The Sack of Rome (The Mad, Bad and Ugly of Italian History)
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.08
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
An epic account of the moment when Renaissance Rome was torn apart and mercilessly destroyed by mut…
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1. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
By: Paul Kriwaczek
3.91
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates… read more
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"A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it."-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"But belief in a system cannot be sustained for ever. Empires based solely on power and domination, while allowing their subjects to do as they will, can last for centuries. Those that try to control …"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Assyria soon discovered a painful truth: empires are like Ponzi schemes: financial frauds in which previous investors are paid returns out of new investors' deposits. The costs of holding imperial te…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
"Anyone who has ever watched children amuse themselves will recognize that the scientific and technological face of civilization is precisely the result of play in its purest form. Just as children ar…"-Paul Kriwaczek, Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
2. The Defector (Gabriel Allon, #9)
By: Daniel Silva
3.77
Format: 52 pages, Hardcover
Six months after the dramatic conclusion of Moscow Rules, Gabriel has returned to the tan hills of … read more
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3. Resurrection Day
By: Brendan DuBois
3.44
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
In the aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. has been crippled into a second-rate power d… read more
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4. The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon, #7)
By: Daniel Silva
3.89
Format: 432 pages,
When last we encountered Gabriel Allon, the master art restorer and sometime officer of Israeli int… read more
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5. The Lost World of Byzantium
By: Jonathan Harris
4.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, … read more
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6. Dead of Night (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)
By: Simon Scarrow
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Germany, 1940. The world holds its breath and hopes for peace. At home, the Nazi Party’s grip on po… read more
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7. The Stranger Times (Stranger Times, #1)
By: C.K. McDonnell
4.18
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stra… read more
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8. Blackout (Berlin Wartime Thriller #1)
By: Simon Scarrow
4.20
Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition
Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia … read more
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9. Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944 (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)
By: Charles Whiting
4.17
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
“a provocative and stimulating addition to the study of World War II.” HistoryNetPerfect for reader… read more
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10. The Borgias: Power and Fortune (Italian Histories)
By: Paul Strathern
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family―a world of saints, corrupt popes, and deprav… read more
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11. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
By: Nick Holmes
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more
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12. The Byzantine World War
By: Nick Holmes
4.10
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
The Crusades shook the world. But why did they happen? Their origins are revealed in a new light… read more
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13. Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1)
By: Richard Wake
4.10
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the late 1930s in Europe and the darkness is gathering. The Nazis are marching, both inside A… read more
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14. The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
By: Nick Holmes
4.25
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
WHY DID ROME FALL? In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, … read more
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15. The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
By: Nicholas Morton
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages … read more
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16. The Banana Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Interventions of the United States in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean (U.S. Military History)
By: Captivating History
4.10
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
The United States Marine Corps once fought for God, country, and bananas.This book is about the Ban… read more
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17. Rome and Attila: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Nick Holmes
4.26
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
“A skilled storyteller…Holmes presents a riveting account of Rome’s decline” Kirkus Reviews Atti… read more
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18. The Louisiana Purchase: A Captivating Guide to a Major Turning Point in the History of the United States of America
By: Captivating History
4.42
Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition
The history of the Louisiana The greatest land deal in history!Do you know the WHOLE story about t… read more
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19. Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
By: Dan Jones
4.61
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unpa… read more
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20. The Sack of Rome (The Mad, Bad and Ugly of Italian History)
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.08
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
An epic account of the moment when Renaissance Rome was torn apart and mercilessly destroyed by mut… read more
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21. La spia dei Borgia
By: Andrea Frediani
3.32
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Un papa al culmine del suo trionfo Il più celebre delitto della Roma rinascimentale Uno dei più cel… read more
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