Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World (Turning Points in Ancient History)
By: Colin Elliott
3.76
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the …
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1. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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2. 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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3. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and ov… read more
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4. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
By: Victor Davis Hanson
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times –bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the mod… read more
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"...there is no certainty that as scientific progress accelerates and leisure increases, and as the world shrinks on our computer and television screens, there is any corresponding advance in wisdom o…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"The same hubris that posits that complex tools of mass destruction can be created but never used, also fuels the fatal vanity that war itself is an anachronism and no longer an existential concern-at…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
"War is probably the oldest human endeavor, and its face of battle is constantly changing, with new challenges prompting counterresponses. Its novel and unforeseen dangers can never be underestimated.…"-Victor Davis Hanson, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
5. 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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6. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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7. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
8. The Roman Empire in Crisis, 248–260: When the Gods Abandoned Rome
By: Paul N. Pearson
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This book is a narrative history of a dozen years of turmoil that begins with Rome’s millennium cel… read more
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9. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more
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10. Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
By: Marion Gibson
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told t… read more
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"James looks like he's waiting to mug old ladies, which of course is one way of looking at a witch trial."-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
"Witch trials were not just misogynist festivals of torture and hatred; they also directly facilitated the building of empire."-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
"As with later witch trials, like the ones in Salem, flexing normal court processes in response to a powerful authority can lead to mass injustice..."-Marion Gibson, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
11. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
By: Jonathan Blitzer
4.49
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the so… read more
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
12. Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History
By: Nur Masalha
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For centuries, the land of Palestine has been fought over by competing faiths, nations and empires.… read more
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- audiobook
13. Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
By: Paul M.M. Cooper
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
Landmark world history from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Fall of Civilizations. Based on t… read more
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- audiobook
14. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
By: John Ganz
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more
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15. A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution
By: Anna Reid
3.96
Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition
A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Thoroughly researched, stylish and entertaining' Financial … read more
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16. Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World (Turning Points in Ancient History)
By: Colin Elliott
3.76
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the … read more
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17. Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy
By: Jason Bell
3.94
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling true story of Agent A12, the earliest enemy of the Nazis In public life, Dr. Winth… read more
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18. Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
By: Guy de la Bédoyère
3.55
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving … read more
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19. The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
By: Valerie Bauerlein
4.56
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Power, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s viol… read more
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