il forte. Il ghiaccio in breve tempo si impossessò di tutti i suoi locali interni e per oltre sessant'anni impedì a chiunque di avventurarsi nelle sue viscere.Da qualche anno però l'aumento della temperatura e un susseguirsi di estati calde hanno provocato un'inversione di tendenza e ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Dopo la fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale lo Chaberton divenne territorio francese e gli italiani abbandonarono il forte. Il ghiaccio in breve tempo si impossessò di tutti i suoi locali interni e per oltre sessant'anni impedì a chiunque di avventurarsi nelle sue viscere.Da qualche anno però l'aumento della temperatura e un susseguirsi di estati calde hanno provocato un'inversione di tendenza e
... Read more
歷史學的作法

Doing Historical Science

by 池上俊一 ...

Translated by 陳健成 ...

Series series 教科書
歷史是什麼？我們該如何寫歷史？我們為何要學習歷史？東京大學池上俊一教授以循序漸進的方式，引導讀者思考：應如何定位自己的研究？在研究的過程中，需具備何種視野？如何處理史料，並展開敘述？本書以深入淺出的方式，回答對初入歷史學門的學子們而言，往往感到困惑甚至無所適從的難題。作者帶領讀者站在現時點，回望近代史學發展的來時路，觀察其演進中的脈動，並在既有方法上思索推進與更新的可能性。本書正是寫給有志於從事「真正的」歷史學研究的學子。 ... Read more

$11.09 USD

歷史是什麼？我們該如何寫歷史？我們為何要學習歷史？東京大學池上俊一教授以循序漸進的方式，引導讀者思考：應如何定位自己的研究？在研究的過程中，需具備何種視野？如何處理史料，並展開敘述？本書以深入淺出的方式，回答對初入歷史學門的學子們而言，往往感到困惑甚至無所適從的難題。作者帶領讀者站在現時點，回望近代史學發展的來時路，觀察其演進中的脈動，並在既有方法上思索推進與更新的可能性。本書正是寫給有志於從事「真正的」歷史學研究的學子。
... Read more
The Human Story

Our History, from the Stone Age to Today

by James C. Davis ...

“A brisk and cheerfully traditional trip through our history, from homo erectus to George W. Bush.” —Kirkus ReviewsIn The Human Story, James C. Davis takes us on a journey to ancient times, telling how peoples of the world settled down and founded cities, conquered neighbors, and established religions, and continues over the course of history, when they fought two nearly global wars and journeyed ... Read more

$12.79 USD

“A brisk and cheerfully traditional trip through our history, from homo erectus to George W. Bush.” —Kirkus ReviewsIn The Human Story, James C. Davis takes us on a journey to ancient times, telling how peoples of the world settled down and founded cities, conquered neighbors, and established religions, and continues over the course of history, when they fought two nearly global wars and journeyed
... Read more
Unsettling Archival Research

Engaging Critical, Communal, and Digital Archives

by Jean Bessette, Wendy Hayden, Jacqueline Michele James, Kalyn Prince, Kathryn Manis, Patricia Anne Wilde, Lynée Lewis Gaillet, Jessica Alcorn Rose, María P. Carvajal Regidor, Sally Fisher Benson, Pamela Takayoshi, Liz Rohan, Tarez Samra Graban, Jennifer Marie Almjeld, Rebecca Schneider, Deborah R. Hollis, Amy J. Lueck, Nadia-Katherine Ghazi Nasr ...

