Imperial China: The Definitive Visual History
By: D.K. Publishing
4.43
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Explore the long and rich history of China's great dynasties. From the clans and legends of preh…
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1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
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"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. Rembrandt 1606-1669: The Mystery of the Revealed Form
By: Michael Bockemühl , Michael Claridge
4.01
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The mystery of the revealed A mirror of the artistic and intellectual developments of the 17th cen… read more
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- history
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3. A Little History of Religion
By: Richard Holloway
3.56
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest… read more
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- nonfiction
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4. A Short History of England
By: Simon Jenkins
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
England's history is the most exciting of any nation on Earth. Its triumphs and disasters are insta… read more
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- nonfiction
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5. Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies
By: Alastair Bonnett
4.23
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
A tour of the world's hidden geographies--from disappearing islands to forbidden deserts--and a stu… read more
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- history
6. City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
By: Roger Crowley
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from… read more
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7. Vermeer, 1632-1675: Veiled Emotions
By: Norbert Schneider
3.62
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
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8. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
By: Judith Herrin
3.73
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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9. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
By: Yukio Mishima , John Nathan
3.85
Format: 181 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750154 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the… read more
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"إن الخطر، هو الحياة"-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"To Ryuji the smile seemed as brittle as fine glass crystal and very dangerous"-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"حتى وإن أبحرت سنوات عديدة، لن تعتاد يوماً على العواصف، وفي كل مرة تتساءل إن كنت ستودع الحياة"."-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
"The only people in this world I really trust are my fans - even if they do forget you so fast."-Yukio Mishima, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
10. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more
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11. The Aeneid
By: Virgil , Robert Fitzgerald
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
The Aeneid (play /@'ni:Id/; Latin: Aeneis [aj'ne:is]--the title is Greek in form: genitive case Aen… read more
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12. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
By: Jack Weatherford
3.22
Format: 224 pages,
Ratu-ratu Mongol abad ketiga belas memerintah kekaisaran terbesar yang pernah diketahui dunia. Namu… read more
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13. History of Britain & Ireland
By: R.G. Grant
3.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the Roman conquest of 43 CE to the Norman conquest of 1066 and from the Elizabethan age of Sha… read more
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14. Caravaggio, 1571-1610
By: None
4.06
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque painting, Caravaggio (1571-1610) is finally getting the recogn… read more
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15. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
By: Jared Diamond
3.68
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
'Diamond has written a book of remarkable scope . . . one of the most important and readable works … read more
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16. Jan van Eyck
By: Till-Holger Borchert
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
Van Eyck left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist paint… read more
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17. Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
By: Neil Gaiman , Matt Wagner , Bernie Mireault , Andy Kubert , Mark Buckingham , Simon Bisley
3.72
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman(The Sandman) joins a murderer's row of talented artists in lending … read more
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18. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
19. Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0)
By: Andrzej Sapkowski
3.97
Format: 419 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the Witcher video games. Geralt of Rivia. A … read more
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"O medo nunca é irracional."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0)
"É preciso comprovar a culpa, e não a inocência."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0)
"O provérbio diz: a quem mal vive, o medo o segue."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0)
"Zwykłość zaś równa się nijakość, a nijakość to taniość."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Season of Storms (The Witcher, #0)
20. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
By: Dipo Faloyin
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful ster… read more
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- history
21. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
By: Julie Zhuo
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the ch… read more
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22. The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs
By: Marc David Baer
3.95
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West… read more
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- history
23. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
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24. Lemon
By: Kwon Yeo-Sun
3.27
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen-year-old Kim H… read more
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25. The Silence of Bones
By: June Hur
3.82
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
I have a mouth, but I mustn't speak;Ears, but I mustn't hear;Eyes, but I mustn't see.1800, Joseon (… read more
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"It was strange how sadness reached so deeply into my chest for a man I had never spoken to."-June Hur, The Silence of Bones
"Never had I thought of the dead Lady O as someone who had been precious, as my own family was precious to me."-June Hur, The Silence of Bones
"When we believe, we hold on to what we think is true. But when we have a conviction, that truth holds on to us."-June Hur, The Silence of Bones
"There is one lesson all who enter the capital will learn: evil comes from the unfulfilled need for significance."-June Hur, The Silence of Bones
26. Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs
By: Rose-Marie Hagen
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What do we really know about our ancestors? Not about the rulers and generals, but about laborers, … read more
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27. Rubens
By: Gilles Néret
4.16
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Extravagance and sensuality Renowned among his contemporaries as one of the foremost paint… read more
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28. Diego Velazquez
By: Norbert Wolf
4.09
Format: None pages, Broché
Diego Velázquez, encensé pour sa manière de fondre réalisme et atmosphère, ainsi que pour la formid… read more
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29. Romanticism
By: Norbert Wolf
3.84
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Harmony between man and nature In a revolt against Rationalism, Romanticism was characterized by a … read more
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30. Imperial China: The Definitive Visual History
By: D.K. Publishing
4.43
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Explore the long and rich history of China's great dynasties. From the clans and legends of preh… read more
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31. Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History (DK Classic History)
By: Steven Snape
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Discover the intimate details of life under the pharaohs--and their extraordinary legacy--in this f… read more
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