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"The most brutally addictive fantasy I've read in a decade!" --#1 NYT bestselling author Tracy Wolff"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end. Brutal games, grumpy dragons, complex characters, sizzling sexual tension, magic, and war...a fantasy like you've never read before."...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by Grann, David
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The...
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Maame by George, Jessica
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"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys--and the guilt--of trying to find your own way in life." --Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Meeting Maame feels like falling in love for the first time: warm, awkward, joyous, a little...
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The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants by Ortega-Medina, Orlando
The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants
Award-winning author and immigration attorney Orlando Ortega-Medina returns to 1990s San Francisco in The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants, a powerful family drama that plays out within a captivating legal thriller.Attorney Marc Mendes, the estranged son of a prominent Rabbi and a burned-out lawyer with...
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Divine Rivals by Ross, Rebecca
Divine Rivals
When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to...
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"Wild...hilarious...so good." --Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * "A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong." --Oprah Daily * "Always interesting...too fun to stop." --Vanity Fair "One of the funniest books of the last...
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  • Modern Woman: Her Intentions
    Modern Woman: Her Intentions
    Modern Woman: Her IntentionsThere is a great difficulty in writing of the women of the first ten years of the twentieth century. This is to be the Womans Century. In it she is to awake from her long sleep and come into her kingdom;...
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  • Journal d'une Comédienne Française sous la Terreur Bolchevik, 1917-1918
    Journal d'une Comédienne Française sous la Terreur Bolchevik, 1917-1918
    Journal d'une Comédienne Française sous la Terreur Bolchevik, 1917-1918 JOURNAL DUNE COMDIENNE FRANAISE SOUS LA TERREUR BOLCHEVIK Il a t tir de cet ouvrage dix exemplaires sur papier pur fil Lafuma, marqus A J, non mis dans le commerce JUSTIFICATION DU TIRAGE N PAULETTE...
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  • The Pillars of Hercules: A Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848 vol. 1
    The Pillars of Hercules: A Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848 vol. 1
    The Pillars of Hercules: A Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848; vol. 1I did not visit Morocco or Spain on any settled plan. I was on my way to Italy by sea, and passing through the Straits of Gibraltar, was so...
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  • Suggestions for the Prevention of Juvenile Depravity
    Suggestions for the Prevention of Juvenile Depravity
    Suggestions for the Prevention of Juvenile DepravityFor the prevention of Juvenile Depravity, and the consequent diminution of the heavy Burthens cast, first, upon private Individuals by numerous petty Thefts, and lastly, upon the County by the oft repeated Arrests, Examinations, Committals, Prosecutions, and Imprisonments...
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  • Victorian Poetry
    Victorian Poetry
    Victorian PoetryThis book is called Victorian Poetry for convenience. It does not, it need hardly be said, pretend to anything like a thorough examination of the voluminous poetry of the Victorian era in all its aspects. Significant criticism of Tennyson alone, to take a...
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  • Anticipation
    Anticipation
    Anticipation1 A certain A. Buzaglo, who had a shop in the Strand, opposite Somerset House, frequently advertised in the newspapers in 1778. His warming-pans, for curing the gout, were highly recommended to the nobility. 2 Letter to Mason, 18 April 1778 (The Letters of...
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  • A lángban álló szigettenger
    A lángban álló szigettenger
    A lángban álló szigettengerE kikt, Homr rgi Oetylosa, azon hrom mly beszgells egyikben fekszik, melyek az iniai s az gei tengerben ama platnfa-levelet kpezik, melyhez oly tallan hasonltottk Grgorszg dli rszt. E platnfa-levlen terjeszkedik szt a rgi Peloponnesus, az ujkori fldrajz Moreja. E beszgellsek...
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  • The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and II
    The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and II
    The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and IIALEXANDER HERZEN was born in Moscow on March 25,[1] 1812, six months before Napoleon arrived at the gates of the city with what was left of his Grand Army. He died in Paris on January 9,...
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  • With Perry on Lake Erie: a tale of 1812
    With Perry on Lake Erie: a tale of 1812
    With Perry on Lake Erie: a tale of 1812Some explanation regarding the method of dealing with facts as set down in this tale should, perhaps, be made. Let it first be understood that no liberty has been taken with the names or movements of...
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  • Peculiar: A Tale of the Great Transition
    Peculiar: A Tale of the Great Transition
    Peculiar: A Tale of the Great TransitionIt is a small and somewhat faded room in an unpretending brick house in one of the streets that intersect Broadway, somewhere between Canal Street and the Park. A woman sits at a writing-table, with the fingers of...
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  • The Samovar Girl
    The Samovar Girl
    The Samovar GirlIt was the music of chains. A column of unfortunates from the big prison on the hill swung down the road and turned into the wide street between the log houses. They were on their way out into the taiga to cut...
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  • The Children's Heroes Series
    The Children's Heroes Series
    The Story of Sir Francis DrakeIt has not been possible, for lack of space, always to tell the old stories in the original words, which are, in almost all cases, the best. If any readers of this book can get a sight of two...
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  • L'Empire Japonais et sa vie économique
    L'Empire Japonais et sa vie économique
    L'Empire Japonais et sa vie économiqueI. LEmpire du Japon resta inconnu lEurope jusquau XIIIe sicle, poque laquelle Rubruquis et Marco Polo en dvoilrent lexistence; mais ce nest gure quaprs larrive dans les les japonaises des jsuites portugais, cest--dire au XVIe sicle, que ce pays...
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  • Paris de siècle en siècle: Le Cœur de Paris — Splendeurs et souvenirs
    Paris de siècle en siècle: Le Cœur de Paris — Splendeurs et souvenirs
    Paris de siècle en siècle: Le Cœur de Paris — Splendeurs et souvenirscrasement de lantique cit.Ce que reprsente ltroit espace entre Notre-Dame et le palais.Ltablissement des Francs.Le palais gallo-romain devient le palais des chefs mrovingiens.Clotilde et les fils de Clodomir.Frdgonde Paris.Les deux ponts de...
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  • Reminiscences of the Civil War
    Reminiscences of the Civil War
    Reminiscences of the Civil WarMy father, Thomas Leeds Mitchel, of Groton, Connecticut, was a cotton merchant in Apalachicola, Florida, a small but important city at the mouth of the Chattahoochie River. As there were few railroads, all the cotton raised in the interior was...
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  • The Jews in Great Britain
    The Jews in Great Britain
    The Jews in Great Britain - Being a Series of Six Lectures, Delivered in the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, on the Antiquities of the Jews in England. The text may show quotations within quotations, all set off by similar quote marks. The inner quotations have...
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  • Venti anni dopo
    Venti anni dopo
    Venti anni dopo In una stanza del cos detto palazzo Cardinal, a noi gi noto, accanto a un tavolino intarsiato su gli angoli dargento dorato ed ingombro di fogli e libri, sedeva un uomo, posatasi su le due mani la testa. E dietro ad...
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  • An Oberland Châlet
    An Oberland Châlet
    An Oberland ChâletAt a period when everybody travels, and the yearly number of English-speaking visitors in Switzerland is counted by the hundred thousand, the writer who presumes to offer the long-suffering public a book of Swiss impressions would seem to be courting the yawn...
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  • World's Best Histories
    World's Best Histories
    Ireland: The People's History of Ireland, Volume 1 (of 2)THAT famous English Republican, Thomas Painewhose political pamphlets have been admired quite as much as his theological works have been censureduttered in Common Sense, published in 1776, while he was serving under Washington in the...
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  • El papa del mar
    El papa del mar
    El papa del marEsto fu en el Select Hotel de Avin, las ocho de la noche. Claudio Borja, que la haba observado de lejos durante la comida, abandon su mesa para apostarse junto al hall, y al verla llegar pregunt en espaol: Los dos...
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Explore American, Ancient European, World History and More

