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The Business Life of Ancient Athens The Business Life of Ancient Athens
by George M Calhoun

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Provides an interesting insight into the individuals who conducted business in a great civilization of antiquity.... (read more)

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Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe
by Robert Gellately

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This remarkably ambitious book tells the story of the great social and political catastrophe that enveloped Europe between 1914 and 1945. In a period of almost continuous upheaval, society was transformed by two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the... (read more)

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Biography: A Brief History Biography: A Brief History
by Nigel Hamilton

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For thousands of years we have recorded real lives--the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues... (read more)

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Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games
by Roland Auguet

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Cruelty and Civilization offers an in-depth look at the Roman games as a force vital to the functioning of an Empire. Gladiatorial combats, chariot races and other spectacles were a kind of public opiate for the citizens of Ancient Rome. These rites gave... (read more)

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Democracy in Classical Athens (Classical World) Democracy in Classical Athens (Classical World)
by Christropher Carey

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A virtual tour of Athens - reveals insights into the evolution and operation of the Athenian political system.... (read more)

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The Yellow Cross: The Story of the Last Cathars The Yellow Cross: The Story of the Last Cathars
by Rene Weis

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A brilliant exploration of the medieval community that, with almost miraculous psychological fortitude and strength of faith, defied the Catholic Church and the Inquisition. The Cathars, whose religion was based on the Gospels but contradicted the... (read more)

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Dreadnought Dreadnought
by Robert K Massie

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"A classic [that] covers superbly a whole era...Engrossing in its glittering gallery of characters." CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Robert K. Massie has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national... (read more)

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The Concept of Neutrality in Classical Greece The Concept of Neutrality in Classical Greece
by Robert Bauslaugh

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"A definitive contribution to the history of Western diplomacy. Thanks to Bauslaugh, the concept of neutrality must play a part in all future discussions of classical Aegean interstate politics."--Nicholas F. Jones, author of "Public Organization in... (read more)

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The optimist's guide to history The optimist's guide to history
by Doris Flexner

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The classic look at the past with a very jaundiced eye -- now with even more disheartening facts! The original "irreverent jaunt through the catastrophes, cataclysms and outrages that shaped our world" has sold more than 73,000 copies. This updated... (read more)

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History of the Twentieth Century Volume 3 History of the Twentieth Century Volume 3
by Martin Gilbert

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Critics heralded the first two volumes A History of the Twentieth Century as "masterly" (Boston Globe) and "deft", illuminating, and fascinating" (Henry Kissenger).? Now, the final work in Martin Gilbert's magisterial and acclaimed three-volume history... (read more)

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Nero Nero
by Edward Champlin

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'The Roman emperor Nero is remembered as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned. He murdered his younger brother and rival to the throne. He then murdered his mother, with whom he may have slept. He killed his pregnant wife in a fit... (read more)

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Crusades: The Illustrated History Crusades: The Illustrated History
by Thomas Madden

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An important, richly illustrated account of the struggle between Christianity and Islam in the Near East, and an essential guide to understanding many modern-day conflicts, from the Balkans and Lebanon to Palestine and the War on Terror ". . . the ideal... (read more)

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Cambridge Studies in International Relations #0035: Crisis Diplomacy: The Great Powers Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century Cambridge Studies in International Relations #0035: Crisis Diplomacy: The Great Powers Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century
by James L Richardson

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In this book James Richardson examines nine major international crises from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in order to explain the differing outcomes of each.... (read more)

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The European Union: From Jean Monnet to the Euro The European Union: From Jean Monnet to the Euro
by Dean Kotlowski

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The transformation of Europe since the end of World War II has been astounding. In 1945, a battle-scarred continent lay in ruins. Today, it has achieved a level of integration, prosperity, and stability that few people could have anticipated. The life... (read more)

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Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
by S Dando Collins

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PRAISE FOR Caesar' s Legion ' A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar' s Legio X- arguably the most famous legion of its day- from its activation to the slogging battle of Munda and from Thapsus... (read more)

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A Thread of Years A Thread of Years
by John Lukacs

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A distinguished historian presents a series of vignettes of daily life, both in the U.S. and abroad, between 1901 and 1969, that together become a poignant history of manners and mores that show the decline of a civilization.... (read more)

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Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History
by Erna Paris

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Winner of the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize, the inaugural Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing, and the Dorothy Shoichet Prize for History from the Canadian Jewish Book Awards. One of the most urgent issues facing the world today is... (read more)

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The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century
by Michael Elio Howard

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Of all the centuries in recorded history, none has seen more change, none has ended more differently than it began, than the twentieth. In 1900, Queen Victoria still ruled over England, the Imperial Manchu dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over... (read more)

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Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold: Europe's Conquest of Indigenous Peoples Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold: Europe's Conquest of Indigenous Peoples
by Mark Cocker

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The past five centuries have witnessed a shocking series of confrontations between European nations and millions of indigenous peoples, and these cultural encounters still resonate strongly to this day. Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold is an essential... (read more)

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The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought
by William R Everdell

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A lively and accessible history of Modernism, The First Moderns is filled with portraits of genius, and intellectual breakthroughs, that richly evoke the fin-de-siècle atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St. Louis, and St. Petersburg. William Everdell... (read more)

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