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|  | The Nazis by Ian Kershaw, Laurence Rees
An historical portrait of the Nazi party, written by a BBC producer who obtained access to German war archives. Rees maintains that the Nazis, contrary to their reputation for ruthless efficiency, were in fact badly disorganized and plagued by factionalism and petty infighting. AUTHOR: Ian Kershaw, Laurence Rees
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Race & Culture by Barrett Whitener, Thomas Sowell
Race and Culture challenges most of the fundamental assumptions underlying the whole spectrum of 'social science' beliefs and government policies dealing with racial and ethnic minorities. Sowell argues that differences in productive skills and cultural values are the key to understanding the advancement--or regression--of particular countries, as well as whole civilizations. AUTHOR: Barrett Whitener, Thomas Sowell
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Parallel Journeys
Description not available.When the Nazi party takes hold of Germany, two young girls go off to live entirely different lives as one suffers as a Jewish prisoner of Auschwitz and the other heads off to perform her duties as a distinguished member of the Hitler Youth. Reprint.
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Don't Mean Nothing by Susan O'Neill
A former army nurse in Vietnam, Susan O'Neill has written a volume of stories set during the war. AUTHOR: Susan O'Neill
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Dr. Johnson's London by Liza Picard
While Dr. Johnson was busy in his study compiling his dictionary, what did he likely wear and when did he take his lunch? This social history of London investigates the details of London in the age of Johnson, spanning the years 1740 to 1770. How did gin become the cocktail of the moment? Was it dangerous to go out in the street alone? How was laundry done? Picard answers these questions and many others in a lively manner, to create a living portrait of the era. AUTHOR: Liza Picard
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Geisha by Leslie Downer
The author of this history of Japanese geisha customs did more than study the tradition from a scholarly perspective--she herself befriended many geisha in Kyoto, where she shared the experiences of their controversial profession, which is translated as arts person. Here she offers a glimpse of geisha life, as well as a narrative history. AUTHOR: Leslie Downer
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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