The Leading eBooks Store Online

for your Apple or Android device, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...

New to eBooks.com?

Learn more
Browse our categories
  • Bestsellers - This Week
  • Foreign Language Study
  • Pets
  • Bestsellers - Last 6 months
  • Games
  • Philosophy
  • Archaeology
  • Gardening
  • Photography
  • Architecture
  • Graphic Books
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Health & Fitness
  • Political Science
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • History
  • Psychology & Psychiatry
  • Body Mind & Spirit
  • House & Home
  • Reference
  • Business & Economics
  • Humor
  • Religion
  • Children's & Young Adult Fiction
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Romance
  • Computers
  • Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Science
  • Crafts & Hobbies
  • Law
  • Science Fiction
  • Current Events
  • Literary Collections
  • Self-Help
  • Drama
  • Literary Criticism
  • Sex
  • Education
  • Literary Fiction
  • Social Science
  • The Environment
  • Mathematics
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Family & Relationships
  • Media
  • Study Aids
  • Fantasy
  • Medical
  • Technology
  • Fiction
  • Music
  • Transportation
  • Folklore & Mythology
  • Nature
  • Travel
  • Food and Wine
  • Performing Arts
  • True Crime
  • Foreign Language Books
History

Most popular at the top

  • The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCEby Ian Tattersall

    Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 19.95

    To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall thoroughly examines both the fossil and archeological records to trace human evolution from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family Hominidae, through the emergence of Homo sapiens, to the Agricultural Revolution. He begins with an accessible overview of evolutionary theory and then explores the major turning points in human evolution: the emergence of the genus Homo, the advantages of bipedalism--the trait that most strongly distinguishes humans... more...

  • Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?by Bonnie Bader; Nancy Harrison

    Penguin Group Inc. 2007; US$ 4.99

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death?from an assassin?s bullet?in 1968. With clearly written text that explains this tumultuous time in history and 80 black-and-white illustrations, this Who Was?? celebrates the vision and the legacy of a remarkable man. more...

  • I Have Lived a Thousand Yearsby Livia Bitton-Jackson

    Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2011; US$ 5.99

    A Simon & Schuster eBook more...

  • Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Lawby Antony Anghie; James Crawford; John Bell

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 47.00

    This book examines the relationship between imperialism and international law. It argues that colonial confrontation was central to the formation of international law and, in particular, its founding concept, sovereignty. It argues that racial discrimination, cultural subordination and economic exploitation are constitutively significant for the discipline. more...

  • Get Ready! for Social Studiesby Nancy White; Francine Weinberg

    McGraw-Hill 2002; US$ 14.95

    Everything parents need to help their kids succeed in social studies. The only comprehensive social studies skill-building series available, the Get Ready! For Social Studies series equips proactive parents with the tools they need to help their children develop the core skills required to perform at grade level in social studies-related subjects. Ranging from prehistory to the current day, U.S. History focuses on the United States--including the development of the free enterprise system--and its context within the world. more...

  • Pirates Drive Busesby Christopher Morgan

    Allen & Unwin 2007; US$ 9.42

    A bouncy, exuberant and crazy pirate adventure, in which Billy and Heidi find themselves helping a pirate recover his stolen ship. Along the way, they discover that monkey crabs are very tricky creatures, that a parrot-pig called Polly is full of surprises, and that pirates are very bad drivers. more...

  • The American Revolution for Kidsby Janis Herbert

    Chicago Review Press 2002; US$ 11.95

    Heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life in this activity book, and the concepts of freedom and democracy are celebrated in true accounts of the distinguished officers, wise delegates, rugged riflemen, and hardworking farm wives and children who created the new nation. This collection tells the story of the Revolution, from the hated Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party to the British surrender at Yorktown and the creation of the United States Constitution. All American students are required to study the Revolution and the Constitution, and these 21 activities make it fun and memorable. Kids create a fringed hunting shirt and a tricorn hat and reenact the Battle of Cowpens. They will learn how to make their voices heard in “I Protest”... more...

  • Mississippi Trial, 1955by Chris Crowe; Tim Okamura

    Penguin Group Inc. 2003; US$ 5.99

    At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown in Mississippi. But soon after he arrives, he crosses paths with Emmett Till, a black teenager from Chicago who is also visiting for the summer, and Hiram sees firsthand how the local whites mistreat blacks who refuse to "know their place." When Emmett's tortured dead body is found floating in a river, Hiram is determined to find out who could do such a thing. But what will it cost him to know? Mississippi Trial, 1955 is a gripping read, based on true events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. more...

  • Soft Rainby Cornelia Cornelissen

    Random House Children''s Books 2009; US$ 5.99

    In Soft Rain, a 9-year-old Cherokee girl finds herself in the same situation as Sweet Leaf as soldiers arrive one day to take her and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind. It all begins when Soft Rain's teacher reads a letter stating that as of May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called "the land of darkness". . .the west. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move, because they have just planted corn for the next harvest. Because Soft Rain knows some of the white man's language, she soon learns that they must travel across rivers, valleys, and mountains. On the journey, she is forced to eat the white man's food and sees... more...

  • McGraw-Hill's SAT Subject Test: United States Historyby Daniel Farabaugh

    McGraw-Hill 2009; US$ 17.95

    Expert guidance on the SAT Subject Test in United States History Many colleges and universities require you to take one or more SAT II Subject Tests to demonstrate your mastery of specific high school subjects. McGraw-Hill's SAT Subject Test: United States History, Second Edition, is written by experts in the field, and gives you the guidance you need perform at your best. This book includes: Full-length sample tests Diagnostic exams to help students pinpoint strengths and weaknesses Hundreds of questions with complete explanations Step-by-step reviews of all topics covered in each exam Strategies to help students get their best score more...