7 must-read history books like Famous Men of Rome by John Henry Haaren

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Famous Men of Rome

By: John Henry Haaren

3.99

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Ideal for beginners of all ages who are fascinated by the action and drama of Rome. Inside are 30 s…

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1. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Death is no respecter of love."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Corruption is never compulsory."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"

-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph

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2. Who Was Annie Oakley?

By: Nancy Harrison , Stephanie Spinner , Larry Day

4.19

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most fam… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution

By: Natalie S. Bober

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Abigail Adams is often referred to as the wife of one president and the mother of another. Rarely i… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • school
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4. The Comedy of Errors

By: William Shakespeare

3.72

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Excerpt from Die Kom�die der Irrungen Geste Grayorum or the History of the High and mighty Princ… read more

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  • classics
  • school
"Why should their liberty than ours be more?"

-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

"El tiempo es insolvente y debe más de lo que tiene."

-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

"Mi corazón ora por él, aunque mi lengua lo maldiga."

-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

"¡A cuántos tontos enamorados esclaviza la locura de los celos!"

-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors

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5. The Action Bible

By: David C. Cook , Sergio Cariello , Doug Mauss

4.56

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

Here’s the most complete picture Bible ever! And it features a captivating, up-to-date artwork styl… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even … read more

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  • classics
"Courage, dear heart."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Extraordinary things only happen to extraordinary people."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

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7. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1)

By: Alexandra Boiger , Betty MacDonald

4.16

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and smells li… read more

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  • classics
"THIS IS DICK -- DON'T TOUCH!!!"

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1)

"I'll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!"

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1)

"Penelope (the parrot) squawked, ‘I’ll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!’ Mary was certainly surprised at that because she thought that she had made up that brilliant remark. She…"

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1)

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8. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • classics
  • nonfiction
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9. Richard III

By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more

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  • classics
  • school
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10. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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11. Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

By: Edward Eager , N.M. Bodecker

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Four children wish on a Half Magiccoin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr S… read more

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  • classics
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12. Lassie Come-Home

By: Eric Knight , Marguerite Kirmse

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A beloved classic gets a beautiful new look. Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. B… read more

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  • classics
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13. Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America

By: Kathi Appelt , Joy Fisher Hein

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bluebonnets and lady's slippers, larkspurs and blazing stars, black-eyed Susans and Granny's nightc… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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14. Paddle-to-the-Sea

By: Holling Clancy Holling

4.28

Format: 64 pages, Library Binding

A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and na… read more

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  • classics
  • school

15. Surprised by Oxford

By: Carolyn Weber

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at … read more

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16. The Landing of the Pilgrims

By: James Daugherty

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bra… read more

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17. Augustus Caesar's World

By: Genevieve Foster

3.11

Format: 216 pages,

Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two s… read more

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18. Heidi

By: Johanna Spyri , Beverly Cleary , None

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness t… read more

Similar categories in Johanna Spyri's Heidi book and John Henry Haaren's Famous Men of Rome

  • classics
"...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!"

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"we could not pray for anything any more, because we would feel that He always knows of something better."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"God does not give us what we ask for, even when we pray and pray and pray, if He knows there is something better for us."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

19. More About Paddington (Paddington, #2)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

This new revised edition of the third book about Paddington captures all the playfulness of the inc… read more

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20. Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

By: Tom Holland

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In AD 900, few would have guessed that the splintering kingdoms of Christendom were candidates for … read more

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21. Hannibal

By: Jacob Abbott

4.17

Format: None pages,

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22. A Child's Geography of the World

By: V.M. Hillyer , None

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

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23. Darkness at Noon

By: Arthur Koestler , Pınar Kür , Daphne Hardy

4.11

Format: 216 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Darkness at Noon is a fictional portrayal of the nightmare politics of our time. Its hero is an agi… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon book and John Henry Haaren's Famous Men of Rome

  • classics
"Truth is what is useful to humanity, falsehood what is harmful."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"Each wrong idea we follow is a crime committed against future generations."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"History knows no scruples and no hesitation. Inert and unnering flows towards her goal. History knows herway. She makes no mistakes."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"The ultimate truth is penultimately always a falsehood. He who will be proved right in the end appears to be wrong and harmful before it."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

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24. The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.29

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

A surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger siblings try to keep their family from ever facin… read more

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"There was a brief pause. Then Laney pointed a finger at Oliver and exclaimed, 'You want to keep them! 'No!' said Mama and Papa. 'I'm just saying,' Oliver said, looking at the two cats, who were stret…"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

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25. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • classics
  • school
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26. The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph… read more

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"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Being in a garden makes we want to dance! -Laney"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"A garden should always have a party in it. -Jessie"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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27. Famous Men of Rome

By: John Henry Haaren

3.99

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Ideal for beginners of all ages who are fascinated by the action and drama of Rome. Inside are 30 s… read more

Similar categories in John Henry Haaren's Famous Men of Rome book and John Henry Haaren's Famous Men of Rome

  • classics
  • history
  • biography
  • school
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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28. Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

By: William Rheem Lighton

3.92

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteer… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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29. Book of Insects: Selections

By: Arabella Burton Buckley

3.89

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This course includes a reader compiled of classic stories written by Arabella Buckley and Julia McN… read more

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