The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
By: Alexander Lee
3.72
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating and counterintuitive portrait of the sordid, hidden world behind the dazzling artwork…
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1. The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism
By: Ross King
3.84
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
With a novelist's skill and the insight of an historian, bestselling author Ross King recalls a sem… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- historical
- history
2. Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
By: None , D.Q. McInerny
3.75
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical th… read more
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- nonfiction
3. Main Street
By: Sinclair Lewis
3.78
Format: 454 pages, Paperback
With Commentary by E. M. Forster, Dorothy Parker, H. L. Mencken, Lewis Mumford, Rebecca West, Sherw… read more
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"So kindly,"-Sinclair Lewis, Main Street
"in a world of groceries and sermons"-Sinclair Lewis, Main Street
"Whatever she might become she would never be static."-Sinclair Lewis, Main Street
"They had something to do. They could escape from themselves."-Sinclair Lewis, Main Street
4. The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
By: Alexander Lee
3.72
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating and counterintuitive portrait of the sordid, hidden world behind the dazzling artwork… read more
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- italy
- art
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- european history
5. Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.02
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
By: Paul Strathern
4.10
Format: 0 pages,
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia, three iconic figures whose intersecting … read more
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- italy
- art
- history
- nonfiction
- european history
7. Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
By: Amitav Ghosh
3.89
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage acro… read more
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8. Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s
By: Grady Hendrix
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page throu… read more
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9. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
By: Dan Jones
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more
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10. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
By: Thomas Asbridge
4.22
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the H… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- european history
"The Lionheart had arrived."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Zangi was now sixty-two and still in remarkably rude health."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"Time and again in the Middle Ages, warrior-kings, seen by their men in the thick of fighting, turned the tide of battle, assuring victory."-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
"The first Latin up a ladder was Aubery Clements, marshal of France, one of Philip’s leading knights. It was said later among the Christians’ forces that, before climbing the breach, Aubery had called…"-Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
11. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- european history
12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- historical
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
13. Van Gogh: The Life
By: Steven Naifeh
4.18
Format: 976 pages, Kindle Edition
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize–winning bio… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- historical
- history
"Me pregunto por qué los brillantes puntitos del cielo no nos resultan tan asequibles como los puntos negros que llenan el mapa de Francia. Cogemos un tren para ir de Tarascón a Ruán, pero para llegar…"-Steven Naifeh, Van Gogh: The Life
14. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
15. The King's Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I
By: Benjamin Woolley
3.62
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
Now a major TV series, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine.The King’s Ass… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
16. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
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- nonfiction
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17. The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
By: Kassia St. Clair
4.11
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes … read more
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- nonfiction
- historical
- history
"Canopy, an environmental organisation, believes that 120 million trees are felled each year to produce rayon and other cellulose-based materials."-Kassia St. Clair, The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
18. Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
By: Keith Thomson
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Discover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirat… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
19. Princes of the Renaissance: The Hidden Power Behind an Artistic Revolution
By: Mary Hollingsworth
4.07
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
A vivid history of the lives and times of the aristocratic elite whose patronage created the art an… read more
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- italy
- art
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- european history
20. Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
By: Edward Slingerland
3.81
Format: 369 pages, Hardcover
Drunk elegantly cuts through the tangle of urban legends and anecdotal impressions that surround ou… read more
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- history
"Evolution is not stupid, and works much faster than most people realize."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Humans transform the world through our creative technologies, and we cannot survive without them."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Our desire for alcohol is not an evolutionary mistake. There are good reasons for why we get drunk."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
"Our dependence on culture means that our minds need to be open to others, so that we can learn from them."-Edward Slingerland, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
21. Sisters in Resistance: How a German Spy, a Banker's Wife, and Mussolini's Daughter Outwitted the Nazis
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In a tale as twisted as any spy thriller, discover how three women delivered critical evidence of A… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
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