Nein!: Standing up to Hitler 1935–1944
By: Paddy Ashdown
4.07
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
From the bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opp…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. The Wives of Henry VIII
By: Antonia Fraser
4.11
Format: 482 pages, Paperback
In a sweeping narrative, Fraser traces the cultural, familial and political roots of each of Henry'… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- european history
"[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory,…"-Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII
3. The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1944-45
By: Ian Kershaw
4.14
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little a… read more
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- history
- germany
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- european history
4. Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
By: Tim Parks
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Before they achieved renown as patrons of the arts and de facto rulers of Florence, the Medici fami… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- european history
5. Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance After Operation Valkyrie
By: Randall Hansen
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Both horrifying and life-affirming, Disobeying Hitlertells the untold story of German revolt agains… read more
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- history
- historical
- germany
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
6. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
By: Christopher R. Browning
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the … read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- european history
"The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, and the historian who attempts to "explain" it is indulging in a certain arrogance."-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyo…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"What, then, is one to conclude? Most of all, one comes away from the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 with great unease. This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve polic…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"At the same time, however, the collective behavior of Reserve Police Battalion 101 has deeply disturbing implications. There are many societies afflicted by traditions of racism and caught in the sie…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
7. All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
By: Stephen Kinzer
4.12
Format: 29 pages, Paperback
An American Coup & the Roots of Middle East Terror Half a century ago, the United States overthrew … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- war
8. Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
By: Frank Dikötter
3.51
Format: 235 pages, Hardcover
Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with t… read more
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9. The Magus
By: John Fowles
4.37
Format: None pages, Paperback
This daring literary thriller, rich with eroticism and suspense, is one of John Fowles's best-loved… read more
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10. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
By: Ben Macintyre
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most re… read more
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11. Horror In The East: Japan And The Atrocities Of World War - II
By: Laurence Rees , Akira Iriye
5.00
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
The question is as searing as it is fundamental to the continuing debate over Japanese culpability … read more
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12. The Holocaust: A New History
By: Laurence Rees
3.97
Format: 12 pages, Hardcover
This book answers two fundamental questions about the Holocaust. How, and why, did it happen? Laure… read more
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13. Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
By: Niall Ferguson
3.93
Format: 422 pages, Paperback
Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, b… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- european history
"The British Empire was the nearest thing there has ever been to a world government. Yet its mode of operation was a triumph of minimalism."-Niall Ferguson, Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
"In the end, the British sacrificed her Empire to stop the Germans, Japanese and Italians from keeping theirs. Did not that sacrifice alone expunge all the Empire's other sins?"-Niall Ferguson, Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
"Between the early 1600s and the 1950s, more than 20 million people left the British Isles to begin new lives across the seas. Only a minority ever returned. No other country in the world came close t…"-Niall Ferguson, Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
"Sir Richard Turnbull, the penultimate Governor of Aden, once told Labour politician Denis Healey that 'when the British Empire finally sank beneath the waves of history, it would leave behind it only…"-Niall Ferguson, Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
14. The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
By: Anthony Trollope , David Skilton
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Warden centers on Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity who is nevertheless in p… read more
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"It is much less difficult for the sufferer to be generous than for the oppressor."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"... In what I do I may appear to be interfering with you, and I hope you will forgive me for doing so."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"He never quarreled with his wife, but he never talked to her;--he never had time to talk, he was so taken up with speaking."-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
"They say that faint heart never won fair lady. It is amazing to me how fair ladies are won, so faint are often men's hearts!"-Anthony Trollope, The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
15. Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
By: Huw Lemmey
3.55
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
16. Paradise (DS Walker, #2)
By: Patricia Wolf
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coas… read more
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17. Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space
By: Stephen Walker
4.57
Format: 512 pages, ebook
09.07 am. April 12, 1961. A top secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
18. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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- history
- historical
- germany
- nonfiction
- european history
"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
19. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
By: Helena Merriman
4.51
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in… read more
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- history
- historical
- germany
- war
- nonfiction
- european history
20. Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties
By: David de Jong
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors… read more
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- history
- germany
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
21. For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
By: Victoria Mackenzie
3.85
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives … read more
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"Sometimes I reworked, with much crossing out and burning of papers; I had to sift through my thoughts for words that gleamed with truth. But other times the words came fast, and then I was an arrow, …"-Victoria Mackenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
22. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)
By: Mark Billingham
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more
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23. We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State
By: Kai Strittmatter
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
One of the world’s most respected investigative reporters reveals how George Orwell’s chilling visi… read more
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- history
"Harmony is when ordinary people don't make a fuss."-Kai Strittmatter, We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State
"Dla nas, Europejczyków, Chiny były wciąż jeszcze czystą kartą, dziewiczym obszarem dla naszych własnych wyobrażeń. Raz były niebem, raz piekłem, innym razem znów „żółtym niebezpieczeństwem"-Kai Strittmatter, We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State
24. The Gates of Athens
By: Conn Iggulden
4.27
Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition
490 B.C. Two great empires are about to go to war . . . The momentous struggle between Athens… read more
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- historical
- war
25. How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
By: Frank Dikötter
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the Samuel Johnson prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine, a timely and compelling explora… read more
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- history
- war
26. China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower
By: Frank Dikötter
3.94
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In China After Mao , award-winning author Frank Dikötter delves into the history of China under the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
27. Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War
By: Tim Bouverie
4.36
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • SUNDAY TIMES (UK) BESTSELLER • A gripping new history of the Bri… read more
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- history
- germany
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- european history
28. Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II
By: Roger Moorhouse
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World W… read more
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- germany
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- european history
29. Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War
By: Tim Marshall
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping eyewitness account of a major 20th-century military conflict by the UK's most popular wr… read more
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- history
- historical
- war
- nonfiction
- european history
30. Nein!: Standing up to Hitler 1935–1944
By: Paddy Ashdown
4.07
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
From the bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opp… read more
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