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Revisit the best history books! Brush up on your knowledge of everything from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the Cold War.

THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE With cloth binding and bespoke marbled endpapers, this gorgeous 30th-anniversary hardback edition of The Secret History is the perfect gift for fans! 'Everything, somehow, fit together; some sly and benevolent Providence was revealing itself by degrees and I felt myself trembling on the brink of a fabulous discovery, as though any morning it was all going to come together---my future, my past, the whole of my life---and I was going to sit up in bed like a…

The History of Magic with the subtitle Including a clear and precise exposition of its procedure, its rites and its mysteries by Éliphas Lévi (Alphonso Louis Constant) was published in 1922. Over 618 pages it outlines the practice of magic from ancient times to the modern schools. The book separates its content into traditions such as Hermetic Magic, Magic in India, The Holy Kabalah, The Alexandrian School, Women in #EliphasLevi #magic

Being that this is a book by Stephen Hawking, it isn't the easiest in the world to read. That being said, it's incredibly smart, and if you can manage to get past the first few chapters, you'll start to see that the big message here is all about time, and that it has a clear direction. If anything, reading this book will make you feel a little closer to understanding the universe (i.e., it'll make you smarter!).

An Historian About Town highlights 3 places to find history books that are eluding you- in 2020, there are more places than ever!

I have never regretted adding these reference books to our library, slowly over time.

Buy Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past 1 by Alkhateeb, Firas (ISBN: 9781849043977) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.