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| The Americas
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
The Americas, part of the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles series, offers an intriguing history of the world’s western hemisphere. |
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| The Balkans
by Mark Mazower
In this fascinating work, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Mark Mazower uncovers the history of the Balkans with detail and clarity. |
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| Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
by George Vecsey
Best-selling author George Vecsey is an esteemed and award-winning sports journalist for the New York Times. In Baseball, he recounts the history of America’s national pastime. |
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| California: A History
by Kevin Starr
Acclaimed author, historian, and Guggenheim Fellow Kevin Starr is a professor at the University of Southern California. His extensive knowledge shines through this concise, yet comprehensive, depiction of the most fascinating aspects in California’s history. |
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| The Christian World: A Global History
by Martin Marty
A National Book Award winner, Martin E. Marty is a University of Chicago Professor Emeritus, Lutheran minister, and prolific writer on history, culture, and theology. In his comprehensive yet concise The Christian World, Marty outlines the life and teachings of Christ and details how his followers spread the gospel to the world. |
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| The City: A Global History
by Joel Kotkin
In this erudite and enjoyable Los Angeles Times best-seller, Joel Kotkin explores the history of cities around the globe. He argues that urban areas must be places where there is a shared feeling of sacredness, civic identity, and moral order. |
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| Communism
by Richard Pipes
From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse. |
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| Inventing Japan
by Ian Buruma
LA Times Book Award winner and expert on the past and present Japan, Ian Buruma examines the transformation of a country. |
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| Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith... |
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| Law in America
by Lawrence Friedman
Lawrence M. Friedman is Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of 23 books about law and legal history. Hailed as American law’s greatest living historian, Friedman traces the evolution of America’s legal system from the colonial period to the present. |
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| London: A History
by A.N. Wilson
This entertaining volume provides a concise history of one of the world’s premiere cities. Acclaimed author A.N. Wilson starts at the beginning, when London was founded by the Romans, and continues to contemporary times… |
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| Nazism and War
by Richard Bessel
Richard Bessel, history professor at the University of York, specializes in the social and political history of Nazi Germany. In four compelling essays, he forcefully argues that racism made war inevitable. |
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| Prehistory: Making of the Human Mind
by Colin Renfrew
A giant of archaeology, Colin Renfrew has immeasurably improved our understanding of human history. In this passionately argued work, he offers a concise summary of prehistory—human existence that predates the development of written records—while challenging the very definition of prehistory itself. |
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| The Reformation
by Patrick Collinson
Renowned scholar Patrick Collinson is Regius Professor of Modern History, Emeritus, Cambridge. He states, “The Reformation (and Counter Reformation) was the blast furnace in which the modern state was forged.” |
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| A Short History of Medicine
by Frank Gonzales-Crussi
Praised for his erudite writing, renowned scientist Frank González-Crussi penned this concise history of medicine, beginning with the most primitive healthcare practices and ending with the technology of modern medicine that we enjoy today. |
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