World Prehistory: The Basics: The Basics
By: Brian M. Fagan
3.61
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
World The Basics tells the compelling story of human prehistory, from our African origins to the s…
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1. Myth: A Very Short Introduction
By: Robert A. Segal
4.01
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, incl… read more
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2. Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction
By: None , P.H. Matthews
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating d… read more
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- nonfiction
3. The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story
By: Dimitra Papagianni , Michael A. Morse
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new disc… read more
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- prehistory
4. Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
By: Ian Shaw
4.00
Format: 45 pages, Paperback
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination--mummies and pyramids, curses and ritua… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Ancient Celts
By: None
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Paperback
The archetypal `barbarians from the north', the Celts were feared for their ferocity in battle and … read more
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- nonfiction
6. The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 316 pages,
The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing … read more
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7. The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
By: Robin Hobb
3.70
Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit fa… read more
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8. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
By: None
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more
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9. The Parthenon
By: Mary Beard
3.99
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part… read more
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10. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
By: Richard Dawkins , Lalla Ward
4.14
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the univers… read more
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11. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most … read more
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12. Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
By: Dan Simmons
4.19
Format: 563 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The multiple-award-winning SF master returns to the universe that is his greatest success--the worl… read more
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"The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance."-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"I loved you backward and forward in time. I loved you beyond boundaries of time and space."-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"The support and covering craft in orbit were also decimated, sir.’ ‘Decimated?’ The pain is making de Soya angry. ‘That means one in ten, Captain. Are ten percent of ship’s personnel on the casualty …"-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"And then Robinson Crusoe stripped naked, swam out to his ship, filled his pockets with biscuits, and swam back to shore...." "What?" I said, hefting my pack and frowning at the child. "Nothing," she …"-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
13. The Anglo-Saxon World
By: Nicholas J. Higham , None
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Rom… read more
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14. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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- audiobook
"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
15. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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- audiobook
16. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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- audiobook
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
17. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
By: Andrew H. Knoll
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering… read more
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- audiobook
18. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
By: Annalee Newitz
3.79
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why … read more
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"Often it is in the most squalid and filthiest of places that we can uncover profound truths about a society that considers itself civilized."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"There was no giant sign proclaiming the end of life as they'd known it; instead, there was a mounting pile of annoyances and disappointments."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"City leaders pour resources into beautiful spectacles for political reasons, rather than providing good roads, functioning sewers, relatively safe marketplaces, and other basic amenities of urban lif…"-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
19. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.11
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more
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"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
20. Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
By: K.J. Parker
4.08
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
This is the story of Orhan, son of Siyyah Doctus Felix Praeclarissimus, and his history of the Grea… read more
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"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it."-K.J. Parker, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
"My guess is, they couldn't sleep, and they had the kind of generous nature that reckons insomnia isn't something you hoard all for yourself, you share it with your friends and loved ones."-K.J. Parker, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
"My belief is, either you understand things or you understand people. Nobody can do both. Frankly, I’m happier with things. I understand stuff like tensile strength, shearing force, ductility, work ha…"-K.J. Parker, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
21. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more
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- audiobook
22. Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
By: Megan Rosenbloom
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest othe… read more
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- audiobook
"Human skin books—mostly made by nineteenth-century doctor bibliophiles—are the only books that are controversial not for the ideas they contain but for the physical makeup of the object itself."-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Anthropodermic books tell a complicated and uncomfortable take about the development of clinical medicine and the doctoring class, and the worst of what can come from the collision of acquisitiveness…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"Many confirmed human skin books didn’t begin their print life in this controversial binding but were rebound by collectors, usually doctors who took the oldest or rarest texts in their private collec…"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
"No wonder the public persists in connecting the idea of human skin books with Nazis. It's easier to believe that objects of human skin are made by monsters like Nazis and serial killers, and not the …"-Megan Rosenbloom, Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
23. 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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24. The First Kingdom: Britain in the Age of Arthur
By: Max Adams
3.77
Format: 545 pages, Kindle Edition
The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British h… read more
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- audiobook
25. Cities of the Ancient World
By: Steven L. Tuck
3.98
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
Listening Length: 11 hours and 47 minutes This course tackles a number of large questions about ci… read more
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- audiobook
26. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
By: Barry Cunliffe
4.04
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across t… read more
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- audiobook
27. The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire, #3)
By: Andrea Stewart
3.94
Format: 611 pages, Hardcover
The Bone Shard War is the epic finale to the unmissable, action-packed and magic-laced Drowning Emp… read more
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28. The World of J.R.R. Tolkien
By: Dimitra Fimi
4.14
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Though there has been some contention over the title, J.R.R. Tolkien is regarded by many as the fat… read more
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- audiobook
29. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome
By: Douglas Boin
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who … read more
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- audiobook
30. A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens
By: Silvana Condemi
3.96
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
Why aren’t we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how “wise” Homo … read more
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31. World Prehistory: The Basics: The Basics
By: Brian M. Fagan
3.61
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
World The Basics tells the compelling story of human prehistory, from our African origins to the s… read more
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