Citizens without Nations: Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World, c.1000–1789
By: Maarten Prak
3.58
Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition
Citizenship is at the heart of our contemporary world but it is a particular vision of national cit…
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1. 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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- history
- nonfiction
- world history
2. The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (America in the World, 20)
By: Jürgen Osterhammel
4.25
Format: 1167 pages, Hardcover
A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- world history
"In 1790 an official investigation established that a majority of people in France spoke and read a language other than French: Celtic, German, Occitan, Catalan, Italian, or Flemish. Even in 1893 ever…"-Jürgen Osterhammel, The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (America in the World, 20)
3. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
By: Robert K. Massie
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
4. The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914
By: Richard J. Evans
2.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Third Reich at War, a masterly account of Europe in the age of i… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- world history
5. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
6. The Death of Ivan Ilych
By: Leo Tolstoy , Aylmer Maude
4.13
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of I… read more
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"If you look for the working classes in fiction, and especially English fiction, all you find is a hole."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"And the further he departed from childhood and the nearer he came to the present the more worthless and doubtful were the joys."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"In the depths of his heart he knew that he was dying but, so far from growing used to the idea, he simply did not and could not grasp it."-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
"It can't be that life is so senseless and horrible. But if it really has been so horrible and senseless, why must I die and die in agony? There is something wrong!"-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych
7. Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires 1908- 1918
By: None
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
The break-up of the Ottoman empire and the disintegration of the Russian empire were watershed even… read more
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8. A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924
By: Orlando Figes
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written in a narrative style that captures both the scope and detail of the Russian revolution, Orl… read more
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9. War and Peace
By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude , Henry Gifford
4.16
Format: 1392 pages, Paperback
In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Pe… read more
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"God is the same everywhere."-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"Kings are the slaves of history."-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"Everything depends on upbringing. "-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"We are asleep until we fall in Love!"-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
10. Norse Mythology
By: Neil Gaiman
4.10
Format: 301 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182 Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient … read more
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"Ragnarok is coming."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"And the game begins anew."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"Rebirth always follows death."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
"Of course it was Loki. It's always Loki."-Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology
11. 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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- nonfiction
- world history
12. The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
By: Seb Falk
3.68
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through t… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
13. The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture
By: Orlando Figes
4.25
Format: 483 pages, Hardcover
From the “master of historical narrative” (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic… read more
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- nonfiction
14. 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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- nonfiction
- world history
"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
15. Citizens without Nations: Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World, c.1000–1789
By: Maarten Prak
3.58
Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition
Citizenship is at the heart of our contemporary world but it is a particular vision of national cit… read more
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- world history
