24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)
By: Yijie Zhuang
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibran…
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1. A Planet of Viruses
By: Carl Zimmer
4.06
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, yet they hold the entire planet in their s… read more
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2. Hunting Eichmann
By: Neal Bascomb
4.25
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
"Hunting Eichmann" is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manh… read more
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3. Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
By: Jung Chang
3.90
Format: 436 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chin… read more
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"She was a giant, but no saint."-Jung Chang, Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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4. Oh! My Useless Goddess! (Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Light Novel, #1)
By: Kurone Mishima , Natsume Akatsuki , Kevin Steinbach
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Game loving shut-in Kazuma Sato's life as a young schoolboy in Japan abruptly comes to an early end… read more
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5. Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
By: None
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The orca--otherwise known as the killer whale--is one of earth's most intelligent animals. Remarkab… read more
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6. Your Republic Is Calling You
By: None , Chi-Young Kim
3.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
A foreign film importer, Gi-yeong is a family man with a wife and daughter. An aficionado of Heinek… read more
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7. A Snake Lies Waiting (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #3)
By: Jin Yong
4.29
Format: 429 pages, Paperback
China: 1200 A.D. Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus' father, on Peac… read more
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"Revenge is a waste of a dying man's last wish."-Jin Yong, A Snake Lies Waiting (Legends of the Condor Heroes, #3)
8. Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
By: Clare Hunter
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to… read more
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9. 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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"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
10. A Village in the Third Reich
By: Julia Boyd
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New from the author of Travellers in the Third Reich—the Sunday Times Top Three bestseller and Wate… read more
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11. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain
By: Ian Mortimer
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about crim… read more
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12. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
By: Garrett Ryan
4.20
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to dri… read more
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13. The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
By: Kate Strasdin
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - to… read more
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14. Against All Odds: The inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it
By: Craig Challen
4.54
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
‘I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. You’re going to see these ki… read more
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15. A Short History of Drunkenness
By: Mark Forsyth
3.97
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
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"Anyway, they invented civilization and it's been downhill ever since."-Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness
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16. A Year in the Life of Ancient Greece: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Experience a remarkable year among the real people of ancient Greece, as they prepare for the most … read more
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17. 24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)
By: Yijie Zhuang
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibran… read more
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18. The Little Sparrow Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #6)
By: Seishi Yokomizo
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain vill… read more
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19. A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt: The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There
By: Donald P. Ryan
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the… read more
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20. Silk: A World History
By: Aarathi Prasad
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the compl… read more
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21. この素晴らしい世界に祝福を! 11 大魔法使いの妹
By: Natsume Akatsuki
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
めぐみんの妹がアクセル中を振り回す!? こめっこ注意報発令の第11巻! 無事アイリス護衛の任務をやり遂げたカズマたちの元へ、めぐみんの妹こめっこが訪ねてくる。無邪気な妹の尊敬目線にカズマやアク… read more
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