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This week’s books in History

Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘History’.

Escape from Pompeii: The Great Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Its Survivors ★ Our Staff Pick ★
Escape from Pompeii: The Great Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Its Survivors
By Steven L. Tuck

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: October 6, 2025

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Exploring Ezekiel: The Next Big War, Earth's Final Days, and Your Eternal Destination Exploring Ezekiel: The Next Big War, Earth's Final Days, and Your Eternal Destination
By Amir Tsarfati (Author), Dr. Rick Yohn (Contributor)

Publisher: Harvest Prophecy
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780736990639
Format: Paperback

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On the Origin of Species On the Origin of Species
By Charles Darwin (Author), Zenith Starlight Media (Editor)

Publisher: Zenith Starlight Media
Publication date: October 3, 2025

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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
By John U. Bacon

Publisher: Liveright
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9781324094647
Format: Hardcover

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38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia
By Philippe Sands

Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: October 7, 2025

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Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War
By Jake Tapper

Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9781668079447
Format: Hardcover

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The Stuff of History: A Curated Compendium of Curious Objects and Forgotten People The Stuff of History: A Curated Compendium of Curious Objects and Forgotten People
By Steven Moore

Publisher: Blink Publishing
Publication date: October 9, 2025

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Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore (Pedia Books) Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore (Pedia Books)
By Adrienne Mayor (Author), Michele M. Angel (Illustrator)

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780691247861
Format: Hardcover

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Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna
By Graham St John (Author), Erik Davis (Foreword)

Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780262049573
Format: Paperback

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History Smashers: Ancient Egypt History Smashers: Ancient Egypt
By Kate Messner

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780593902332
Format: Paperback

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The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World
By John Samuel Harpham

Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780674278370
Format: Hardcover

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One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle over an American Ideal
By Nicholas Buccola

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780691230306
Format: Hardcover

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Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know® Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know®
By David Harris

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: October 6, 2025

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Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science (The Terry Lectures Series) Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science (The Terry Lectures Series)
By Kwame Anthony Appiah

Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025

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The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
By Matthew Restall

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: October 7, 2025

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Wings Of Valour: True Stories of the Indian Air Force's Daring Operations Wings Of Valour: True Stories of the Indian Air Force's Daring Operations
By Swapnil Pandey

Publisher: HarperCollins India
Publication date: October 8, 2025

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Out of Hitler's Shadow: Debt, Guilt, and the German Economic Miracle Out of Hitler's Shadow: Debt, Guilt, and the German Economic Miracle
By Tobias Straumann

Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: October 9, 2025

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History Smashers The Boxed Set History Smashers The Boxed Set
By Kate Messner

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9798217029211
Format: Paperback

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El Generalisimo: A Biography of Francisco Franco El Generalisimo: A Biography of Francisco Franco
By Giles Tremlett

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: October 6, 2025

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Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times: Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the Man Who Invented History Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times: Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the Man Who Invented History
By Emily Katz Anhalt

Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 9780300272871
Format: Hardcover

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Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions Volcanoes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Major Eruptions
By Jelle Zeilinga de Boer (Author), Donald Theodore Sanders (Author), Robert D. Ballard (Foreword)

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: October 7, 2025

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Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump
By Daniel E Zoughbie

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: October 7, 2025

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Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions and Development (Studies in Economic History) Quantitative History of China: State Capacity, Institutions and Development (Studies in Economic History)
By Zhiwu Chen (Editor), Cameron Campbell (Editor), Debin Ma (Editor)

Publisher: Springer
Publication date: October 8, 2025
ISBN: 9789819682713
Format: Hardcover

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The Narrative Conflict of Traditions in the Late Antique World: Cyril versus Julian The Narrative Conflict of Traditions in the Late Antique World: Cyril versus Julian
By Brad Boswell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: October 9, 2025

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Armed Internationalists: Transnational Volunteering in the Twentieth Century (Global and International History) Armed Internationalists: Transnational Volunteering in the Twentieth Century (Global and International History)
By Morten Heiberg (Author), Enrico Acciai (Author), Carl-Henrik Bjerström (Author)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: October 9, 2025

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