11 must-read history books like Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art (DK Secret Histories) by D.K. Publishing

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Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art (DK Secret Histories)

By: D.K. Publishing

3.96

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Discover the extraordinary stories behind the world’s missing works of art. Travel back in time to…

If you liked the history plot in Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art (DK Secret Histories) by D.K. Publishing , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Ernesto

By: Umberto Saba

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Questa nota era parte della risposta a un'inchiesta Sull'erotismo in letteratura promossa dalla riv… read more

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2. Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

By: Andrew Jones , Yu Hua

4.09

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

One of the last decade's ten most influential books in China, this internationally acclaimed novel … read more

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3. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

By: Toby Wilkinson

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconog… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

By: Justine Picardie

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Coco Chanel,Justine Picardie peels away the layers of romance and myth surrounding the legend of… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

5. The Last Moriarty (A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #1)

By: Charles Veley

3.55

Format: 112 pages,

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6. The Wilhelm Conspiracy (A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #2)

By: Charles Veley

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

A prominent banker is found dead in an unsavory part of London. Hours later, the charred remains of… read more

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7. The Dance Tree

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping historical novel, the internationally bestselling author of The Mercies weaves a s… read more

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8. L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

By: Michael Bible

3.60

Format: 135 pages, ebook

Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa.… read more

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"Quegli anni sono così malinconici e bizzarri. Per effetto del vento sembrava che le azalee levitassero a una spanna da terra. I cani dei vicini, Sale e Pepe, abbaiavano come due innamorati durante un…"

-Michael Bible, L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra

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9. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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10. Death Behind Every Door (The Blackbird Files #1)

By: Heather Graham

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner… When FBI speci… read more

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11. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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12. Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody's Looking

By: Grace Dent

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Have you ever wondered why eating cheese can sometimes feel like a cuddle? Or how a good curry can … read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 (The Mortal Instruments: Graphic Novel, #1)

By: Cassandra Clare

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

The first installment of Cassandra Clare's bestselling urban fantasy series, The Mortal Instruments… read more

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14. Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church

By: Peter Ross

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

*Featuring a brand new chapter!* Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in … read more

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  • art
  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. What I'd Rather Not Think About

By: Jente Posthuma

3.77

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without t… read more

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"Cracks in the ground aren't always visible to the naked eye. Every movement has the potential to take you down."

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

"This was shocking to me, because if the oldest person I knew understood even less about the world than I did, then how was it possible that other adults had all the answers? And what was the point of…"

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

"To be a natural presence, you shouldn't take up too much space, which I always found easy at the beginning of a friendship. It felt nice to reshape myself into precisely the right format until the mo…"

-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About

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17. A Perfect Day to Be Alone

By: Nanae Aoyama

3.12

Format: 160 pages, ebook

It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more

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"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."

-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone

"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."

-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone

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18. Autumn Chills: Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of Crime

By: Agatha Christie

3.90

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

An all-new collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.Autumn is the season … read more

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19. Brat

By: Gabriel Smith

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protag… read more

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"I chose this one. This is the one I care about."

-Gabriel Smith, Brat

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20. The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

By: William Sitwell

3.57

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Journeying 2,000 years into the past, food critic and writer William Sitwell artfully traces the ea… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence

By: Gavin Francis

4.07

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

“An essential book for our times, full of wisdom, compassion and sound advice. Every patient needs … read more

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22. The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms

By: Naoko Abe

3.90

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Each year, the flowering of cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring. But if it weren't for th… read more

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  • nonfiction
"A moon of unsurpassable brilliance flooded the silent landscape with a cruel glare of greenish light, which traced sharp inky shadows of the trees on the rounded white folds. The snow crystals caught…"

-Naoko Abe, The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms

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23. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

By: Jackie Lau

3.55

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

A charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to… read more

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"They have flavors like Hong Kong milk tea and ube and Vietnamese coffee. Spiced persimmon. Mango lassi. Jasmine tea." There's something sexy about Mark listing off gelato flavors for me."

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"At the liquor store, we select a bottle of wine based on one very important factor: price. The cheaper the better. Then we head home, change into comfier clothes, pull out our plastic wineglasses (ve…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Holy shit! Fifteen bucks for a milkshake!" I exclaim, looking at the poster for the special of the month: cherry pie milkshake. I, personally, consider fifteen bucks to be too much for a drink that d…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Sunday morning, I make a few posts on social media, something I'm supposed to do as an author to promote myself, but I'm rather unconvinced of the efficacy of posting things like cherry pie milkshake…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

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24. Josephine

By: Jean Rolin

3.49

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Joséphine è l’amante meravigliosa che il narratore ha perduto – morta di overdose a trentadue anni … read more

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25. Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art (DK Secret Histories)

By: D.K. Publishing

3.96

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Discover the extraordinary stories behind the world’s missing works of art. Travel back in time to… read more

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  • art
  • art history
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

26. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

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27. Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future

By: Esme Louise James

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A provocative journey through human sexual history, packed with fun factoids and forgotten stories,… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5) by Juno  Dawson

28. Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5)

By: Juno Dawson

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The next enchanting instalment of the sensational #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestselling HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL C… read more

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29. The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt   One o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1) by Jen DeLuca

30. Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)

By: Jen DeLuca

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits from USA Today bestsel… read more

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