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All Roads Lead to Rome

by Andreas Englisch ...

Series Book 3 - Rome Trilogy
The book of the Holy Year by bestselling author Andreas Englisch: the final volume of the Rome Trilogy. At full speed along the pilgrims' road: eleven riddles lead along winding routes to Rome—and deep into the history of Italy. Pilgrims or plunderers, emperors or mendicant friars, driven by the search for power, wealth, salvation, or love—travelers have been drawn to Rome for thousands of years. ... Read more

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The book of the Holy Year by bestselling author Andreas Englisch: the final volume of the Rome Trilogy. At full speed along the pilgrims' road: eleven riddles lead along winding routes to Rome—and deep into the history of Italy. Pilgrims or plunderers, emperors or mendicant friars, driven by the search for power, wealth, salvation, or love—travelers have been drawn to Rome for thousands of years.
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Secret Rome

Hidden places of the Eternal City

by Andreas Englisch ...

Series Book 2 - Rome Trilogy
Bestselling author Andreas Englisch reveals the hidden places of the Eternal City. The second part of the revelatory trilogy by the German Vatican correspondent. Once again, Andreas Englisch, accompanied by his son Leo, delves into the mysteries of Rome and guides listeners through its hidden corners and secret treasures. Inspired by the legacy of an elderly woman, their journey leads them to ... Read more

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Bestselling author Andreas Englisch reveals the hidden places of the Eternal City. The second part of the revelatory trilogy by the German Vatican correspondent. Once again, Andreas Englisch, accompanied by his son Leo, delves into the mysteries of Rome and guides listeners through its hidden corners and secret treasures. Inspired by the legacy of an elderly woman, their journey leads them to
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Rome

Secrets of the Eternal City

by Andreas Englisch, Michael Treutler ...

Translated by Steven Day Clark ...

Series Book 1 - Rome Trilogy
The Rome that tourists never see. In »Rome«, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city. With narrative ... Read more

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The Rome that tourists never see. In »Rome«, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city. With narrative
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Rome

Secrets of the Eternal City

by Andreas Englisch ...

Narrated by Robert Glenister ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Rome Trilogy
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The Rome that tourists never see. In »Rome«, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city. With narrative ... Read more

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The Rome that tourists never see. In »Rome«, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city. With narrative
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Secrets of the Vatican

by Cyrus Shahrad ...

Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes:THE HISTORY OF THE VATICANThe rise of the Catholic church, from its inauspicious beginnings as a persecuted cult in Rome to its establishment as the world's largest organized religionHOUSES OF THE HOLYA look at the vast wealth of art, sculpture ... Read more

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Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes:THE HISTORY OF THE VATICANThe rise of the Catholic church, from its inauspicious beginnings as a persecuted cult in Rome to its establishment as the world's largest organized religionHOUSES OF THE HOLYA look at the vast wealth of art, sculpture
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Rome

A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History

by Robert Hughes ...

From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome—as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountered as a hungry twenty ... Read more

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From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome—as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountered as a hungry twenty
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The Bookseller of Florence

The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance

by Ross King ...

The New York Times–bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome captures the Renaissance spirit in this biography of "the king of the world's booksellers."During the Renaissance, Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.At the heart ... Read more

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The New York Times–bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome captures the Renaissance spirit in this biography of "the king of the world's booksellers."During the Renaissance, Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.At the heart
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The Secrets of Rome

Love and Death in the Eternal City

by Corrado Augias ...

Translated by A. Lawrence Jenkens ...

Take a tour through 27 centuries of Roman history as a celebrated Italian writer reveals the historical figures, secrets, and conspiracies that shaped the city.From Italy’s popular author Corrado Augias comes the most intriguing exploration of Rome ever to be published. In the mold of his earlier histories of Paris, New York, and London, Augias moves perceptively through 27 centuries of Roman life ... Read more

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Take a tour through 27 centuries of Roman history as a celebrated Italian writer reveals the historical figures, secrets, and conspiracies that shaped the city.From Italy’s popular author Corrado Augias comes the most intriguing exploration of Rome ever to be published. In the mold of his earlier histories of Paris, New York, and London, Augias moves perceptively through 27 centuries of Roman life
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Rome

A History in Seven Sackings

by Matthew Kneale ...

“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that reads like a page-turner” (Maria Semple).Rome, the Eternal City. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with a ... Read more

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“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that reads like a page-turner” (Maria Semple).Rome, the Eternal City. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with a
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The Prince

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Niccolo Machiavelli ...

Translated by Tim Parks ...

Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic ... Read more

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Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic
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Basilica

The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's

by R. A. Scotti ...

In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters—Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante—and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was ... Read more

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In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. Peter's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious Pope Julius II in 1506, the endeavor would span two tumultuous centuries, challenge the greatest Renaissance masters—Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante—and enrage Martin Luther. By the time it was
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City of the Soul

A Walk in Rome

by William Murray ...

Series series Crown Journeys
“One lifetime is not enough for Rome,” the famous saying goes, and anyone who’s ever been there knows these words to be true. In City of the Soul, William Murray begins to show us why.Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he takes us on an intimate walking tour of some of Rome’s most glorious achievements, illuminating the history and ... Read more

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“One lifetime is not enough for Rome,” the famous saying goes, and anyone who’s ever been there knows these words to be true. In City of the Soul, William Murray begins to show us why.Growing up in Rome and spending much of his life in the city, William Murray is an expert guide as he takes us on an intimate walking tour of some of Rome’s most glorious achievements, illuminating the history and
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