Garibaldi: Hero of Italian Unification: Hero of Italian Unification
By: Ross King
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Giuseppe Garibaldi was praised for his military genius, his courage, and his charisma. Known as the…
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1. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
By: Antony Beevor
3.91
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
3. A Passage to India
By: E.M. Forster , Pankaj Mishra , Oliver Stallybrass
3.68
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, th… read more
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"Adventures do occur, but not punctually."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"There are different ways of evil and I prefer mine to yours."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"A friendliness, as of dwarfs shaking hands, was in the air..."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
"I think everyone fails, but there are so many kinds of failure."-E.M. Forster, A Passage to India
4. Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.22
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a … read more
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"Anyone who has ever canoed on the upper Missouri River knows what a welcome sight a grove of cottonoods can be. They provide shade, shelter, and fuel. For Indian ponies, they provide food. For the Co…"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
5. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
By: Fred Anderson
4.19
Format: 912 pages, Paperback
In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the Am… read more
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6. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
7. Salt: A World History
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.11
Format: None pages,
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfict… read more
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8. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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9. The Complete Essays
By: Michel de Montaigne , M.A. Screech
4.23
Format: 1344 pages, Paperback
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly resp… read more
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"The thing I fear most is fear."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"We should tend our freedom wisely."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it."-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
10. Gabriele D'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War
By: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
3.85
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Godfather to Mussolini, national hero of Italy and the WWI irredentist movement, literary icon of J… read more
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11. Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3)
By: Peter Ackroyd
2.64
Format: 110 pages, Hardcover
Peter Ackroyd has been praised as one of the greatest living chroniclers of Britain and its people.… read more
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12. The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
By: Ernesto Che Guevara , Aleida Guevara March
4.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
The young Che Guevara's lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New … read more
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13. The Confession of Saint Patrick
By: John O'Donohue , Patrick of Ireland , John Skinner
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The autobiography of one of the most popular saints in history, now available in a new translation.… read more
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14. Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War
By: T.J. Stiles
4.39
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse J… read more
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15. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
By: Paul Strathern
3.58
Format: None pages, Paperback
A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, Th… read more
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16. Empire of the Summer Moon
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.23
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the for… read more
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"Buffalo Hump had one of those Comanche names - there were a large number of them - that the prudish whites could not quite bring themselves to translate. His Nermernuh name, properly transliterated, …"-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon
"For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed to the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression... Only in the mid 19th century, after the growt…"-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon
17. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
By: Charles C. Mann
4.23
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival o… read more
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18. Mao: The Unknown Story
By: Jung Chang , Jon Halliday
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on… read more
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19. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
By: Candice Millard
3.84
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirr… read more
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"..the charm of the scenery was perhaps enhanced by the reflection that my eyes might never look upon it again....Masses of brown-purple clouds covered the quarter of the heavens where the sun was abo…"-Candice Millard, River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
20. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
4.30
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more
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21. 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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22. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
By: Christopher Clark
4.18
Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more
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"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
23. 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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24. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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25. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
By: Max Hastings
4.30
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more
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"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
26. The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World
By: Edward Shawcross
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The true operatic tragedy of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into pow… read more
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27. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III
By: Andrew Roberts
4.25
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more
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28. The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization
By: Paul Strathern
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth… read more
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- european history
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29. The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
By: Dean Jobb
3.62
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals,” Sherlock Holmes observed during one of … read more
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30. A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle
By: Julian T. Jackson
4.42
Format: 887 pages, Hardcover
In six weeks in 1940, France's armies were decisively beaten by Germany. A junior French general, r… read more
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31. Garibaldi: Hero of Italian Unification: Hero of Italian Unification
By: Ross King
3.81
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Giuseppe Garibaldi was praised for his military genius, his courage, and his charisma. Known as the… read more
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