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    A History of Communism

    "The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account." — Foreign AffairsIn The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany ... Leer más

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  • Merchant, Soldier, Sage

    A New History of Power

    A bold new interpretation of modern history as a struggle between three economic groupsWe are now living in an age of merchants, but it was not always so. The history of civilization, in large part, is a story of a battle between agrarian aristocracy, the military, and a class of learned experts, or priests. Yet in seventeenth-century England and in the Netherlands, another group entered the mêlée ... Leer más

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  • The Secrets of Alchemy

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    "This elegant, readable book…covers the history of alchemy from its shadowy origins in Hellenistic Egypt to its scholarly recovery in the 20th century" (Anthony Grafton, Science).In The Secrets of Alchemy, science historian and practicing chemist Lawrence M. Principe dispels commonly held misconceptions about alchemy and sheds light on what it was, how it began, and how it influenced a range of ... Leer más

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  • How to Survive in Ancient Greece

    What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE? This time-traveler's guide is a fascinating way to find out . . .Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? What work would be available, ... Leer más

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  • Under a Wild Sky

    John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America

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  • The First Total War

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  • How Ike Led

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