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The Greek World: Classical, Byzantine and Modern by Robert Browning Publisher Comments This book draws together many fragments to present the entire Greek experience. Under the direction of Robert Browning, Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of London, twelve international specialists analyze every facet of Greek history... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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A Visual History of the Twentieth Century by Terry Burrows Publisher Comments The twentieth century is unique in human history. The last hundred years have been captured not just in words, as in previous centuries, but also in visual detail with photographs, film and video. The greatest images of this era are combined here with... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses by Paul Koudounaris Publisher Comments It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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Icons of the 20th Century: 200 Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference by Barbara Cady Synopsis This visually stunning, historically sweeping book presents a fascinating album of the century's giants--the groundbreakers, thought-provokers, pacesetters, and style-makers who have indelibly and undeniably left their mark on our time. 200 photos.... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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National Geographic History Book: An Interactive Journey by Marcus Cowper Publisher Comments You won't find dusty topics and long-dead heroes and villains in the National Geographic History Book. Turn the pages and you'll find documents, letters, journals, telegrams, posters, and artworks that you can literally pull out and examine. See for... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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National Geographic Eyewitness to the 20th Century: An Illustrated History (National Geographic) by National Geographic Publisher Comments Using photographs, maps, charts, and time lines, this comprehensive volume portrays this centurys incredible events and developments from the Wright Brothers first flight to Neil Armstrongs walk on the moon, up to the events of today. Organized... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Atlas of the 20th century by Hammond Incorporated Book News Annotation We have only a few years to go in the 20th century, and books on the subject are beginning to come in (they'll need some updating by the time the century really ends). This highly visual survey--the graphics are the strong feature--is arranged in five... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Too Young to Die: 20th Century Icons That Moved Generations/20e Eeuswe Iconen Die Generaties Beroerden/Icones Du 20e Siecle Qui Ont Emu by Birgit Krols Publisher Comments When death strikes unexpectedly and unfulfilled potential is nipped in the bud, that's when myths are made. This stunningly illustrated book brings a tribute to the lives and work of more than 100 international 20th century celebrities who went before... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Rome: History of a Civilization That Ruled the World (Chronicles of the Roman World) by Timothy R Roberts Publisher Comments The legacy of ancient Rome--its feats of engineering and architecture, methods of government, military conquests, leaders, art and literature--continue to influence modern society. Discover why, in this lavishly illustrated, large-sized homage, which... (read more) List Price $19.98 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day by Adam Hart Davis Publisher Comments Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. Telling our story... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Caesars by David Potter Publisher Comments Charting the 500 years that followed the triumph of Augustus, this book profiles the greatest and most notorious of the emperors. All the key events of the Roman imperial history are described here, from the Golden Age of Augustus to the destruction of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Millennium 20th Century Day by Day by Arthur M Jr Schlesinger Publisher Comments Perfect for students, researchers, history buffs, and anyone curious about the people, places, and events of the last 100 years, 20th Century Day by Day is both the ultimate guide to humankind's most tragic and triumphant century and a perfect millennium... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $29.00 Used - Hardcover
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Masterworks of man & nature. by World Heritage Book News Annotation glossary, but no bibliography. A portion of the proceeds from book sales go to the Committee. 9.5x12 UNESCO's World Heritage Committee--established in 1972 to promote protection of cultural and natural sites--has compiled a list of some 400 sites in... (read more) Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World: A Visual Chronology from the Origins of Life to AD 1500 by Chris Scarre About the Author Editor-in-Chief Chris Scarre, Ph.D., is a specialist in the prehistory of Europe and the Mediterranean, and also has a keen interest in the ancient Near East and the classical world of Greece and Rome. He was editor of Past Worlds: The Times Atlas of... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Europe 1492 :portrait of a continent five hundred years ago by Franco Cardini Book News Annotation A picture book with text that is not particularly coherent or well- organized. The illustrations, almost all of which are in color and well reproduced, are a curious collection, mainly of 15th century art. While obviously not published for the scholar,... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $3.25 Used - Hardcover
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Our times :the illustrated history of the 20th century by Lorraine Glennon Book News Annotation Organized year-by-year, comprises deftly written entries on a myriad facets of history, art and literature, science, and popular culture. Each entry includes at least one reference forward or backward to a specific year and entry on a related subject... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Knights by Andrea Hopkins Publisher Comments History and folklore of the medieval... (read more) List Price $19.98 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of Ideas That Changed the World: The Greatest Discoveries & Inventions of Human History by Robert Ingpen Book News Annotation A highly graphic book (mostly color paintings with soft-focus) for school and public libraries. It is very inviting with generous captions, side-bars and sharp drawings. The text supposes no prior knowledge of the topics (ranging from the lever... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Complete History of the World by Richard Overy Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Smithsonian Timelines of History by Inc. (cor) Dorling Kindersley Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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