Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri…
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1. Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
By: Barbara Mertz
3.79
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening, edifying, and endlessly entertaining tour through an astonishing bygone world--the … read more
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- egypt
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
2. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra
By: Toby Wilkinson
4.20
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconog… read more
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- historical
- egypt
- ancient history
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3. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
By: None
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more
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4. Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
By: Barbara Mertz
0.00
Format: 152 pages,
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5. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
4.06
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemen… read more
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- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
3.95
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more
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- history
- ancient history
7. 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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- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
By: Rob Dunn
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I know what I want my dust to say about me."-Rob Dunn, Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
"Every surface; every bit of air; every bit of water in your home is alive. The average house has thousands of species."-Rob Dunn, Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
9. 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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- historical
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- nonfiction
- archaeology
- anthropology
10. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
By: Kenneth W. Harl
4.00
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped … read more
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- history
- audiobook
"Attila, just like every other nomadic conqueror, appreciated the skills of the clever craftsmen and engineers of rival sedentary, bureaucratic empires."-Kenneth W. Harl, Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
12. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civili… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- historical
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- nonfiction
- archaeology
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"Phoenicians pioneered a new style of writing that reproduced not images of the things described but the sounds used for them in speech--the first alphabetic script, As trade developed, writing became…"-Philip Matyszak, Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
13. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
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- nonfiction
- archaeology
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14. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.50
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more
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- historical
- egypt
- anthropology
- ancient history
- nonfiction
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- audiobook
15. The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe
By: Martyn Rady
4.13
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world hist… read more
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- history
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16. Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author
By: Sophus Helle
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the world’s first known author, newly translated fro… read more
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- history
17. The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
By: Christopher I. Beckwith
3.41
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world I… read more
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18. Wrath Goddess Sing
By: Maya Deane
3.49
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath … read more
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"And it would be death -- the death of her self, the inexorable corrosion of her soul, until even her name was forgotten and nothing was left but the shell of a man she never was."-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing
"She loved Patroklos, she loved Meryapi, and it had nothing to do with desire, only joy—to see them was joy; to breathe with them was joy; to ride with Patroklos on a cattle raid was joy; scanning the…"-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing
19. Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
4.19
Format: 664 pages, Hardcover
The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing th… read more
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