When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation
By: Paula Fredriksen
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A compelling account of Christianity’s Jewish beginnings, from one of the world’s leading scholars …
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1. Jerusalem: The Biography
By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
4.07
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
The epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from Kin… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
- history
- jewish
"Necessity is very often the mother of romance."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"Names were changed, traditions muddled, but all that matters in Jerusalem is what is believed to be true."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"In 312, Manichaeanism and Mithraism were no less popular than Christianity. Constantine could just as easily have chosen one of these - and Europe might today be Mithraistic or Manichaean."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"What the fanatical Jewish conservatives regarded as heathen pollution, cosmopolitans saw as civilization. This was the start of a new pattern in Jerusalem: the more sacred she became, the more divide…"-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
2. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand––and mistakes and intenti… read more
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- theology
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
3. The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom
By: Candida R. Moss
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the e… read more
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4. Natural Novel
By: Georgi Gospodinov , Zornitsa Hristova
3.00
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
Gospodinov flits and buzzes among various subjects -- from graffiti in public toilets to the movies… read more
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5. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
By: Jason F. Stanley
4.17
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philos… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Fascist politics does not necessarily lead to an explicitly fascist state, but it is dangerous nonetheless. Fascist politics includes many distinct strategies: the mythic past, propaganda, anti-intel…"-Jason F. Stanley, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
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
- history
8. God: An Anatomy
By: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
4.25
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancie… read more
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- christianity
- judaism
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- nonfiction
"How could I not be distracted? Here was a deity just like those I’d visited in museums as a child—a god of ancient myths, fantastic stories and long-lost rituals; a god from the distant past, from a …"-Francesca Stavrakopoulou, God: An Anatomy
9. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.94
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The “marvelous” (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot), New York Times bestselling story of how… read more
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- theology
- christianity
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- spirituality
"Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Because of the open nature of polytheism, there was virtually no such thing as “conversion."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"atheism was an exceedingly rare phenomenon in antiquity: very few people believed there were literally no gods. The word “atheism"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Ancient people, whether pagans, Jews, or Christians, did not neatly differentiate between the religious and the political. They would have had a hard time understanding the difference."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
10. How to Love Your Daughter
By: Hila Blum
3.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The seemingly inexplicable estrangement between a woman and her grown daughter opens up a troubling… read more
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11. Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.25
Format: 8 pages, Audiobook
A “humane, thoughtful, and intelligent” (The New York Times Book Review) bestselling Biblical schol… read more
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- theology
- christianity
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
12. The Holocaust: An Unfinished History
By: Dan Stone
4.28
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory new history that reexamines the brutal reality of the Holocaust—and reinterprets the e… read more
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- history
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13. When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation
By: Paula Fredriksen
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A compelling account of Christianity’s Jewish beginnings, from one of the world’s leading scholars … read more
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- history
- church history
- jewish
- christianity
- theology
- new testament
- judaism
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
14. Aurul pisicii
By: Ioana Pârvulescu
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
„Am scris o poveste de dragoste care schimbă legile vieții. Într-un moment de criză, la cumpăna vre… read more
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15. Revolverul Arhanghelului
By: Cristian Manolachi
4.43
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Mișcarea Legionară este și astăzi o hârtie de turnesol a societății românești, astfel că o nouă cer… read more
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16. The Gospel of Mark: A Beginner's Guide to the Good News
By: Amy-Jill Levine
4.21
Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the Good News in the Bible’s earliest GospelWalk through the Bible’s earliest source for t… read more
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- theology
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- religion
- nonfiction
17. God's Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible
By: Candida Moss
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From an award-winning biblical scholar, the untold story of how enslaved people created, gave meani… read more
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- church history
- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
18. The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate over Its Authenticity
By: Geoffrey S. Smith
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking account of the Secret Gospel of Mark, one of the most hotly debated documents in C… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
19. British Clandestine Activities in Romania during the Second World War
By: Dennis Deletant
4.05
Format: 281 pages, Hardcover
British Clandestine Activities in Romania during the Second World War is the first monograph to exa… read more
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20. Vocile Din Gramofon
By: Simion Bogdan-Mihai
4.64
Format: 154 pages, Hardcover
Micul Paris, de care se vorbește cu atâta nostalgie astăzi, este mai degrabă legat de muzică și res… read more
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21. The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution
By: Benjamin L Carp
3.87
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Who set the mysterious fire that burned down much of New York City shortly after the British took t… read more
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