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Cleopatra: A Life
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
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The Slave Route: From Africa to America
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Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse
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The Trojan War: A New History
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The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A Personal History of the Cold War
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