HONORABLE MENTION, 2024 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award in Edited Collection!A collection of accessible, interdisciplinary essays that explore archival practices to unsettle traditional archival theories and methodologies.What would it mean to unsettle the archives? How can we better see the wounded and wounding places and histories that produce absence ... Read more

$21.59 USD

HONORABLE MENTION, 2024 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award in Edited Collection!A collection of accessible, interdisciplinary essays that explore archival practices to unsettle traditional archival theories and methodologies.What would it mean to unsettle the archives? How can we better see the wounded and wounding places and histories that produce absence
... Read more
From Corporatism to Workers’ Control

The Development and Demise of British Guild Socialism

by Jack Vowles ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Modern British History
This book provides a history and analysis of how the British guild socialist movement was forged in the heat of labour unrest prior to World War I, the experience of the war and subsequent troubled years, including the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution.Guild socialism proposed a model of participatory pluralism combining workers’ control of industry with local democracy and a federal coordinating ... Read more

$61.99 USD

This book provides a history and analysis of how the British guild socialist movement was forged in the heat of labour unrest prior to World War I, the experience of the war and subsequent troubled years, including the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution.Guild socialism proposed a model of participatory pluralism combining workers’ control of industry with local democracy and a federal coordinating
... Read more
History of Western Civilization

A Handbook

by William H. McNeill ...

Concise, comprehensive information to give readers a sense of the sweep and continuity of Western history—from the National Book Award-winning author.Renowned historian William H. McNeill provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Concise, comprehensive information to give readers a sense of the sweep and continuity of Western history—from the National Book Award-winning author.Renowned historian William H. McNeill provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth
... Read more
Jambalaya

The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals

by Luisah Teish ...

A refreshed edition of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals—updated with a note from the author sharing the changes that have occurred in the 30 years since its original publication."A book of startling remembrances, revelations, directives, and imperatives, filled with the mysticism, wisdom, and common sense of the African religion of the Mother. It should ... Read more

$11.49 USD

A refreshed edition of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals—updated with a note from the author sharing the changes that have occurred in the 30 years since its original publication."A book of startling remembrances, revelations, directives, and imperatives, filled with the mysticism, wisdom, and common sense of the African religion of the Mother. It should
... Read more
Louder Than Hell

The Definitive Oral History of Metal

by Jon Wiederhorn, Katherine Turman ...

The definitive oral history of heavy metal music, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of uncensored interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true ... Read more

$16.69 USD

The definitive oral history of heavy metal music, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of uncensored interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true
... Read more
All the Knowledge in the World

The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

by Simon Garfield ...

From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"A brilliant book about knowledge itself.” —Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book**“Garfield’s witty history captures the... ... Read more

$14.09 USD

From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"A brilliant book about knowledge itself.” —Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book**“Garfield’s witty history captures the...
... Read more
Histoire de France

by Jacques Bainville ...

Edition Complète de " Histoire de France - Jacques Bainville ", entièrement relu, revu et corrigé avec mise en page étudiée et table des Matières pour navigation aisée.Histoire de France est l'oeuvre majeure de Bainville, parue en 1924, elle se vendit à plus de 160 000 exemplaires dans l'entre-deux guerres et fait encore aujourd'hui référence.D'où peut venir un tel succès quand l'écrivain n'est ... Read more

$1.66 USD

Edition Complète de " Histoire de France - Jacques Bainville ", entièrement relu, revu et corrigé avec mise en page étudiée et table des Matières pour navigation aisée.Histoire de France est l'oeuvre majeure de Bainville, parue en 1924, elle se vendit à plus de 160 000 exemplaires dans l'entre-deux guerres et fait encore aujourd'hui référence.D'où peut venir un tel succès quand l'écrivain n'est
... Read more
From the Holy Mountain

A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium (Text Only)

by William Dalrymple ...

A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work.In AD 587, two monks, John Moschos and Sophronius the Sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and ... Read more

$4.23 USD

A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work.In AD 587, two monks, John Moschos and Sophronius the Sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Reference eBooks

The History Buff's Guide to World War II

On This Date

Lest We Forget

Rethinking the Red Power Movement

Lessons of History

Methods for ecocritical art history

I Want to Believe

Black AF History

Knowing What We Know

An African History of Africa

Lost Worlds

Le nouveau Paris (1798)

Il Principe

Uomini d'acciaio

歷史學的作法

The Human Story

Unsettling Archival Research

From Corporatism to Workers’ Control

History of Western Civilization

Jambalaya

Louder Than Hell

All the Knowledge in the World

Histoire de France

From the Holy Mountain