Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
By: Mary McAuliffe
3.93
Format: 328 pages, ebook
Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and …
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By: Marcel Proust , None , Terence Kilmartin , D.J. Enright
4.39
Format: 957 pages, Paperback
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2. The Coming of the Third Reich
By: Richard J. Evans
3.44
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
From one of the world's most distinguished historians, a magisterial new reckoning with Hitler's ri… read more
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3. Seven Ages of Paris
By: Alistair Horne
3.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, cultu… read more
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4. Ten Years Later
By: Alexandre Dumas
3.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later is the third and last of the d'Artagnan Romances, follow… read more
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5. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
By: Helen Castor
3.80
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more
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6. Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet
By: Stephanie Cowell
3.44
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes he dreamt he held her; that he would turn in bed and she would be there. But she was gone… read more
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8. The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
By: Susan Cahill , None
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Parisis Susan Cahill's wonderfully uniqu… read more
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9. Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
By: Christopher Clark
3.35
Format: None pages,
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10. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
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11. The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
By: Alexander Mikaberidze
4.34
Format: 936 pages, Hardcover
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12. 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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13. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
By: Deborah Heiligman
4.00
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The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers' lives. Con… read more
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4.26
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15. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
By: Camilla Townsend
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more
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4.14
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17. Neon Prey (Lucas Davenport, #29)
By: John Sandford
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. City of Light: The Making of Modern Paris
By: Rupert Christiansen
3.68
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A sparkling account of the nineteenth-century reinvention of Paris as the most beautiful, exciting … read more
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19. Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
By: Mary McAuliffe
3.93
Format: 328 pages, ebook
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20. France: A Short History (A Short History, 3)
By: Jeremy Black
3.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A short and entertaining narrative of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great e… read more
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