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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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When We Sold God's Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon
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Win a galley of the unbelievable true story of the Cinta Larga; a story of survival against all odds and of genocide and revenge.
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Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America
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The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
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