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The Jugurthine War / The Conspiracy of Catiline (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $7.06 The two tales in this were hugely influential historical essays more or less up to the early... | Europe and the People Without History Best Price: $17.97 Was capitalism a cultural project? Were the structural changes that created modern nations... | Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution Best Price: $11.00 `Citizens' is a masterful study of the French Revolution I read years ago in hardcover after it... | A History of Western Philosophy: The Classical Mind, Volume I (History of Western Philosophy) Best Price: $67.16 I have been reading philosophy for a long time now and occasionally, when I talk about it to my... | Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England Best Price: $8.36 Lynne Olson's "Troublesome Young Men" is more than, as its subtitle suggests, the... |
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Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account Best Price: $7.03 The problem with this book is that it thrusts a very negative and dark side of life into all... | Under the Tuscan Sun Best Price: $0.43 How is it that this even got published? I am a voracious reader, even books I don't really care... | A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 Best Price: $13.50 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924
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Orlando Figes... | The Thirteenth Tribe Best Price: $7.93 Koestler, and other Khazars, who have the courage to come forward and expose the fraud... | Philosophical Investigations: The German Text, with a Revised English Translation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition Best Price: $20.57 Wittgenstein's importance to philosophy has, paradoxically, been overstated and understated at... |
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I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941 (Modern Library Paperbacks) Best Price: $8.95 A must read for all those who are compelled to understand the insanity of Nazi Germany. The... | The Revolutionary Era, 1789-1850 (The Norton History of Modern Europe) Best Price: $21.30 I'm currently trying to read through the "Norton History of Modern Europe" series, and... | The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West Best Price: $14.63 Written in the straightforward tone of a lucid history lecture, Lilla's 310-page book argues... | World Civilizations: Sources, Images and Interpretations, Volume 1 Best Price: $45.50 At only 226 pages for volume 1, this is a short collection of readings, which allows the teacher... | In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century Best Price: $12.27 Geert Mak's book is a masterpiece. It's not a complete and exhaustive account of the 20th... |
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Hitler's Suppressed and Still-Secret Weapons, Science and Technology Best Price: $12.85 This book is an outstanding bit of research, I also liked how it was written and architected. ... | Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?: The Transformation of Modern Europe Best Price: $7.90 Sheehan's book attempts to explain the 50 year peace that Europe has enjoyed since the close of... | Attacks Best Price: $17.50 Company level actions in WWI. Written by Rommel after WWI, there is nothing about tanks in this... | Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience the Middle Ages (Kaleidoscope Kids) Best Price: $7.63 Notice the extremes of the reviews. On one side, "KelleyG" gives it 5 stars and... | The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Volume 1: The Medieval Period Best Price: $39.85 In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British Literature presents British... |
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The Annals of Imperial Rome (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $8.89 An excellent piece of work on it's own. However, because it's by an "ancient... | Hippie Best Price: $8.69 I loved Barry Miles book HIPPIE. It's an overstuffed, medium sized paperback that covers the... | Modernism: The Lure of Heresy Best Price: $20.11 Peter Gay has written a sweeping survey of Modernism that is lucid, highly readable, amply... | The Arcades Project Best Price: $25.18 The Arcades Project was Walter Benjamin's mammoth, lifelong project. The book is not complete,... | The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Best Price: $4.42 The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was a huge project, far larger than I would... |
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A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century Best Price: $5.86 I don't think this is a very good book. The time period (18th century Venice) is interesting.... | KORSUN POCKET, THE: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944 Best Price: $21.75 During the second half of 1943, after the failure at Kursk, Germany's Army Group South fell back... | Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence Best Price: $12.50 Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence is an account of lovers... | The Thirty Years War (New York Review Books Classics) Best Price: $11.21 The best enlightening history in English of this period remains C.V. Wedgwood's "The Thirty... | The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul Best Price: $5.99 Really enjoyed reading this book. Excellent akutobiography of St. Therese. What a beautiful... |
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Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan Best Price: $7.87 I read this shortly after the first edition came out. I was taking a year off to travel around... | The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $6.19 Want to read what it is like to be enlightened? I first read in 1971 and has remained ever... | Art Deco Textiles: The French Designers Best Price: $21.78 Terrific forward that puts the work into context. The images are wonderful -- the colors have... | Fools Rush In: A True Story of War and Redemption Best Price: $5.95 A layered, character-driven memoir that reads like a novel. For everyone who wants to understand... | Barron's AP European History 2008 (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ap European History Advanced Placement Examination) Best Price: $3.70 This manual presents two full-length model AP exams in European History with questions answered... |
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Facing History and Ourselves : Holocaust and Human Behavior Best Price: $28.93 This book opened my eyes and heart to the consequences of what can happen when evil is allowed... | Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell Best Price: $23.76 An absolutely stunning book, detailing the history of this awe-inspiring race from its inception... | The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $8.50 While The Persian Expedition is not Xenophon's original title, it perfectly captures the balance... | The Western Experience, Volume 1, with Primary Source Investigator and PowerWeb Best Price: $74.36 This book is very broad and does not go in great detail. Good for overviews, or a teacher who is... | Paris Interiors (Taschen 25th Anniversary Series) Best Price: $11.99 I am disappointed by this book; primarily because the home featured on the cover (the reason I... |
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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Best Price: $11.04 This is a very good book! Having said that, it is unfortunate that it contains so many... | Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 (Modern War Studies) Best Price: $18.94 This book tells the story of the German Wehrmacht's disastrous year of 1942 through a... | The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 Best Price: $7.75 Neither textbook nor narrative, Hobsbawm's classic is an interpretive essay whose many insights,... | Scipio Africanus: Rome's Greatest General Best Price: $13.75 Sharing Mr Gabriel's observation that no one has written a biography of Scipio which truly... | The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library Best Price: $14.99 THE BOOK WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. WHEREAS I DO USUALLY LIKE SCHOLARLY BIOGRAPHIES, I FOUND THIS... |
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Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire Best Price: $8.79 Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire
In "Lords of the Horizons"... | From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France Best Price: $14.06 I strongly recommend this book to those fans who want to look underneath the jubilant stories of... | The Pope's Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Felice della Rovere Best Price: $7.50 An interesting book,detailing events in Rome c.1500. Easy to read and well told,I would... | Horizontes: Repaso y Conversacion, 5th Edition Best Price: $57.12 The book came a little slower than I expected but it was still fast and in good condition. | The Four Cardinal Virtues Best Price: $15.30 Of the three Josef Pieper books I have read (namely i) the anthology and ii) Faith, Hope and... |
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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope Best Price: $11.95 "We have just elected a female pope." —Cardinal Alessandro Bichi, 1644 ... | Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy Best Price: $18.48 I became interested in Weimar Germany after attending the recent
exhibition at the Metropolitan... | Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General Best Price: $10.98 Let me first say, that I am one of those who considers Field Marshal Erik von Manstein one of... | Death Dealer: The Memoirs of the SS Kommandant at Auschwitz Best Price: $10.81 This is the story about how badly the Germans hate the Jewish people. They hate them so much,... | The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family Best Price: $8.49 I read a lot of biographies and found this one increasingly dull and difficult to get through.... |