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May 11, 2023

Land of War by William Nester

May 11, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Land of War by William Nester

A new history covers thousands of years of European history.

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May 11, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
William Nester, Land of War, European history, military history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
April 29, 2023

Tudor Children by Nicholas Orme

April 29, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Tudor Children by Nicholas Orme

A sweeping study of what childhood was like in Tudor times.

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April 29, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Tudor Children, Nicholas Orme, childhood studies, Tudor history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
April 08, 2023

Assyria by Eckart Frahm

April 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Assyria by Eckart Frahm

A new history tells the story of the warrior-empire of Assyria.

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April 08, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Eckart Frahm, Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire, Assyria, Assyrian history, ancient history, history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
April 03, 2023

The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw

April 03, 2023/ James Holder
The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw

Some of the latest thinking about the most famous pharaoh of them all.

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April 03, 2023/ James Holder/
Biography/Memoir, History
The Story of Tutankhamun, Tutankhamun, Garry Shaw, Ancient Egypt, James Holder, ancient egypt, 2023
March 29, 2023

The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves

March 29, 2023/ James Holder
The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves

A big, gorgeously-illustrated edition of a classic work about the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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March 29, 2023/ James Holder/
History
The Complete Tutankhamun, Nicholas Reeves, King Tutankhamun, Ancient Egypt, James Holder, ancient egypt, 2023
March 20, 2023

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley by David Waldstreicher

A new biography of the Revolutionary Era poet.

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March 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley, Phillis Wheatley, David Waldstreicher, American poetry, American literature, Steve Donoghue, history, black history, 2023
March 09, 2023

The Reopening of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman

March 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Reopening of the Western Mind by Charles Freeman

The author of “The Closing of the Western Mind” provides a lavishly-illustrated sequel about the up-swing of the pendulum.

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March 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Reopening of the Western Mind, Charles Freemanm, History, history, Western history, Steve Donoghue, European history, 2023
February 27, 2023

Continental Reckoning by Elliott West

February 27, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Continental Reckoning by Elliott West

A complex and winningly comprehensive history of the American West.

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February 27, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Elliott West, Continental Reckoning, American history, American West, history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
February 20, 2023

Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

February 20, 2023/ James Holder
Pharaohs of the Sun by Gu de la Boyere

A new look at one of ancient Egypt’s most famous dynasties.

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February 20, 2023/ James Holder/
History
Ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun, James Holder, 2023
January 20, 2023

No Right To An Honest Living by Jacqueline Jones

January 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
No Right To An Honest Living by Jacqueline Jones

A sobering study of the obstacles freed slaves faced in 19th-century Boston.

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January 20, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
No Right to an Honest Living, Jacqueline Jones, Boston history, Civil War era, Steve Donoghue, History, Civil War, 2023
January 09, 2023

The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

January 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

An intriguing new look at the ways medieval monks managed their screen time.

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January 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Religion, History
Religion, Jamie Kreiner, Steve Donoghue, History, 2023
January 07, 2023

Tudor England by Lucy Wooding

January 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Tudor England by Lucy Wooding

A big, bustling new history of the Tudor age.

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January 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Lucy Wooding, Tudor England, English Monarchy, English history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
December 06, 2022

Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

December 06, 2022/ James Holder
Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

A dual biography of two of the most famous rulers of ancient Egypt.

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December 06, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Egypt's Golden Couple, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, John Darnell, Colleen Darnell, ancient egypt, ancient history, James Holder
November 25, 2022

Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

November 25, 2022/ James Holder
Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

Examining the famous pharaoh’s life and times through the contents of his tomb.

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November 25, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Tutankhamun's Trumpet, Toby Wilkinson, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, ancient history, history, James Holder
November 15, 2022

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

November 15, 2022/ James Holder
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

A new history of the ancient Near East.

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November 15, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Weavers, Weavers Scribes and Kings, Amanda Podany, ancient history, ancient near east history, James Holder
November 12, 2022

Nero by Anthony Everitt & Roddy Ashworth

November 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Nero by Anthony Everitt & Roddy Ashworth

A new biography of the infamous Roman emperor Nero.

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November 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Nero: Matricide Music and Murder in Imperial Rome, Anthony Everitt, Roddy Ashworth, ancient Rome, Roman history, Nero, Roman emperors, biographym, Steve Donoghue
October 02, 2022

Feral City by Jeremiah Moss

October 02, 2022/ Micah Cummins
Feral City by Jeremiah Moss

A memoir of being gay in a New York City changed by COVID-19.

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October 02, 2022/ Micah Cummins/
History
Feral City, Jeremiah Moss, nonfiction, memoir, New York City, COVID-19, Micah Cummins
September 30, 2022

Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong

September 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong

A sprawling economic history in which we’ve met the enemy, and they ain’t us.

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September 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics
Slouching Towards Utopia, J. Bradford DeLong, history, American history, economics, economic history, Steve Donoghue
September 22, 2022

Magnificent Rebels by Andrea Wulf

September 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Magnificent Rebels by Andrea Wulf

A fascinating look at a group of thinkers and writers in 1790s Jena.

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September 22, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Philosophy
Andrea Wulf, Steve Donoghue, German History, philosophy
September 14, 2022

Boy with the Bullhorn by Ron Goldberg

September 14, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Boy with the Bullhorn by Ron Goldberg

A memoir of activism during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

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September 14, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture, History
Ron Goldberg, Boy with the Bullhorn, AIDS, ACT UP, AIDS activism, gay history, US history, Steve Donoghue
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