The Need for Zero: The Silent Foundation of Counting by Samson Penkar Price verified 5 hours ago

Join me on an enthralling journey through time as we delve into the captivating history of the number zero-the humble yet revolutionary digit that has shaped the very essence of human civilization. "Zero: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Void" is a spellbinding exploration of how this enigmatic concept came to be, and how it profoundly influenced various aspects of human knowledge and culture. We begin by traveling back to the origins of counting, where our ancestors recognized the pressing need for a symbol to represent nothingness. ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Celestial Persuasion by Mirta Ines Trupp (41 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Abigail Isaacs fears ever again falling under the power of love and dedicates her life to studying the heavens. However, upon her father's demise she finds herself in reduced circumstances and must write to her brother, who has long been away at sea. When instead Captain Wentworth of the HMS Laconia sends a tragic reply, Abigail is asked to set aside her own ambitions and fulfill her brother's dreams in the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata. In his relentless pursuit for justice, Lieutenant Raphael Gabay lends his sword to the ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Bicycle Teacher by Campbell Jefferys (Rippple Books) (180 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

In the summer of 1981, Michael from Perth meets Kathrin from Berlin. It's love. It's East meets West, and East wins.

Genre: Historical Fiction

Climbing Irish by James F Walsh Price verified 9 hours ago

Can Northern Ireland Catholics, demeaned as Papists, climb out of England's Plantation's religious bigotry and ethnic intolerance? In 1922, when England broke Ireland apart, Papists Michael and Bridget Connolly undergo a Plantation Minister's sniper fire. They escape to Free Ireland and are demeaned as 'Orangemen'. In 1925 Immigration is to Chicago a City riven with Prohibition's organized crime gangs. Michael, a master carpenter, is not free from criminal Labor Organizers, and Bridget demeaned as 'Irish Immigrant Trash.' The ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Roman Mask (The Cassius Chronicles Book 1) by Thomas M D Brooke (2,116 Reviews)    Price verified 6 minutes ago

Rome AD 9 Augustus Caesar rules Imperial Rome at the height of its power, as the Roman Empire stretches across the known world. Cassius, son of one of her most powerful families, is the personification of Rome's imperial strength: wealthy, popular, a war hero with a decorated military career - none of Rome's fashionable parties are complete without him - except, he hides a secret. After his nerve is broken in Germany, the thought of genuine armed combat is enough to send him into a cold sweat of fear and shame. But this doesn't ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

When War Came to Laundry Cottage: Sometimes the enemy is closer than you think. by Sarah Colliver (22 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

When Sybil Cooper is sent to the countryside to escape the increasing bombing raids, she expects to be bored and lonely. Living with her aged Aunty Violet, at Laundry Cottage, she soon adapts to a simpler existence, despite feeling as though she has travelled back in time. But life in Dewton proves to be anything but calm and easy. In this coming-of-age story, Sybil meets a colourful array of people, who will impact her life and set her on a path of love, suspicion and grief. This is a tale of love, injustice, and destiny.

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Time Merchant by Alice Creswell (5 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Kronos, The Time Merchant, has a difficult mission: he must find people who need more time and sell it to them. The price? Whatever they deem fit. It can be something precious they own dearly or a song, The amount the time he can offer in exchange? Exactly how much it's worth. What would you be willing to give to get more time in return? Would you give a crumb of happiness? Or maybe just a tad of your attention to a stranger? Join Kronos, The Time Merchant, to get another perspective on spending time. The Time Merchant is a ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

When Will Papa Get Home?: A Story of Hope In the Midst of Prejudice (Southwest History & Country Living) by Larada Horner-Miller (14 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

An Mexican immigrant family's life changed in one day! AWARDS • 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" - Historical Fiction Category • 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" - Historical Fiction Category This poignant historical novel takes you to the high plains of southeastern Colorado, where a Mexican-American girl grows up knowing that her father has been imprisoned for ten years for something he didn't do. Maria is taken back to her childhood home when she comes across a blue marble in her jewelry box. ...

Genre: Historical Fiction