The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th…
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1. A Realm Divided: England in 1215
By: Dan Jones
3.93
Format: 300 pages,
1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history … read more
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2. Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.04
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- world history
- audiobook
3. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
5. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
6. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast
By: Tom Holland
3.85
Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more
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- history
- world history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
By: Lisa Kaltenegger
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
- history
- audiobook
8. Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most c… read more
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- history
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more
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- history
- world history
- travel
- historical
- egypt
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- adult
- archaeology
- audiobook
10. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
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- world history
- historical
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- adult
- archaeology
- audiobook
11. Hera
By: Jennifer Saint
3.75
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more
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- historical
- adult
- audiobook
"She has been alone for a very long time."-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"-Jennifer Saint, Hera
"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"-Jennifer Saint, Hera
12. Nero (The Nero Trilogy, #1)
By: Conn Iggulden
4.29
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED. ANCIENT ROME, AD 37 It begins with a man’s hand curled aro… read more
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- historical
- adult
- audiobook
13. Woman's Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi
By: Sarah Clegg
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again. Demonic… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
14. The Bone Chests
By: Cat Jarman
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From the brilliant bioarchaeologist and bestselling author of River Kings, a gripping new history o… read more
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- history
- historical
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- archaeology
- audiobook
15. Glorious Exploits
By: Ferdia Lennon
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more
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- historical
- adult
- audiobook
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits
16. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
By: Anthony Bale
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to t… read more
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- history
- world history
- travel
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Travel forms communities, but not always harmoniously."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
"Holy ground can look startlingly ordinary, especially when one’s standing on it."-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
17. Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean
By: Katherine Pangonis
3.88
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has forme… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- ancient history
18. Babylonia
By: Costanza Casati
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more
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- historical
- adult
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19. The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt One o… read more
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- ancient history
- egypt
- history
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20. Lost Cities of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history―from the Neolithic period to the late R… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
