Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian
By: David Alan Parnell
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A unique look at a powerful marriage in the celebrated age of Justinian Belisarius and Antonina we…
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1. Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.20
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zo… read more
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"But . . ."-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
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2. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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3. The Twelve Caesars
By: Robert Graves , Michael Grant , Suetonius
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and u… read more
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4. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
By: Roger Crowley
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to … read more
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5. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
By: Judith Herrin
3.73
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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6. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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7. Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
By: Rodney Stark
3.82
Format: 287 pages,
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8. Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.16
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil; an … read more
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"Fuck me,' I said to Toby. 'We're living in Isengard."-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)
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9. The Last Dying Light
By: William Havelock
4.40
Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition
Rome has fallen into darkness. Its legacy remains alive in Constantinople, whose leaders struggl… read more
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10. Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
By: Peter Sarris
4.29
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessme… read more
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11. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
3.95
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more
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12. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
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13. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
By: Katja Hoyer
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more
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14. The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
By: Victor Davis Hanson
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times –bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the mod… read more
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4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
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16. Travellers in the Third Reich
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4.05
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what’s right in front of your eyes? The e… read more
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"One odd thing Yencken noticed was how much blonder the nation had become. According to official statistics over 10 million packets of hair dye were sold in 1934"-Julia Boyd, Travellers in the Third Reich
"One odd thing Yencken noticed was how much blonder the nation had become since he was last there. According to official statistics over 10 million packets of hair dye were sold in 1934"-Julia Boyd, Travellers in the Third Reich
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17. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
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18. New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
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4.37
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19. Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You
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4.17
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20. Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
4.19
Format: 664 pages, Hardcover
The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing th… read more
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21. Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian
By: David Alan Parnell
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A unique look at a powerful marriage in the celebrated age of Justinian Belisarius and Antonina we… read more
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