Pompey the Great by Lee Frantanuono
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A new biography of ancient Rome’s famed military wunderkind
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Forgotten Vikings by Alex Harvey
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A new book excavates the kinder, gentler side of Vikings
Read MoreThe Cherokees in War and Peace by David Narrett
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A magisterial new history of the destruction of the great Cherokee nations
Read MoreLower than the Angels by Diarmaid MacCulloch
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A great historian of Christianity explores the intersections of faith and sex
Read MoreTurning to Birds by Lili Taylor
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Actress Lili Taylor recounts some of her adventures with birds
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The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen
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The quest to identify the last victims of one of America’s worst serial killers
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Speeches & Writing of John Quincy Adams in Library of America
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A well-annotated new collection of the writings of John Quincy Adams
Read MoreBirds, Sex, and Beauty by Matt Ridley
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Darwin’s “Descent of Man” goes to the hottest bird-dating spots in the world
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Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold
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A new history of the infamous Crippen murder case centers on the women of the story
Read MoreInventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer
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A big and decidedly unconventional history of the Renaissance’s darker sides
Read MoreClose to Home by Thor Hanson
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A conservationist finds natural miracles in his own back yard
Read MoreInside the Stargazer's Palace by Violet Moller
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A lively, personality-driven history of the birth of science
Read MoreThe Franklin Stove by Joyce E. Chaplin
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A history of the broader context of Benjamin Franklin’s famous invention
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Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto
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From the author of “The Island at the Center of the World,” a history of the beginnings of New York
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