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Glenn Richardson
Francis I

A compelling, concise biography of the sixteenth-century French king, whose patronage was central to Renaissance art.Francis I of France led one of the most colorful and influential reigns of the sixteent…

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Ritchie Robertson
E.T.A. Hoffmann

A life of the nineteenth-century German writer and composer most famous for inspiring The Nutcracker.E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) is celebrated for his supernatural fiction such as The Sandman as well as h…

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Anastasija Ropa
The Medieval Horse

A rich history of how the bonds between horses and people shaped the Middle Ages.This book explores the role of horses across the global medieval world. Covering the early medieval period to the late Midd…

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Barbara H Rosenwein
Winter Dreams

Examines how the elderly have thought, felt and expressed themselves over 2,000 years.

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Mitchel P Roth, Mahmut Cengiz
Murder by Mail

The explosive history of weaponized mail over hundreds of years.This book unfolds the gripping history of weaponized mail, offering the first-ever comprehensive exploration of this sinister phenomenon. Sp…

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Bartholomew Ryan
Fernando Pessoa

A critical biography of the modernist Portuguese writer.As a young man Fernando Pessoa aspired to, as he put it, "be plural like the universe." He would fulfill this desire by inventing over one…

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Alec Ryrie
The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It

Examining everything from popular novels to politics, an investigation of persistent fascination with Nazis--and where it might take us.We live in an age where Hitler and the Nazis dominate our cultural i…

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Helen Scales
Ocean Art

From a leading writer of the sea, an exquisitely illustrated deep dive into the beauty and meaning of art inspired by the life of the watery depths.Artists have captured the marvels of ocean life througho…

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Timon Screech
Tokyo Before Tokyo

A rich and original history of Edo, the shogun's city that became modern Tokyo. Tokyo today is one of the world's mega-cities and the center of a scintillating, hyper-modern culture--but not everyone is…

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Vaughn Scribner
Merpeople

A wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated history of mermaids and mermen from the classics to cosplay.People have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer's Ody…

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Michael J Seth
Forever President

The life story of enigmatic North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, grandfather to Kim Jong Un.Kim Il Sung (1912-94) ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other…

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María José Sevilla
Delicioso

Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, …

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Larry Silver
Old Age in Art

A sweeping history of aging in European art across centuries.Old Age in Art shows how elders have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. The book explores portraits, including …

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Rebecca Simon
The Pirates' Code

Fall captive to the code--the real-life buccaneer bylaws that shaped every aspect of a pirate's life.Pirates have long captured our imaginations with images of cutlass-wielding swashbucklers, eye patches,…

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Peter Stanfield
The Yardbirds

"The Yardbirds were trailblazers in the rapid development of pop music in Britain between 1963 and 1968. With members including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, they helped to set the basic t…

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Michael Staunton
Thomas Becket and His World

A life of England's most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe.This book explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figures in …

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William O Stephens
Marcus Aurelius

The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O.…

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Damien Stone
The Secret Sacred

With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world.The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults…

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Lars Svendsen,
A Philosophy of Hope

From a leading popular philosopher, an uplifting meditation on the nature and power of optimism.In this book Lars Svendsen embarks on a profound exploration of the nature of hope, asking what exactly hope…

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Russell Thomas
Tofu

The surprising, spicy story of this globe-trotting vegetable protein staple.To the untrained eye, there's nothing as unexciting as tofu, normally regarded as a tasteless, beige, congealed mass of crushed,…

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