Modern China: A Captivating Guide to Modern Chinese History (Asian Countries)
By: Captivating History
4.00
Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition
Let’s take a look at the past 120 years of Chinese history, from the country’s start as a backward,…
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1. Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
By: Jung Chang
3.90
Format: 436 pages, Hardcover
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"She was a giant, but no saint."-Jung Chang, Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
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2. Presumption of Innocence (David Brunelle Legal Thriller #1)
By: Stephen Penner
4.06
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
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3. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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4. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
By: Jack Weatherford
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback… read more
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"The first key to leadership is self-control."-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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"The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to de…"-Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
5. Misjudged (Sam Johnstone, #1)
By: James Chandler
4.23
Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition
When a disabled veteran takes a new job as an attorney in a small Wyoming town, he is thrust into a… read more
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6. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
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"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
7. Burma Sahib
By: Paul Theroux
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast and The Bad Angel Brothers comes a riveting new… read more
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8. The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
By: Jennifer Ackerman
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the… read more
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"We dig up dinosaurs to try and figure out what happened to them. Perhaps someday dinosaurs, in the form of corvids, will dig us up to figure out what happened to us."-Jennifer Ackerman, The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
9. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
By: Amy C. Edmondson
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more
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10. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
By: Bent Flyvbjerg
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more
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11. The Remarkable Mrs Reibey
By: Grantlee Kieza
4.03
Format: 499 pages, Kindle Edition
The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first… read more
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12. False Evidence (Sam Johnstone, #3)
By: James Chandler
4.41
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
After a fall-out with his business partner and a breakup with his girlfriend, lawyer Sam Johnstone … read more
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13. All That's Wrong with the Bible: Contradictions, Absurdities, and More
By: Jonah David Conner
4.05
Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition
[2nd expanded edition] Can we prove that the Bible makes false claims? Do its moral teachings justi… read more
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14. The Fossil
By: Joshua T. Calvert
4.15
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
A human fossil on Mars. An astronaut who lost her memory and a powerful organization that keeps a s… read more
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15. The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism
By: Keyu Jin
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A myth-dispelling, comprehensive guide to the Chinese economy and its path to ascendancy China's… read more
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16. Pinchgut: An Australian Crime Thriller (Sergeant Natalie Campbell Thriller Series Book 2)
By: Phillip Strang
3.74
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
An Old Fort in Sydney Harbour – The body of a woman missing for seventeen years. It’s murder, but a… read more
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17. Her Hidden Bones (Opal Fields #4)
By: Fiona Tarr
4.44
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
She knew she’d uncover secrets. She didn’t expect them to be her own. Constable Jenny Williams m… read more
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18. Joseph Goebbels: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)
By: Hourly History
4.04
Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition
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19. Soviet-Afghan War: A History from Beginning to End (The Cold War)
By: Hourly History
4.24
Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the remarkable history of the Soviet-Afghan War...Free BONUS Inside!In 1979, alarmed Sovie… read more
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20. Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
By: Michael Robotham
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9781668030998 can be found here The mystery of Evie C… read more
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"... everything I want is on the other side of fear."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
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"Introspection leads to self-analysis, which leads to self-hatred."-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
21. Understanding Cognitive Biases
By: Alexander B. Swan
4.11
Format: 11 pages, Audible Audio
As you read this sentence, your brain has just processed about 20 million bits of information. In f… read more
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22. The Gilded Age: A History From Beginning to End
By: Hourly History
4.24
Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition
The Gilded Age Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet. The period f… read more
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23. Martha Washington: A Life from Beginning to End (First Ladies of the United States)
By: Hourly History
4.22
Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition
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24. History of Christianity: An Enthralling Overview of the Most Important Events that Shaped the Christian Church (Religion in Past Times)
By: Billy Wellman
4.10
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the largest faith in the world, spans the globe, and stretches back in time nearly two thousa… read more
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25. Native American Tribes: An Enthralling Guide to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole (U.S. History)
By: Billy Wellman
4.18
Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition
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26. Modern China: A Captivating Guide to Modern Chinese History (Asian Countries)
By: Captivating History
4.00
Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition
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27. History of Russia: An Enthralling Overview of Major Events in Russian History (Eastern Europe)
By: Billy Wellman
4.13
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
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28. Alexander the Great: An Enthralling Guide to the Rise of the Macedonian Empire, Its Ruler, and His Conquests (Greek Mythology and History)
By: Billy Wellman
4.15
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29. Opal (DS Walker #3)
By: Patricia Wolf
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Format: None pages, ebook
A small mining town. A brutal double murder. A killer among them. DS Lucas Walker is off duty. H… read more
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30. The Ottoman Empire: An Enthralling Guide to One of the Mightiest and Longest-Lasting Dynasties in World History (Europe)
By: Billy Wellman
4.14
Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition
From a small Turkish principality to a global superpower, the Ottoman Empire’s role in world histor… read more
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