History books offer a fascinating journey through time, providing insights into the events and people that shaped our world. Whether you're interested in broad overviews or detailed studies, there are countless history books available to satisfy your curiosity.

For those looking for the best books on history, several titles stand out. "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari is a compelling read that covers the span of human history, from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the present day. It's widely considered one of the best history books due to its engaging narrative and insightful analysis.

If you're specifically interested in world history books, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond is a must-read. This book explores the factors that influenced the development of civilizations across different continents. Another excellent choice is "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson, which provides a broad and accessible overview of world history.

For those focused on American history, "1776" by David McCullough offers a detailed account of the year of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War. Another notable title is "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which delves into the life and leadership of one of America's greatest presidents. These are often cited as some of the great history books.

Exploring ancient European history can be equally rewarding. "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome" by Mary Beard provides a thorough and engaging account of the Roman Empire. Another great choice is "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon, a classic work that remains influential in the study of ancient history.

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Q. What are some of the best books on history?

A. Some of the best books on history include "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond, and "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. These books offer comprehensive and engaging insights into various aspects of human history.

Q. What are good world history books to read?

A. Good world history books to read include "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond, which examines the factors that shaped different civilizations, and "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson, which provides an accessible overview of the history of our world.

Q. What are some recommended books about American history?

A. Recommended books about American history include "1776" by David McCullough, which details the American Revolutionary War, and "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, which explores Abraham Lincoln's leadership and presidency. These are often listed among the best American history books.

Q. What are some notable books on ancient European history?

A. Notable books on ancient European history include "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome" by Mary Beard, which provides a comprehensive look at the Roman Empire, and "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon, a classic work that remains influential in historical studies.

Q. Where can I find the best history books?

A. You can find the best history books at local bookstores, libraries, and online bookstores. Online bookstores often offer a wide selection and customer reviews, making it easier to choose the right book. Searching for best selling books and best books to read can also help you find highly recommended titles.

Q. What are some great history books to start with for beginners?

A. For beginners, great history books include "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari for a broad overview of human history, and "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson for an accessible introduction to various historical topics. These books are engaging and informative, making them ideal starting points for those new to history reading.

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