Isabella: The Warrior Queen
By: Kirstin Downey
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain …
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1. Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II
By: Geoffrey Parker
3.95
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain’s be… read more
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- history
- biography
- spain
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- european history
2. Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
By: Andrew Graham-Dixon
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571–18 July 1610) lived probably the darkest and m… read more
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- history
- biography
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- nonfiction
- european history
"Caravaggio’s art is made from darkness and light. His pictures present spotlit moments of extreme and often agonized human experience. A man is decapitated in his bedchamber, blood spurting from a de…"-Andrew Graham-Dixon, Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
3. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
4.27
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- european history
"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Extravagance was a political necessity."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
4. Malala's Magic Pencil
By: Malala Yousafzai , Kerascoët
4.00
Format: 4 pages, Hardcover
Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture boo… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
5. Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.00
Format: 32 pages,
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- history
- biography
- historical
- nonfiction
- european history
6. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
By: Harold Bloom , María Rosa Menocal
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectua… read more
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- european history
- spain
- history
- nonfiction
7. 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
- biography
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8. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
By: Alison Weir
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest love stories of medieval Engla… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
9. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
10. Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
By: Leonie Frieda
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this c… read more
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- biography
- historical
- nonfiction
- european history
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12. Isabella: The Warrior Queen
By: Kirstin Downey
4.15
Format: 399 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain … read more
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- history
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- spain
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13. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
By: Marc Morris
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king - a man born to rule … read more
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- nonfiction
14. Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
By: Temple Grandin
4.12
Format: 652 pages, Paperback
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock… read more
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15. Me: Stories of My Life
By: Katharine Hepburn
4.50
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Admired and beloved by movie audiences for over sixty years, four-time Academy Award-winner Kathari… read more
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16. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
By: Paul Strathern
3.58
Format: None pages, Paperback
A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, Th… read more
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17. Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
By: John Guy
3.34
Format: None pages,
A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the lead… read more
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18. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
By: Helen Castor
3.80
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more
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19. 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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20. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
By: Arthur Herman , None
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market c… read more
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21. The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici
By: Elizabeth Lev
3.67
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing life of a long-misunderstood Renaissance virago. Wife, mother, leader, warrior. Cat… read more
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22. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
23. "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
By: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
4.31
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more
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- biography
"The “facts"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"The Wallace-Ali relationship reflects the great mythic “hero’s journey."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"Wallace would not have been as successful as he was without Ali’s support."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
24. Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)
By: Alison Weir
3.97
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history ch… read more
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25. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- european history
26. Desperate Undertaking (Flavia Albia #10)
By: Lindsey Davis
4.18
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In Lindsey Davis's next book in the beloved Flavia Albia Series, Desperate Undertaking, a mad kille… read more
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27. Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3)
By: Alison Weir
4.22
Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordin… read more
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28. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
By: Leah Redmond Chang
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more
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29. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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30. In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.16
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in histo… read more
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31. The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom
By: Nancy Goldstone
3.93
Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition
The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois… read more
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- biography memoir
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