8 best-selling ancient history books like Alexandria: The City that Changed the World by Islam Issa

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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

By: Islam Issa

4.10

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A city drawn in sand. Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander …

If you liked the ancient history plot in Alexandria: The City that Changed the World by Islam Issa , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization

By: Richard Miles

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more

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2. The Wealth of Shadows

By: Graham Moore

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy… read more

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  • historical
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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
  • politics
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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4. The World: A Family History of Humanity

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.00

Format: 1344 pages, Hardcover

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from pre… read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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5. Whale Fall

By: Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more

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  • historical
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6. 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
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7. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

By: Sarah Ogilvie

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, … read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"Murray took Dictionary work with him to the hospital when Ada was giving birth. If you look at page 2, column 1 of the first volume of the printed Dictionary, twenty-third line from the bottom, you w…"

-Sarah Ogilvie, The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

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8. 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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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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9. A Dictator Calls

By: Ismail Kadare

3.14

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Using a sophisticated and literary version of the ever-popular game of telephone to examine the rel… read more

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  • historical
  • politics
"And a cursory glance at Karl Marx shows that a man who had dedicated his life to the violent overthrow of the world order never devoted half a page in any of his dozens of books to the trauma and rem…"

-Ismail Kadare, A Dictator Calls

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10. The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World

By: Malcolm Gaskill

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils,… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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11. Floating Hotel

By: Grace Curtis

3.70

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

This cozy debut science fiction novel tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery … read more

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12. 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
  • historical
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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13. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

By: Peter Frankopan

3.94

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development… read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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14. Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

By: Anthony Sattin

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable story of how nomads have fostered and refreshed civilization throughout our history.… read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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15. Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

By: Islam Issa

4.10

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A city drawn in sand. Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander … read more

Similar categories in Islam Issa's Alexandria: The City that Changed the World book and Islam Issa's Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

  • africa
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • egypt
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • cities
  • greece
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16. Moonbound

By: Robin Sloan

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Robin Sloan expands the Penumbraverse to new reaches of time and space in a rollicking far-future a… read more

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17. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Jacobs's The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning book and Islam Issa's Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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18. The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth

By: Adam Goodheart

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the coast of North Sentinel Island, home to a tribe believed to be the most isolated h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. 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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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."

-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

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20. House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France

By: Justine Firnhaber-Baker

4.30

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Capetians, the crusading dynasty that made the French crown the wealt… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great

By: Rachel Kousser

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to c… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • greece

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