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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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Potholes and Magic Carpets
by Joy Mutter (Goodreads Author)
by Joy Mutter (Goodreads Author)
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date: Nov 26, 2015
Enter for your chance to win one of two paperback editions of Potholes and Magic Carpets by Joy Mutter.
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Availability: 2 copies available, 114 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 09 - Apr 17, 2017
Countries available: GB
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The Little Book of Big History: The Story of the Universe, Human Civilization, and Everything in Between
by Jeremy Black, Ian Crofton
by Jeremy Black, Ian Crofton
Release
date: Jul 04, 2017
An endeavor to encapsulate the entire story of the cosmos—no small task! Enter now for your chance to win a copy of THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG HISTORY, wh
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Availability: 3 copies available, 535 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 11 - Apr 11, 2017
Countries available: US
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La Voluntad de Antonio: Una Historia de Sacrificio, Amor, Tragedia e Injusticia
by Yasmin Tirado-Chiodini (Goodreads Author)
by Yasmin Tirado-Chiodini (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Dec 09, 2016
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Availability: 2 copies available, 137 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jan 21 - Apr 21, 2017
Countries available: US, CA, and PR
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The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.
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― Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
― Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
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History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.
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― James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
― James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
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