The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages
By: François-Xavier Fauvelle
3.65
Format: 280 pages, ebook
A leading historian reconstructs the forgotten history of medieval Africa From the birth of Isla…
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1. Sanshirō
By: Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki
3.82
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving t… read more
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"Desire is a frightening thing."-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō
"Doğa, bir mücevheri yaratana kadar kim bilir kaç yıl harcamıştır. Yine o mücevher, madencinin şansı yaver gidene dek, yıldızlar altında kaç yıl, tek başına parlamıştır?"-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō
"Ora io sto studiando questo libro solo per l'esame, solo per guadagnarmi il pane, trattenendo rabbia e lacrime. Ricordate: sia maledetto per sempre il sistema degli esami!"-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō
"Hirota feels strongly drawn toward nature and the natural, is hyper-sensitive to the artificial—particularly that most cramped and constraining man-made creation, society—and does his best to avoid i…"-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō
2. Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
By: Steven Brust , Olaf Schenk
4.13
Format: 307 pages, Broschiert
Vlad Taltos ist ein Hexer, freiberuflicher Attentäter, lebt als Ostländer (also Mensch) unter Draga… read more
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"Always speak politely to an enraged dragon."-Steven Brust, Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
3. Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King
By: Ian Mortimer
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An author with a strong track record now tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancast… read more
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- medieval
- nonfiction
- history
- medieval history
4. God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism
By: Jonathan Kirsch
3.84
Format: 208 pages,
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- nonfiction
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5. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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6. A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.99
Format: 272 pages,
Barbara W. Tuchman--the acclaimed author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Guns of August--… read more
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- history
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- france
- medieval
7. number9dream
By: David Mitchell
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
David Mitchell follows his eerily precocious, globe-striding first novel, Ghostwritten, with a work… read more
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8. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
By: Tamim Ansary
3.87
Format: 144 pages,
We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civil… read more
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9. The Return of Martin Guerre
By: Natalie Zemon Davis
4.11
Format: 500 pages, Paperback
The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered i… read more
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10. A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
By: Andrés Reséndez
3.68
Format: None pages,
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11. Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
By: James Romm
3.33
Format: None pages,
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12. 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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13. Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
By: Roger Crowley
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration i… read more
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14. Always Coming Home
By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Margaret Chodos-Irvine , None
3.93
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
Ursula K. Le Guin's Always Coming Home is a major work of the imagination from one of America's mos… read more
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15. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
By: Martin Lings
3.72
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
Martin Lings' biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritati… read more
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16. Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter
By: Ian Mortimer
4.00
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Gui… read more
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- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
- audiobook
17. A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series)
By: Jonathan Clements
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- world history
- audiobook
18. Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.19
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
When we imagine what life might have been like thousands of years in the past, the images we often … read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
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19. The Amur River: Between Russia And China
By: Colin Thubron
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic and ambitious new journey from our greatest travel writer. The Amur River is almost unk… read more
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20. 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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"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
21. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
By: Simon Winchester
3.79
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
22. The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs
By: Marc David Baer
3.95
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West… read more
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23. The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
By: Seb Falk
3.68
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through t… read more
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- medieval history
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- audiobook
24. Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
By: Howard W. French
4.31
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Traditional accounts of the making of the modern world afford a place of primacy to European histor… read more
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- race
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- world history
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- audiobook
25. The Planets
By: Brian Cox
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun's expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile… read more
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26. The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages
By: François-Xavier Fauvelle
3.65
Format: 280 pages, ebook
A leading historian reconstructs the forgotten history of medieval Africa From the birth of Isla… read more
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- france
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27. 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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28. Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
By: Sudhir Hazareesingh
3.85
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The Haitian revolution began in the French colony of Saint-Domingue with a slave revolt in November… read more
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29. Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
By: Colin Quinn
3.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red Stat… read more
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"When you moved, you didn't know know your drug addict cousins were going to follow you and ruin everything and use your good name to get people to trust them. Well, that's the history of America. It …"-Colin Quinn, Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
30. The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
By: Sulmaan Wasif Khan
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A concise, definitive history of the duel between the US and China over the fate of Taiwan As ten… read more
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