Russia: A Short History
By: Abraham Ascher
3.79
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
This concise and informative book covers the entire sweep of Russian history, from the earliest set…
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1. Civilization: The West and the Rest
By: Niall Ferguson
3.86
Format: 402 pages, Hardcover
Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon … read more
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"We must resist the temptation to romanticize history's losers."-Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest
"Institutions or products of culture. But they formalize a set of norms."-Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest
"No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible."-Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest
"After 1968 the restored communist regime required all Czech rock musicians to sit a written exam in Marxism Leninism"-Niall Ferguson, Civilization: The West and the Rest
2. Gulag
By: Anne Applebaum
4.01
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal … read more
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3. The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past
By: John Lewis Gaddis
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a… read more
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4. Canticle (Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, #1)
By: R.A. Salvatore
3.52
Format: None pages, Paperback
An evil power threatens to overwhelm Cadderly, a scholar-priest, and when his brothers are trapped … read more
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5. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
By: Christopher Clark
3.79
Format: None pages,
On the morning of 6/28/1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his wife, Sophie Chotek, arrived at Sa… read more
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6. The Lost Plot (The Invisible Library, #4)
By: Genevieve Cogman
4.33
Format: None pages, ebook
A covert mission A royal demand And a race against time The fourth title in Genevieve Cogman's witt… read more
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7. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
By: Michael Moss
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Every year, the average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar. They ingest 8,500… read more
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8. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
By: Serhii Plokhy
3.87
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more
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9. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
By: Dan Jones
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more
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10. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
By: Selwyn Raab
3.97
Format: 12 pages,
Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York an… read more
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11. The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus
By: Charles King
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of a… read more
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12. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
By: Elliot Ackerman
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul p… read more
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13. The Psychology of Time Travel
By: Kate Mascarenhas
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just a… read more
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"Are you from London?"-Kate Mascarenhas, The Psychology of Time Travel
"Maybe being in charge of time and space would give anyone a god complex, but she’s such a mean god."-Kate Mascarenhas, The Psychology of Time Travel
"The days before time travelling, when Grace was free to fall in love with any woman or man she met, were officially over. Ruby was it. After her, there was no one else."-Kate Mascarenhas, The Psychology of Time Travel
14. 2054
By: Elliot Ackerman
3.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive wo… read more
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15. The Story of Russia
By: Orlando Figes
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more
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16. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
By: David H. Petraeus
4.06
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more
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"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
17. Outside
By: Ragnar Jónasson
3.02
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
With three million copies of his books sold worldwide, "world-class crime writer"( The Sunday Times… read more
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18. Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern
By: Jing Tsu
3.87
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
What does it take to reinvent a language? After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world… read more
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19. The Invention of China
By: Bill Hayton
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"[A] smart take on modern Chinese nationalism" ( Foreign Policy ). Bill Hayton tells the story of h… read more
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20. Lord High Executioner: The Legendary Mafia Boss Albert Anastasia
By: Frank DiMatteo
4.11
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
The bloodsoaked saga of the Murder, Inc. legend who helped create the modern American Mafia—one bod… read more
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21. Russia: A Short History
By: Abraham Ascher
3.79
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
This concise and informative book covers the entire sweep of Russian history, from the earliest set… read more
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