A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
By: Victoria Shepherd
3.22
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter…and he wasn’t a…
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1. Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
By: Marilyn Johnson
3.64
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue! turns her piercing eye and charming wit to th… read more
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- history
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- adult
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2. I Was A Doctor In Auschwitz
By: Gisella Perl
4.56
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
The author offers this book as a monument commemorating the events of the years 1940-1945, commemor… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
By: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
2.83
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient soci… read more
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4. There Must Be Evil: The Life and Murderous Career of Elizabeth Berry
By: Bernard Taylor
3.73
Format: 32 pages,
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5. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
By: Monica Murphy , Bill Wasik
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing, lively history of a fearsome and misunderstood virus that binds man and dog. The mos… read more
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6. Blood and Guts A History of Surgery by Hollingham, Richard
By: Richard Hollingham
3.91
Format: 318 pages,
Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host … read more
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7. X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries
By: Michael Scott
4.28
Format: 350 pages, ebook
Through eight sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces the evolution of mod… read more
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8. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
9. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
By: Lisa Schneidau
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magi… read more
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"In the old days, there were bogles, the horrid things, creeping in the darkness, ready to take people. And even in the daytime, when there weren't bogles, people were always fretting about them, or s…"-Lisa Schneidau, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
10. Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You: The Murky World of Online Romance Fraud
By: Becky Holmes
3.88
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
One woman's hilarious and fascinating quest to expose the truth behind fraudulent Twitter romance … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.08
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
2 hours and 43 minutes The world has been fundamentally changed by the shock and devastation of … read more
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- science
12. 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
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- audiobook
13. The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
By: J.W. Ocker
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet the monsters in our midst, from bigfoot to Mothman and beyond! Welcome to the United States… read more
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- adult
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- audiobook
14. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
By the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous cl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
15. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. 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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- history
- audiobook
17. The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
By: Eleanor Herman
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roilin… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
18. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more
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- adult
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- audiobook
19. Ce văd păsările
By: Iulia Gherasim
4.31
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
„Iulia Gherasim ne oferă cel mai bun debut cu proză scurtă de la Simona Goșu încoace și, poate cel … read more
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20. Ce vrăji a mai făcut pisica mea
By: Radu Paraschivescu
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
„Ultimele cercetări în domeniu arată că principala trăsătură a pisicii e arta de-a suscita simpatie… read more
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21. A Gallery of Poisoners: Thirteen Classic Case Histories of Murder by Poisoning
By: Adrian Vincent
3.54
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
Here are thirteen cases of fatal passions, unfortunate acquaintances and gruesome endings. The thi… read more
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- history
- audiobook
22. Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain
By: Blessin Adams
3.86
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most fou… read more
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23. Dezrădăcinare
By: Sașa Zare
4.48
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Dincolo de talentul de povestitoare desăvârșită al autoarei și de narațiunea hipnotizantă, volumul … read more
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24. A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
By: Victoria Shepherd
3.22
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter…and he wasn’t a… read more
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- nonfiction
- adult
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25. A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
By: Natasha Tidd
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies … read more
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26. Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
3.86
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
'Dr Greeby was found lying dead there, with his lecture-notes scattered all round him and brickbat … read more
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27. This Mortal Coil: A History of Death
By: Andrew Doig
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining, eye-opening work of popular history that illuminates how death has changed across … read more
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28. Teatru de hârtie
By: Milorad Pavić
3.24
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Un „roman-antologie” alcătuit din 38 de povestiri ale unor scriitori fictivi, cărora li se dau și s… read more
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29. Facing the Unseen: The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine
By: Damon Tweedy
4.24
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent… read more
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