Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer
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A big and decidedly unconventional history of the Renaissance’s darker sides
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Inside the Stargazer's Palace by Violet Muller
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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
Read MoreTaking 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
Read MoreDen of Spies by Craig Unger
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A new history of the negotiations that put Ronald Reagan in power
Read MoreLawless Republic by Josiah Osgood
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A new history of Cicero taking advantage of political chaos to further his career
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Embers of the Hands by Eleanor Barraclough
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A new history of the social side of the Vikings
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Dear Unknown Friend by Alexis Peri
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What a Cold War pen-pal program reveals about its era
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The Power and the Glory by Adrian Tinniswood
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Stories of English country house life before WWI tore it to pieces
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The Scapegoat by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
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A new biography of the handsome favorite of two kings
Read MoreBeyond Power Transitions by Xinru Ma & David C. Kang
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A new perspective on East-West relations
Read MoreVietnam: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro
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A contentious new history of the Vietnam War
Read MoreThe Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere
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A new history of the great powers of the ancient world
Read MoreKeeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple
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A new narrative account of the famous Scopes "Monkey" Trial
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The Green Ages by Annette Kehnel
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An innovative new history of how medieval people actually dealt with each other
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