A Viking Odyssey: Around the World 1,000 Years Ago
By: John Man
3.82
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
The world was first unified 1,000 years ago. When Leif the Lucky and his Viking explorers linked Eu…
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1. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand––and mistakes and intenti… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
2. Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions
By: Leland Gregory
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
America is the home of the brave and, apparently, the stupid and gullible. Satirist Leland Gregory … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
3. The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
By: Gregory A. Freeman
4.36
Format: None pages,
An astonishing, never-before-told story of the Second World War, based on newly declassified docume… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
4. Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America
By: Jack N. Rakove
3.50
Format: None pages,
In this remarkable and elegantly written book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove off… read more
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5. The Road to Culloden Moor: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Rebellion
By: Diana Preston
4.09
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
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6. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"It's an extension of how we often cope in the wake of our own personal traumas, remembering the wounds as we struggle to see the growth stimulated by terrible events. Resilience has no meaning withou…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"In time, extinction comes for all species. Some leave descendants. Others do not. Beautiful as the image is, there is no tree of life. The shape of biodiversity is more like a chaotic blanket, indivi…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
7. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
By: Ben Macintyre
4.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
8. High on the List (The Call of the Sea Book 11)
By: Andrew Wareham
4.46
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
The Call of the Sea series has more than 16,000 5-star reviews on AmazonNick Turnhouse is now a sen… read more
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9. Noble Traitor (Son of Scotland #1)
By: J.R. Tomlin
4.10
Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition
Honor demands he choose a side. But with a foot in both worlds, how does a true knight fight for wh… read more
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10. The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
By: Dan Carlin
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apoca… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"But it's never wise to bet against any of the four horsemen long term. Their historical track record is horrifyingly good."-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"It may seem strange to suggest that high levels of illness might make human beings tougher, but the effect on a society of relatively regular and lethal epidemics and the mortality they cause certain…"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"The human ripples of pain are still heartbreaking when made visible to us now. Our friend Agnolo the Fat wrote: “Father abandoned child, wife husband, one brother another; for this illness seemed to …"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
"History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up,' Voltaire reportedly said. The observation refers to the argument that fortunes of nations or civiliza…"-Dan Carlin, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
11. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
By: Cat Jarman
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
12. The Clockmaker's Secret (Slim Hardy Mysteries, #2)
By: Jack Benton
4.22
Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition
A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his … read more
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13. Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
By: Shahnaz Habib
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A playful personal and cultural history of travel from a postcolonial, person-of-color perspective,… read more
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- travel
- history
- nonfiction
"I don't know if this should be considered a hobby or a disorder, but going for a walk is my idea of a marvelous time."-Shahnaz Habib, Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
14. The Way West: True Stories Of The American Frontier (Observing American History)
By: James A. Crutchfield
3.80
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
The Texas Rangers, Forty-Niners, the Alamo and clashes with Native Americans — the American West ha… read more
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- history
15. The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
By: A.J. Baime
4.55
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikel… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"After a few minutes Truman went back inside the White House, so he could call his mother and personally deliver the news: World War II was over. ("That was Harry," ninety-two-year-old Mamma Truman sa…"-A.J. Baime, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
16. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
17. Emperor: A New Life of Charles V
By: Geoffrey Parker
4.13
Format: 737 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the ruler of the world’s f… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Varangian (Varangian #1)
By: Stuart G. Yates
3.77
Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition
In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It's the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine… read more
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19. Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond
By: Laura Mersini-Houghton
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." —The Washington Po… read more
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- nonfiction
20. Freydis (Daughters of Freya, #1)
By: Gunhild Haugnes
4.01
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
All she ever wanted was to become a famous explorer, but that was not for women. ... Freydis Eiri… read more
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21. A Viking Odyssey: Around the World 1,000 Years Ago
By: John Man
3.82
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
The world was first unified 1,000 years ago. When Leif the Lucky and his Viking explorers linked Eu… read more
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