The History Hit Miscellany: Facts, Figures and Fascinating Finds
By: History Hit
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric …
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1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By: Bill Bryson
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, a… read more
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"It’s a bit burned,"-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
2. The Globe (The Science of Discworld, #2)
By: Terry Pratchett , Ian Stewart , Jack Cohen
3.94
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The planet Earth has picked up a parasite life-form - elves. They get everywhere. And they like … read more
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"There are some laws that are coded into the very nature of the universe, and one is: There Is Never Enough Shelf Space."-Terry Pratchett, The Globe (The Science of Discworld, #2)
"The anthropologists got it wrong when they named our species Homo sapiens ('wise man'). In any case it's an arrogant and bigheaded thing to say, wisdom being one of our least evident features. In rea…"-Terry Pratchett, The Globe (The Science of Discworld, #2)
3. The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
By: Terry Pratchett , Ian Stewart , Jack Cohen
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
Roundworld is in trouble again, and this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place,… read more
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4. Jane Austen at Home
By: Lucy Worsley
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a trip back to her world a… read more
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6. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
By: Dan Jones
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more
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7. Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I (The History of England, #2)
By: Peter Ackroyd
4.53
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of Englan… read more
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8. Sharpe's Command (Sharpe, #14)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth cen… read more
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9. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
By: Charles Spencer
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more
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- nonfiction
10. Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases
By: Ray Fysh
4.34
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author The murder of Sarah Payne, Ad… read more
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11. Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen
By: Jane Draycott
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient … read more
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- nonfiction
12. Blood, Fire and Gold
By: Estelle Paranque
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biogr… read more
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13. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
By: Martyn Rady
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more
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14. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast
By: Tom Holland
3.85
Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more
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15. Protector (Athenian #2)
By: Conn Iggulden
4.40
Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition
TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES. ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR . . . ________ Themistocles stands as the battle-s… read more
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16. Murder at the Monastery (Canon Clement Mystery #3)
By: Richard Coles
3.87
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover, takes respite at the monastery whe… read more
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17. In Your Defence: True Stories of Life and Law
By: Sarah Langford
4.08
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the v… read more
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18. What Lies Buried: A forensic psychologist's true stories of madness, the bad and the misunderstood
By: Kerry Daynes
4.35
Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition
Kerry Daynes, leading forensic psychologist, opens up the case files of some of her most perplexing… read more
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19. Perilous Times
By: Thomas D. Lee
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An immortal Knight of the Round Table faces his greatest challenge yet—saving the politically polar… read more
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"Oi!' says the squirrel. 'Get your filthy hands off me! I'll fucking have you!"-Thomas D. Lee, Perilous Times
20. Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
By: Greg Jenner
4.11
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino… read more
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21. Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait
By: Gyles Brandreth
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, from the writer… read more
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22. The Bone Chests
By: Cat Jarman
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From the brilliant bioarchaeologist and bestselling author of River Kings, a gripping new history o… read more
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23. A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse
By: Victoria Shepherd
3.22
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The King of France – thinking he was made of glass – was terrified he might shatter…and he wasn’t a… read more
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24. Hauntings: A Book of Ghosts and Where to Find Them Across 25 Eerie British Locations
By: Neil Oliver
3.54
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
' Haunted is a wonderful part history, part rumination on life, and, of course a haunting book abo… read more
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25. Northerners: A History
By: Brian Groom
3.62
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A Times Bestseller A Waterstones ‘Book You Need to Read in 2022’ The definitive history of t… read more
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26. Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
By: Paul Strathern
3.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and … read more
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"Динамиката на един велик град рядко се намира в равновесие. Функциониращите институции и установените нрави винаги ще са юзда за свободомислещите, визионерите и изобретателните."-Paul Strathern, Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
27. The History Hit Miscellany: Facts, Figures and Fascinating Finds
By: History Hit
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric … read more
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28. Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #4)
By: Stephen Fry
4.42
Format: 400 pages, ebook
The final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling th… read more
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