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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Matthew Kneale · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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"Kneale's account is a masterpiece of pacing and suspense. Characters from the city's history spring to life in his hands." - The Sunday Times (London) Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from the early... |
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Know Thyself: Western Identity from Classical Greece to the Renaissance
INGRID ROSSELLINI · Doubleday
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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A lively and timely introduction to the roots of self-understanding--who we are and how we should act--in the cultures of ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Middle Ages and the Renaissance "Know thyself"--this fundamental imperative appeared for the first time in ancient... |
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Blood Royal: The Wars of the Roses: 1462-1485
Hugh Bicheno · Pegasus Books
Pages: 390
Format: Hardcover
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The concluding volume to this rousing two-part history of the Wars of the Roses, England's longest and bloodiest civil war, narrated by a master historian. England, 1462. The Yorkist Edward IV has been king for three years since his victory at Towton. The former Lancastrian King Henry... |
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West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
Jim DeFelice · William Morrow
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The thrilling narrative history of one of the most enduring icons of the American West, the Pony Express, from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of American Sniper - an exciting tale of daring young men pushing limits to the extremes across the vast, rugged, and unsettled American... |
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Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
BRET BAIER · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 bestselling author of Three Days in January and Anchor of the #1 rated Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel reveals as never before President Ronald Reagan's battle to end the Cold War, framed around the historic, three-day 1988 Moscow Summit.In his acclaimed #1 national... |
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
JON MEACHAM · Random House
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows... |
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The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War
JARED BROCK · PublicAffairs
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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This sweeping biography about the man who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is an epic tale of courage and bravery in the face of unimaginable trials.The Road to Dawn tells the improbable story of Josiah Henson-a dynamic, driven man with exceptional... |
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
SIMON WINCHESTER · Harper
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.The rise of manufacturing... |
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