History

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Steven Blush's "definitive treatment of Hardcore Punk" (Los Angeles Times) changed the way we look at …

Modern photography mixed with historical images and representations of death through the eyes of the Paris catacombs as …

A tree that sheds poison daggers. A glistening red seed that stops the heart. A shrub that causes paralysis. A vine …

A riveting history of punk in Germany behind the iron curtain in the 1970s and 1980s. Radio waves brought the sounds of …

Journalist Jon Ronson investigates the strange things we’re willing to believe in, from robots programmed with …

What circumstances and beliefs lead so many people in colonial North America during the 17th century to …

The history of the Wiccan religion (also known as modern neopagan witchcraft), focusing on the life of its founder. In …

A vivacious historical account of heka, or the magic of classical Egypt. Resplendent with photos of art …

Sitting Bull was one of the great Lakota chiefs. This biography covers his life from childhood through his wars against …

This book of portraits depicts brilliant women from history who helped shape the world around them. Alongside each …

A globe-spanning introduction to many women who have committed themselves to the Buddhist monastic tradition. …

If "a woman's place is in the kitchen," why is the history of food such an old boys' club? A …

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, …

In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women whose influential writing helps deepen our connection to and …

Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these …

Everything You Need to Ace American History . . . covers Native Americans to the war in Iraq. There are units on …

Originally published in 2003, Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot has proved to be the essential guide …

Before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973, the Abortion Counseling Services of Women’s Liberation …

From the start of the European slave trade around the year 1500 through the U.S. Civil War in 1865, 15 …

Traveling through cities and sites across Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, …

Learn about the divine feminine with this little book that covers the history of goddesses, the …

Harley Flanagan exhibits a fascinating back story: a child prodigy and family friend of Andy Warhol and Allen …

Putting the cat back in catastrophe and the dog in doggoned, Pet Noir entertains (and informs) by turning traditional …

Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has …

Grab hold of your broom handles nasty women, you're in for a wild ride!The table of contents alone is worth the …

Ever wanted a punk origins story? Hint: the correct answer is "fuck yeah". Get an in-depth picture of the …

Sometimes truth is more twisted than fiction. Lead singer of the eighties band True Sounds of Liberty, Jack …

The glass is half empty and life is full of unhappiness. Instead of fighting this fact, the Crap Hound Big …

A gripping story of the Clash's attempt to keep it together in the early 80s, as the world fell apart around …