Lost Cities of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history―from the Neolithic period to the late R…
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1. Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners
By: Martin Brown , Travis Elborough
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This atlas of weird and unusual locations from National Geographic unveils the strange-but-true his… read more
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2. Mystery Cults of the Ancient World
By: Hugh Bowden
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is the first book to describe and explain all of the ancient world's major mystery cults--one … read more
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3. The Secret History
By: Procopius
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Having dutifully written the official war history of Justinian's reign, Procopius turned round and … read more
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4. Silverview
By: John Le Carré
3.66
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In Silverview, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past s… read more
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- audiobook
"Sometimes the whole of marriage was a cover story."-John Le Carré, Silverview
"Een radicaal is een radicaal. Het maakt niet uit of het een ex-communist is of een ex-wat dan ook. Het is en blijft dezelfde man. Je manier van denken verandert niet omdat die tot een andere conclusi…"-John Le Carré, Silverview
5. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
6. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings
By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
4.06
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemen… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
7. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
8. Herc
By: Phoenicia Rogerson
3.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favouri… read more
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9. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
10. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
11. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
12. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
By: Edward Brooke-Hitching
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
13. 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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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
15. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
16. Atalanta
By: Jennifer Saint
3.78
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta… read more
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- audiobook
"I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another j…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, ma…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
17. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
By: Lisa Kaltenegger
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
18. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: Bettany Hughes
4.02
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more
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- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
19. A Magical Girl Retires
By: Park Seolyeon
3.63
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more
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- audiobook
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
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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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
21. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- archaeology
- audiobook
22. Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
By: Paul Cartledge
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“Mr. Cartledge’s command of the historical material is effortless and exhaustive, and his appreciat… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
23. Alexandria: The City that Changed the World
By: Islam Issa
4.10
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A city drawn in sand. Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander … read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
24. Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They are Today
By: Travis Elborough
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Imagine what the world once looked like as you discover places that have disappeared from modern at… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- archaeology
"But deserts, even the driest and least inviting to animals and plants, contain subtle multitudes. And rather like silences (outside of vacuums) and as John Cage demonstrated with his famous 4'33" pie…"-Travis Elborough, Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They are Today
"Still, while the Old Testament God of Genesis might well have used the sixth day of the week to create all the creatures that lived on dry land, in the contemporary epoch Fridays, surely, are more re…"-Travis Elborough, Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They are Today
25. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)
By: Nora Dåsnes
4.34
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more
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26. Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean
By: Katherine Pangonis
3.88
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has forme… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
27. Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past
By: Neil Oliver
3.97
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in… read more
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- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
"It is all around us now, in one God-forsaken territory after another. Blood sacrifice in the name of a better future. Only the dead like Tollund Man have seen the end of it. All we seem to have learn…"-Neil Oliver, Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past
28. The Spartans
By: Andrew J. Bayliss
3.78
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The image of Sparta, and the Spartans, is one dyed indelibly into the public consciousness: muscleb… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Lost Cities of the Ancient World
By: Philip Matyszak
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history―from the Neolithic period to the late R… read more
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- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- audiobook
30. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps
By: Jonn Elledge
4.39
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
