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The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
by Susan Wise Bauer
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Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volume chronicles the contradictions of a world in transition. Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end on the walls of Constantinople... (read more)

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Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations
by Mary Beard
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Mary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Hannibal, but also... (read more)

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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
by David Abulafia
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Connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this brilliant and expansive book, David Abulafia offers a... (read more)

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A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects
by Neil Macgregor
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The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series Neil MacGregor has blazed an unusual path to international renown. As director of the British Museum, he organized an exhibit that aimed to tell the... (read more)

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Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism Year One
Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism Year One
by Kevin Jackson
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Ezra Pound referred to 1922 as Year One of a new era. It was the year that began with the publication of James Joyces Ulysses and ended with the publication of T. S. Eliots The Waste Land, two works that were arguably “the sun and moon” of... (read more)

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National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line
National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line
by Neil (edt) Kagan
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From the dawn of humankind to today's global complexities, this monumental volume presents world history from an original perspective that provides fresh insights with every colorful spread. Few references are as invaluable, all-inclusive, and satisfying... (read more)

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The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States
The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States
by Michael Haag
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Founded on Christmas Day 1119 in Jerusalem, the Knights Templar was a religious order of fighting knights dedicated to defending the Holy Land and Christian pilgrims in the decades after the First Crusade. Legendary for their bravery and dedication, the... (read more)

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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced
by Stephanie Dalley
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Recognized in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the legendary Hanging Garden of Babylon and its location remain to this day a mystery steeped in shadow and puzzling myths. Now offering a brilliant solution to a question that has... (read more)

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Walls: Travels Along the Barricades
Walls: Travels Along the Barricades
by Marcello Dicintio
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What does it mean to live against a wall? In this ambitious first person narrative, Marcello Di Cintio travels to the worlds most disputed edges to meet the people who live alongside the razor wire, concrete, and steel and how the structure of the walls... (read more)

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The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic
The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic
by Marcus Rediker
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Winner of the International Labor History Award Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality... (read more)

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Hello Goodbye Hello: A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings
Hello Goodbye Hello: A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings
by Craig Brown
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IMAGINE THESE UNLIKELY—BUT TRUE—ENCOUNTERS: Martha Graham and Madonna Igor Stravinsky and Walt Disney Frank Lloyd Wright and Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe and Nikita Khrushchev President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley Harpo Marx... (read more)

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Coupon Crazy: The Science, the Savings, and the Stories Behind America's Extreme Obsession
Coupon Crazy: The Science, the Savings, and the Stories Behind America's Extreme Obsession
by Mary Potter Kenyon
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Coupon Crazy examines the phenomena of coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it, from the viewpoint of an active participant in the extreme sport of couponing.... (read more)

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The Secret Museum: Some Treasures Are Too Precious to Display...
The Secret Museum: Some Treasures Are Too Precious to Display...
by Molly Oldfield
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