Great State: China and the World
By: Timothy Brook
3.86
Format: 442 pages, Hardcover
China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with th…
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1. Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
By: Stephen Kotkin
3.97
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has th… read more
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- world history
"Russia was a genuine great power, but with a tragic flaw. Its vicious, archaic autocracy had to be emasculated for any type of better system to emerge. Unmodern in principle, let alone in practice, t…"-Stephen Kotkin, Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
2. The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers 1804 - 1999
By: Misha Glenny
4.09
Format: 752 pages, Paperback
This unique and lively history of Balkan geopolitics since the early nineteenth century gives reade… read more
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3. Absolution Gap
By: Alastair Reynolds
4.17
Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Inhibitors were designed to eliminate any life-form reaching a certain level of intelligence - … read more
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4. The Origins of Totalitarianism
By: Hannah Arendt
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twent… read more
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5. The Invention of God
By: Thomas Römer , Raymond Geuss
3.16
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
Who invented God? When, why, and where? Thomas Romer seeks to answer these enigmatic questions abou… read more
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6. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.30
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more
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- politics
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- nonfiction
"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
7. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
By: Tom Holland
4.26
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more
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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
8. 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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- history
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- audiobook
9. France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
By: John Julius Norwich
3.97
Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition
'For his final book, the late Norwich tackled the dauntingly vast subject of two millennia of Frenc… read more
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"With the Roman Empire effectively gone (...) Gaul disintegrated into a mass of small barbarian states under so-called kings, dukes, and counts. As we know however, nature abhors a vacuum, sooner or l…"-John Julius Norwich, France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
"In 1870, the throne was offered to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Had the Prince rejected the offer at once, there might have been no Franco-Prussian war, and Napoleon III might have end…"-John Julius Norwich, France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
"Martyrs were innumerable, among them, Saint Denis, 3rd century bishop of Paris, who, when beheaded, calmly picked up his severed head and walked several miles to the site of the abbey that bears his …"-John Julius Norwich, France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
"[The Gauls] were carnivores through and through and they loved fighting. Their horsemanship probably outclassed even that of the Romans and, though they lacked the more sophisticated Roman weaponry, …"-John Julius Norwich, France: A History: from Gaul to de Gaulle
10. 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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11. 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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12. Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith
4.19
Format: 630 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language… read more
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"Perfume the literature you write with only the finest inks, for literature works are luscious girls, and ink their precious perfume. —Arabic saying ~800 AD"-Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
"In Arabic ‘the written symbol is considered to be identical with the sound indicated by it’. Letters are not just phonetic; they are phonic, acoustic,’… script that fills the ears of him that sees it…"-Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
13. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
By: Sean Carroll
3.96
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that h… read more
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14. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
By: Peter Frankopan
3.94
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- world history
15. Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943
By: Max Hastings
4.15
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Operation Chastise, the destruction of the Mohne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF’s 6… read more
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16. The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790
By: Ritchie Robertson
4.27
Format: 985 pages, Hardcover
This magisterial history—sure to become the definitive work on the subject—recasts the Enlightenmen… read more
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"When different religion managed to coexist peacefully for a long period, the visibility of other religion tended to weaken one's conviction of the unique excellence of one's own."-Ritchie Robertson, The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790
17. Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
By: Peter Schweizer
4.41
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It’s often said that China is in a cold war with America. … read more
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18. The Bin Laden Papers: How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about al-Qaeda, Its Leader and His Family
By: Nelly Lahoud
3.75
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Lade… read more
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19. Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975
By: Alexander V. Pantsov
3.96
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, o… read more
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20. The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China
By: Tonio Andrade
4.30
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of The Gunpowder Age, a book that casts new light on the history of China… read more
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21. Great State: China and the World
By: Timothy Brook
3.86
Format: 442 pages, Hardcover
China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with th… read more
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